This week, the families.com homeschooling blog was more about issues than specifics. I promise to finish the curriculum glossary and menu, which I have been working on, but it was hard to concentrate on while I was away from home. I have, however, returned. Here is the Homeschooling week in review for April 14-20, 2007.
15 Apr 2007
Year by Year, How Much Time Should be Spent Homeschooling by Andrea Hermitt continues the discussion on How Long Each Day Should it Take to Homeschool, which compares the time homeschooling takes when compared to traditional school. This follow up article focuses on how much time a child should spend according to grade level.
Homeschooling Week in Review April 7- 13, 2007 by Andrea Hermitt reviews the homeschooling blogs for the previous week which includes some issues and many curriculum choices.
16 Apr 2007
You Really, Really, Don’t Need Money to Homeschool by Andrea Hermitt clarifies that money should be a minor issue when contemplating homeschooling. I wrote this refute the argument many make that you have to be rich to homeschool.
17 Apr 2007
Reasons I am glad I Homeschool: Change of Scenery by Andrea Hermitt talks about how easy it is to pick up and travel while homeschooling, which is what I was doing last week.
18 Apr 2007
Does Homeschooling have Benefits for Parents? By Andrea Hermitt discusses that while homeschooling may benefit the child, it definitely has great benefits for the parents as well.
19 Apr 2007
Homeschool Diploma Instead of GED by Andrea Hermitt compared the options of getting a homeschooling diploma to getting a GED.
20 Apr 2007
Homeschoolers Should Not Impose Rules on Each Other by Andrea Hermitt talks about how I was recently chastised by another homeschooler for placing a label on my child. My response is recorded in this blog post.
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*Want to know more about homeschooling? Start with the 2006 homeschool blog in review!