This past week on the families.com homeschooling blog, I touched on several interesting topics beginning with some of the reasons I am glad I homeschool. A difficult morning prompted me to write about thoughts of putting the kids back in school. I also gave my top curriculum pick for several subjects and compiled a list of things homeschoolers can do over the summer. Here is the families.com homeschooling week in review May 12, 2007 – May 18, 2007.
12 May 2007
Reasons I am Glad I Homeschool: Unnecessary Competition by Andrea Hermitt is a post about traditionally schooled children taking drugs like Ritalin, without subscription because of the undue pressure of unnecessary competition.
13 May 2007
Homeschooling Week in Review May 4, 2007- May 11, 2007 by Andrea Hermitt This blog post reviews the previous week in which I finished the extensive homeschool curriculum glossary and added an index to guide users in their search.
14 May 2007
Reasons I am glad I homeschool: Poor Judgment by Andrea Hermitt talks about an incident where teachers showed very bad judgment and staged a mock gun attack.
The Days You Consider Public Schooling by Andrea Hermitt A difficult morning prompted this blog post. This is not, however a negative rant. Instead, it speaks of how to handle negative emotions when homeschooling.
15 May 2007
My Top 5 Geography Picks by Andrea Hermitt: As I was creating the exhausting but complete and current homeschool curriculum glossary, it dawned on me that, people might want to search by subject matter, and might be interested in what I recommend. I also wrote My Top 5 Reading Curriculum Picks.
16 May 2007
In So Much Curriculum, So Little Time by Andrea Hermitt I talked about how you can use summer and breaks to squeeze in curriculums you may not have had time for in your homeschooling schedule.
An Unusual Homeschool Day by Andrea Hermitt Shows that sometimes homeschooling days involve some of the same activities and challenges as everyone else.
17 May 2007
Homeschool Class of 2007 by Andrea Hermitt Talks about homeschool graduations and how different families celebrate this major milestone.
18 May 2007
In A-Z Summer Activities for Homeschoolers pt 1(A-G) by Andrea Hermitt I piggy backed off of the education blogs summer suggestions and wrote some specifically for homeschoolers. I also wrote A-Z Summer Activities for Homeschoolers pt 2 (H-N) and A-Z Summer Activities for Homeschoolers pt 3 (o-z) by Andrea Hermitt
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