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Homeschool Criticism and Support

I received some email questions this past weekend from a student who is researching homeschooling. This student had some very good and informed questions, and so I thought I would present some of his questions here, with my answers. The first questions involve my decision to homeschool. The next question set of questions involve criticism and support. What kinds/types of criticism have your family had because of homeschooling? I cannot say that my family and I have had direct, in your face, criticism because of our homeschooling. There are however, always the annoying “questions” that are definitely critical of homeschooling. … Continue reading →

What Made You Decide to Homeschool?

I received some email questions this weekend from a student who is researching homeschooling. This student had some very good, and informed questions, and so I thought I would present some of his questions here, with my answers. The first questions involve my decision to homeschool. 1. When was the instance you chose to homeschool? I can’t say there was an ah-ha moment that prompted my to homeschool. The decision instead from a long and slow period of self education as well as life circumstances. I first became aware of homeschooling when I recovering from the birth of my first … Continue reading →

Questions to Ask Your Teen who Wants to Homeschool

Yesterday I wrote about the possibility of homeschooled children wanting to go to public school. I also gave you some questions you might want to ask should they bring up the subject. Likewise, many public schooled children approach their parents asking to be homeschooled. Here are some questions you should ask your high school aged child who wants to homeschooler. I am addressing high school aged kids in particular because they are usually the most adamant about deciding they want to homeschool. These are also the kids who are going to be the most serious about homeschooling, or the ones … Continue reading →

Would You Like a Q and A in the Home Blog?

Some of the blogs here at Families.com are beginning to incorporate Question and Answer sections or advice columns into their regular offerings. Would you like to see something similar here in the Home Blog? You can respond by either leaving a comment or sending a private message. Marjorie, Michele, and I can put our heads together or research the answers to your questions, or we could each offer tips and advice. This is how it might work: If you have a question, you would send a private message or email. We would use your question in an upcoming article, but … Continue reading →

The Answer Should Never Be I Don’t Know

If that’s the answer, what’s the question? The question, in this case, should be why are we still married? The answer should never be I don’t know. Now I can give you any number of reasons why you might still be married – but the only one who can answer that question is you. Why Am I Still Married? It may sound hokey, it may sound corny – but I made a vow and a commitment and even during the hardest of times, I haven’t forgotten this. The idea of getting a divorce because we were angry at each other … Continue reading →

Review: Scrapbook Shortcuts with Quizzes and Questions

I must admit that I probably have more than my fair share of scrapbooking idea books and magazines. While I find some sort of inspiration from almost every scrapbooking magazine and idea book, I have just come across a fabulous resource that I think should be a part of every scrapbooker’s library. It is a special issue put out by Simple Scrapbooks titled: Scrapbook Shortcuts with Quizzes and Questions. This is comprised of 25 quizzes, each with 10 questions, that you can use to inspire more creative journaling and insight onto your scrapbook pages. The book (looks more like a … Continue reading →

The Twenty Most Popular Questions An Adoptee Has

Adoptee’s are plagued with questions their entire life. Some will go unanswered, and some can and should be answered. An adoptee is often haunted by these questions during different stages of life. For instance, many adoptee’s wonder who they look like. This is often something they are forced to think about as early as elementary school when the class is doing a hereditary chart to see where their blue eyes came from, or their blond hair. Especially when everyone else in the family has dark brown hair and brown eyes. Yes, I have been there. Here are the twenty most … Continue reading →

The Four Questions – Mah Nish-Tanah

During the Passover Seder, the youngest family member asks the four questions. Most children learn how to sing them in Hebrew but also learn what the meaning is and the answers to them. Why is this night different from all other nights? – Overall question Mah nish-tanah ha-lahy-lah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-lay-loht, mi-kol ha-lay-loht? 1) On all other nights, we may eat chametz and matzah. Why on this night do we only eat matzah? She-b’khol ha-lay-loht anu okh-lin cha-meytz u-mat-zah, cha-meytz u-mat-zah. Ha-lahy-lah ha-zeh, ha-lahy-lah ha-zeh, koo-loh mat-zah. 2) On all other nights, we eat many vegetables. Why on this night … Continue reading →