Monthly Archives: May 2007

Homeschooling and Socialization

I just came across this opinion piece written by a grandmother of homeschooled kids, via Google alerts. But one significant benefit to home schooling, and one of the reasons many parents make the choice, may surprise you. It’s the socialization. … Continue reading

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We Are Not Unschoolers

Shortly after I started homeschooling, I was taken in by the notion of unschooling. It seems that a lot of the homeschooling families that I encounter in the blogosphere unschool, at least to some degree, and the case they make … Continue reading

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Carnival Time

The Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted this week at On the Company Porch. Stop on by for some Southern Hospitality.

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Cinco de Mayo

Updated I meant to get this up earlier in the week, but it is not too late yet. Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, or Battle of Puebla Day as it says on my calendar. It commemorates the Mexican defeat of … Continue reading

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Sure You Had Your Seatbelt On

I was reading this morning that the Vermont legislature is trying to work out the differences in the highway safety bills that came out of the two chambers. It looks like they won’t resolve it this session, which is good … Continue reading

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Homonymity

We started doing a fun homonyms activity every day to help the boys learn their homonyms and work on their dictionary skills. I know, *snore*, but these are important things. Important things are not always fun. Since I have two … Continue reading

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Carnival Time

The Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Dewey’s Treehouse. Stop on by.

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What I Did Today

I finally decided to give Little E a haircut. I liked his long, shaggy hair, but it drove Bob nuts. Little E and I planned yesterday to cut his hair today and surprise daddy when he got home from work. … Continue reading

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New Categories

I have a half-dozen posts I want to do, but since I am not feeling very motivated right now, I decided it would be more fun to play with my blog. I am going to try to do something a … Continue reading

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