4-H has been a very good activity for our family. We’ve been in a homeschool group for 6-7 years. There are so many great opportunities through 4-H. I always ‘make’ the kids participate in the Public Speaking competition. Now they enjoy it! ;o) Even though Olivia has graduated she can still participate until she is 19. :o)
Category Archives: Learning At Home Series
Learning at Home -Part 5 Resources
As I stated earlier this week there are endless resources for homeschoolers to choose from and even if you do not homeschool you may want to supliment with some solid materials.
Before I get into my recommendations I want to make clear that each family, just as each child is different! One family can and usually will have children with different learning styles. I have one who soaks up everything she reads, the other three were/are hands on…which is how the majority learn. So what works for one of your children may not work for another one. Parents will differ on what they believe is important to their child's education.
Learning at Home~ Part 4 Lifelong Learners
To expand on yesterday’s post about what makes me qualified to teach my kids we have to understand why a government education is not what is best. PLEASE keep in mind that I am NOT bashing the government’s school teachers, not at all, because I believe they begin teaching because of the love of teaching, but at the same time their hands are tied by what the government system expects from them.
Learning at Home- Part 3 Qualified?
After the big socialization concern that most people have, then the, "What makes you qualified to teach when you don't have a teaching degree?" question pops up.
Again, I think this is a legitimate question because the majority of people (myself included at one time) equate a teaching degree with the ability to teach. Again, as we discussed yesterday, we need to define the word education. Not only that, but we need to define who's responsibility it is.
Learning at Home ~Part 2 The Confusion of Socialization
The most common question when it comes to teaching your children at home is:
What about socialization?
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Today we will define socialization. We all have our own definition of socialization, without really thinking too deeply about it.
From what I have observed over our years of homeschooling is that people automatically get this picture in their head of a small classroom in our home and the children are sitting at a desk or table all day. Nothing can be further from the truth!
Learning at Home- Part 1 Stepping Out of the Box
This week we will be doing a series on homeschooling. Even if you do not ‘school’ your children at home you’ll want to follow along and tap in on ways to make the most of the time when your children are at home with you.
I thought I’d start with our story as briefly as I can.
When Jeff and I were married he had a 3 year old daughter which he had custody of. So I jumped head first into the roll of mom. Her birth mom had very little to do with her and by the time she was 5 her birth mother had completely quit using her visitation rights and nver contacted her. There were constant behavior issues with her at home and at school. If I could go back and relive those early years of our marriage I would so many things differently, not that I regret marrying my husband but the way we parented her would be different. That’s a whole different story for another day.
