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To teach is to love. I
would say that sums up the reason we decided to
homeschool perfectly. We love our children very much and
want the best possible things in life for them. We feel
homeschooling will give them that. We are getting ready
to begin our 3rd year homeschooling. It has been an
adventure. There have been many ups and downs along the
way. Many times I have wondered what in the world made me
think I could do this? I wasn't sure that I wanted to
continue but now know that I do. Our son, Jared, is 11
and will techincally be in the 6th grade this year and
our daughter, Mikaela, is 3 and is a preschooler. Jared
enjoys being at home and does not want to go back to
public school. We are not against public school and we
believe there are many good teachers out there. We did
not have a good experience with public school and our
son's self-esteem and academics suffered because of it.
We are still finding our way. We have choosen to do a
combination of homeschooling and unschooling this year.
Unschooling is child led learning. The child chooses what
to learn. We, the parents, provide the resources and act
as facilitators. We love the versatility of unschooling
but still feel there are areas where more concentration
is needed. We change things as we go to suit our needs. I
have never seen my son so excited about learning! :o) I
truthfully think I am learning more than they are
sometimes. We are becoming closer as a family. We are
learning things about our children that we might have
missed otherwise. I think that Jared is even getting to
know his little sister and appreciate her more even
though there is an 8 year age difference. We are still
working on the issue of socialization. We live in a rural
community with not much for kids to do. Jared is shy and
somewhat of a loner and not into joining things. It can
be hard since most of his friends are in public school.
There are other homeschoolers in the area. I would love
to start a local homeschool support group. :o) I hope
that this page, humble as it is, will be an inspiration
to others who are new to homeschooling and or
unschooling. It can be and is a very rewarding
experience. For those just starting out I recommend
checking out the Homeschool Legal Defense Association's
website listed below. It has links for the state
organization for every state and a summary of every
state's laws on homeschooling.
I will be adding more unschooling resources in the
future.
The following are all links that we use
a lot and find very useful. I hope you will find them
useful too. :o)
Home School Legal Defense
Association
Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
Network of Iowa Christian
Home Educators
Current & Choice Books
on Homeschooling
Homeschooling Net Links
Homeschooling--Who Me?
crosswalk.com Homeschhol: Help for homeschooling
families
Homeschooling Information
& Resources
Homeschool Support on the
Internet
Prodigy Homeschool Resource
Guide
The NO FRILLS FAST-LOADING
HOME SCHOOLING Website
Lady-Penguin's Homeschool
Resource Center
World Book's Resource for
Parents-Typical Course of Study
Sunshine State
Standards-Useful for lesson planning
The Mental Edge-Reviews for
Standardized Tests
Project Gutenberg-Online
Books
SuperKids Math Worksheet
Creator
Homeschooling
Daily-Worksheets
Kids are like Jell-O, you have to put a lot of good stuff in before they 'set'.
Children's Eyes
What kind of world is it my friend
that little children see?
I wonder if they see God first
because they just believe?
Do they see strength in caring eyes
who watch them as they play --
or maybe love through gentle hands
that guide them on their way?
Do you think they dream of future times
when they would be a king --
or just enjoy their present life
while with their friends they sing?
Do they see the acts of kindness
done for people who are poor?
Is the very best in everyone
what they are looking for?
And when the day is over,
as they close their eyes to sleep,
do they look forward to tomorrow
with its promises to keep?
If this is what the children see,
then it should be no surprise,
the world would be a better place
if we all had children's eyes.
By Tom Krause
from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
III
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