Archive for April, 2006
Home schoolers Spelling Bee Finalist…again.
Here’s a great inspirational article a friend posted in the HELP yahoo group today: Young spellers duel in 4½-hour contest, by Billings Gazette. Spelling has never been my cup of tee [I mean "tea"]. Ha ha . No doubt, this kind of competition is truly encouraging with various word definitions, origins, pronunciations, etc. It’s much [...]
Home schooling–It just doesn’t matter
Home schooling–It just doesn’t matter I just ran across this article today, and I had to post it–in hopes that my two dear friends will find “peace” with their “almost-readiness-to-commit-to-homeschool” decision…especially when it comes to curriculum. Here’s a long-timer, homeschooling her 3 kids since 1996…and look at the title! Oh and please…my dears, laugh! It’s [...]
TheHomeSchoolMom.com
TheHomeSchoolMom.com -what a sweet find! Weekly recipes in a rush, Free curriculum websites already nicely listed, Software downloads, Activity sheets, and Much more! Hey, there’s a recommendation for a WriteShop! geared to 7th-11th graders, but as low as 4th-graders are using it…hmm…I’m developing my girls writing Right now–5.5 year and less. Any thoughts anyone? A [...]
Networking for Homeschool curriculum
When it all comes down to things, we each develop or use the curriculum that satisfies our family’s lifestyles, teaching styles, learning styles, etc. But, to succeed we need to NETWORK…and surround ourselves with like-minded people. More importantly, Successful like-minded people. Support is one-thing, but support from advisers, who are experienced, wise, and successful not [...]
eCOT (Electronic Classroom Of Tomorrow)
eCOT (Electronic Classroom Of Tomorrow) Unfortunately, I am very biased against this program. (1) I personally know 2 families who used it for one year–basically it was a failure, both families weaned back into private school. They always had technical problems, personality conflicts with some teachers, never had a happy moment that I ever saw. [...]
OHVA – Ohio Virtual Academy Pros & Cons
OHVA – Ohio Virtual Academy Pros & Cons Depending upon which side you’re on, there’s Pros & Cons to everything. Pros: K-12 curriculum used nationwide made available online charter school conducted at home assessments for arts, science and math to adjust curriculum to individualized strenghts texts, some teaching aides, such as computer provided some flexibility [...]
MusliMama’s rambling thoughts today…
I apply my unique networking skills to gain the most well-rounded education that I can offer my girls. A joke was recently made that the educational resources I utilize to “teach” (home school) my girls, is equivalent to the most sophisticated, high-class, world-renowned resources children of royalty pay their private tutors…and, we have not spent [...]
