Here in the world of cyberspace, people often delineate friendships that are IRL (in real life) and friendships that are formed online (y’know, internet friends). In Jan 2008, two internet friends that had never even met IRL launched an online ministry to serve an ever growing group that was close to their hearts– the homeschooling [...]
Carnival of homeschooling – August 31, 2010
August 31, 2010 By
Welcome to the August 31, 2010 edition of carnival of homeschooling. Nadene presents Maths Mini Office for Middle & Senior Students, saying, “Senior and middle school maths information for your minioffice.” Katherine presents Ego Enhancement, saying, “How bad is the average kid when strangers see a group of well behaved children, they automatically ask, “Do [...]
What is co-schooling?
October 28, 2009 By
I heard this term a while back when my sister was debating on whether or not to homeschool her kids. She is currently in college pursuing her degree in elementary education and wasn’t very confident that she could pull off homeschooling and college. Her concerns prompted us to do some research and that is when [...]
Our decision to not homeschool two of our boys…
August 20, 2009 By
A few people have emailed me asking when we stopped homeschooling the two younger boys and why and so I thought I’d just lay it all out here. Those who emailed were very supportive but simply inquisitive since homeschooling seems to be an all or nothing method. I see it a bit differently. I realize [...]
The old teacher hat is coming back out…
July 2, 2009 By
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time getting Carsten ready to start school back up on August 17th. It is his seventh grade year already. I’ve been extremely excited about how well he is doing with reading but I gotta tell you, the math is giving me ulcers. We basically had to start teaching [...]
