Confessions of a Homeschooler is the only one that I have found that doesn't try to shove her religious beliefs down my throat and also provides some really helpful hints and insights. Plus, some of her self-created curriculum is also pretty inspiring. In all my searches and research, this is the only site that I've noticed that I keep coming back too.
Finding other blogs to follow about homeschooling hasn't been an easy task. Sure, there are TONS of other homeschooling moms out there with time on their hands who also believe that they have wisdom and insight to share, as well as vent about their own struggles, celebrations, and two cents about what is going on in their lives (isn't that what blogging is about, believing that you have something important enough to say and share with the rest of the world?), but actually finding one that I find useful and isn't over-run with zealist ideals of Christianity isn't all that easy. But I have found one. Yup, so far, only ONE.
Confessions of a Homeschooler is the only one that I have found that doesn't try to shove her religious beliefs down my throat and also provides some really helpful hints and insights. Plus, some of her self-created curriculum is also pretty inspiring. In all my searches and research, this is the only site that I've noticed that I keep coming back too.
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It took a lot of stressing, and organizing, and frustration, but we finally got the classroom set up for our homeschooling experience. We were able to move the printer in there and hang up some classroom decoration to give it more of a schoolroom feel. It was a bit difficult taking out the things that weren't going to be used in the classroom, b/c trying to decide where to put everything is quite the battle, and most of it ended up in my office (which now looks like a disaster area and I don't really want to talk about how THAT is adding to the stress of my life), but the closet and everything is all filled with only the materials that are going to be used for homeschooling. I think that it will help with keeping things organized and within reach if we only have what is needed in that area. Otherwise, it's going to lead to chaos. And, while we were on Spring Break, all the rest of the curriculum arrived, so now everything is falling into place (if only I could find a decent planner - but I won't get into that again).
I wanted to repaint the room to give it a more classroom feel, but the boys wouldn't hear of it. They liked the trees that were there from the playroom, and I have to admit that it does help to maintain a sense of whimsy. Now I feel (a bit) better about being ready to get our homeschooling underway... |
How it all started...I was a public school teacher for 6 years in a very urban middle school for both 7th and 8th grade. As the red-tape got thicker and teaching became more of a business rather than a place to prepare young minds to enter into the world, I decided that if I was going to work that hard to give an education to someone, it should be my own son. So, my adventures in homeschooling has begun. Follow us on Instagram!
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