Below is a video of Alan, my 5 year old, doing his Master Reader lesson from Hooked on Phonics. He read the first chapter earlier in the day, and I was so proud of him that I asked him if he wouldn’t mind doing it again for the camera. The green level represents the [...]
Homeschooling my kids is one of the great pleasures I have in life. I get to be responsible for their mental growth and to shape them into productive citizens. My job description is this: Increase my kids’ chances in life through quality education and direction. It’s my responsibility to teach them everything they need [...]
Over the course of the last two years I have gone through several Math programs for my boys. Each one has been, in some way, flawed. Hooked on Math (from the Hooked on Phonics people) is good, but it isn’t a complete program. I’ve been using DK math which I like, but it is [...]
Alan has hit a major milestone in his reading progress. Or, rather, he is about to hit that milestone. He is on the last book of the second grade Hooked on Phonics reading program. I would also love to give an update on my 6 year old and his reading, but he refuses to read [...]
One thing I hate, among several things, are age restrictions. I dislike most restrictions, and age related ones are among the most arbitrary and useless. There is a term that usually applies only to the elderly – ageism. It’s used most often to describe discrimination toward old people based on their age and perceived usefulness [...]
I hear it all the time. The first thing people ask me when I tell them I homeschool my kids is, “Well, what about social interaction?” There is clearly a perception that homeschooled kids are ill adjusted compared to their publicly schooled counterparts. Frankly, anybody who suggests that my kids are socially awkward, [...]
I spent 75 bucks buying school supplies for my two kids this year. I knew my total expenses were lower than what most parents of public schooled kids spend. My method for figuring out that I pay less is not exactly scientific. What I did was post what I spent on my facebook page with [...]
I was asked recently to describe what I do to home school my kids. It has taken me a year or so to really refine the things I am teaching and my methods for doing it. But, I have a system now that is working pretty well for everyone. I am concentrating on the [...]
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