I know what you mean. We are hs-ing 2nd grade after pulling my daughter out of a HORRIBLE kindergarten experience in 2006. My daughter's favorite...
I really enjoyed reading the original poster's "signs" - as well as the others! Here's my story: Two years ago when DD was 4, the elderly couple...
An added benefit is not getting sick as much. Daughter had only 1 cold last Winter compared to the year before!
I homeschool because she is a tactile learner and the only method used at her school was auditory. She was already being labeled a "failure" in...
I don't have to worry about the teacher's aide or cafeteria lady "forgetting" about her food allergies and feeding her things she shouldn't have.
I homeschool to get the BEST of my child each day. Not the grumpy, hungry, tired beast that would get off the school bus at 4:30 (this is...
I homeschool to protect my daughter from bullies. She was brought to tears daily by girl-on-girl verbal assaults and inappropriate boy...
I think that's very cool that we can sell hs stuff here. I sell a lot of stuff on ebay (mostly better brand kids clothes) for a group of moms....
Jennifer, I am so impressed with the classy and informative way you handled that! I am still a little insecure and fearful of those kind of...
I'd call our day more of a routine than a schedule. We are pretty casual here (granted, my dd is young and going to be doing 1st grade) but I will...
OMGosh your poor nephew! I had a highschool science teacher humiliate me so badly every day that I started skipping his class and got sent to all...
You'll do great! I have a VERY wiggly 5 yr. old and here's what we've been using. I can't believe her progress! Many of these things have...
I just wanted to add to Angela - The Kindergarten here in our town is DEFINITELY more like first grade and I did not prepare my daughter for it....
Excellent! I can't wait to go to ours later this Summer. We do Horizon Math and I definitely want to check out their Phonics stuff now. My...
I'm no expert, but just wanted to share our experience. I was unsure of my 5 yr. old daughter's skill levels when i pulled her out of school at...
I love this thread. Of course I "know" in my heart of hearts that the annoying "socialization" questions are a knee-jerk reaction from uninformed...
My dd is in K and has gone from not even knowing her letter sounds at by Christmas break (gee thanks, expensive private school!) to now reading....
Hello I am a homeschooling mom to a kindergartener, so I am sorry I don't have high-school homeschool experience. I just want to let you know...
Another late starting family here! I have Fibromyalgia, so the mornings are really hard on my body - I HAVE to have some time to warm up before...
I love this thread! Two I like are: "Vote for separation of School and State" and "Homeschoolers learn more than what's on the Test"
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