Homeschooling
Please stop worrying about socialization
August 28, 2007 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
My kids are homeschooled, which I think I’ve mentioned a time or two, but I’m still having people tell me how important socialization is for my children. What I’d like to know is why on earth do I want my children to act like the other kids in a public school setting? That’s what socialization [...]
It’s Thursday, do you know where your kids are?
August 16, 2007 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
One of the things that I love about homeschooling is that I know where my kids are at any point in the day. Well, most of the time. There are times they sneak off without telling me where they’re going, and usually that means they’ve gone to the computer room to get on the computer [...]
Let’s try a different approach
August 14, 2007 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
I really need to go to the grocery store today. We have absolutely nothing in the house for breakfast – no milk, cereal, eggs, bread – nothing. So, when the kiddos drag themselves out of bed, we’re headed for the store. I’m going to make a math lesson out of it. Maybe I’ll have the [...]
Not a good start to a new year :(
August 13, 2007 by Mara Burke · Leave a Comment
I got up early this morning, had some quiet time in the Word, and then got busy on some work I was doing. Before long, my 6 yo was up and ready to go. Then a little later my 1o yo got up. I tried to explain to them that I wanted homeschooling things to [...]
