Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Piano Is Easy
Walden Pond Press -- keeping this for future reference. It has lots of suggestions for teaching children to play the piano, starting with number stickers on they keys. I remember my mom teaching me with letters taped to the keys and letters written under the notes on the sheet music.
Friday, November 19, 2004
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page -- I'm been surfing since I'm home with a (napping) sick baby. First to the Mensa pages, and now here. I think this stuff will come in handy in the future. There are pages about/for young children, too. DS1 is very smart, that is easy to tell, already. Many people who work with young children (day care workers, babysitters, etc.) tell us how smart he is. I try not to act proud, because it is nothing that I have done (except give him some good genes), and actually nothing that he has done either. Usually I reply very matter of factly, "Yes, we know."
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Monday, October 18, 2004
Juggling boosts schools' results
Wichita Eagle | 10/17/2004 | Juggling boosts schools' results After reading this article about the testing of students, and grading of schools, and comparing of years, and the use of loopholes for which schools "passed", I commented to my husband that the current school funding/testing situation really supports my desire to homeschool. He said that he has no qualms about the educational reasons to homeschool. Yippee! Now I only need to address other areas, which will probably be primarily "socialization" and our family finances.
Golden Rule
The golden rule also applies to how we treat our kids. -- from a Christian Unschooling mailing list.
Friday, October 15, 2004
Home schooling children provides advantages
Home schooling children provides advantages a KSU student who HSed her son from Jr. Hi on, who is now also a college student.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Homeschooling on a Shoestring
Homeschooling on a Shoestring -- I've blogged several sites this week, just as references, so I think I may want to make a links or reference page. Some of these I haven't even read yet. Some I have read a little, but they are not party of LILLILY yet.
Friday, October 08, 2004
Fleece Blanket
Terrific Ideas at Exploring Womanhood's Heart of the Home Channel -- directions for a no-sew fleece blanket (fringe edges, reversible).
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Taking Children Seriously
Taking Children Seriously -- Some interesting concepts here. I would like to read it more thoroughly.
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
WalkWith Unschooling
WalkWith Unschooling -- a site where they believe in unschooling the "academic" stuff, but not completely changing your whole life. It will be interesting reading the distinctions and opinions that I will get on their email list.
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Ambleside Online
Ambleside Online -- a reference website for "Charlotte Mason" style of homeschooling.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Monday, September 27, 2004
KS Legal Q & A
LegalQ&A2003.pdf KS Legal Q & A -- I'm not sure if I've blogged this before, so I'm doing it now.
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Homeschool Recordkeeping
Homeschool Recordkeeping -- a gal on the Unschooling_in_the_Midwest email list wrote this article. It makes me wonder about how I will keep records. Kansas doesn't require any (at this time), but I am quite the documentor and listmaker, so I suspect that I will want to keep records of some sort. Just another point to ponder for the next couple of years of mental preparation. :-)
Surfing the Net with Kids: Stamp Collecting
Surfing the Net with Kids: Stamp Collecting -- here's a site to remember, if the boys are ever interested in the fun, potentially inexpensive hobby of stamp collecting.
Monday, September 13, 2004
Financial Lessons
While moving the diapers from the washer to the dryer this evening, I had an imaginary conversation with a "concerned relative" about homeschooling, particularly unschooling. (I doubt that I will use the term unschooling with relatives at first, though.) Anyway, in my imaginary conversation, we were discussing lessons and learning things that "we" wanted to learn. I decided that even though I plan to unschool and let the boys learn where their interests take them, I do plan to make sure some financial lessons are covered or "taught" or at least "learned" one way or another.
I want to teach my sons to manage their money and to live within their means. I know too many intelligent and otherwise competent people, who, for circumstances beyond my knowledge and understanding, have filed for bankruptcy. I can think of 5 right off the bat, several of whom are relatives. I know only a little about their situations. Some included job loss and some included divorce. I don't really want to know the details, and they really aren't any of my business. It's something that I do not understand and have a hard time even comprehending. So I resolve to "teach" my boys about personal finances, including saving, earning, spending, tithing, credit/debt, and being frugal.
Some things are truly "needs," but many things that most people think they need are really "wants". I (we / the whole family) have a lot more material possesions than I wish we had. Over the course of the next year I hope to reduce the "stuff" (aka clutter) in our home. When the house is paid for in 3 or so years, our family will be completely debt free (unless we happen to have a car payment at the time). When that happens, I plan to quit my job and stay home with my children. Without the debt, we will easily be able to adjust to one income. We did fine while I was on maternity leave (without pay for most of the last one), so I know that it will only take minor adjustments to do it all of the time.
I want to teach my sons to manage their money and to live within their means. I know too many intelligent and otherwise competent people, who, for circumstances beyond my knowledge and understanding, have filed for bankruptcy. I can think of 5 right off the bat, several of whom are relatives. I know only a little about their situations. Some included job loss and some included divorce. I don't really want to know the details, and they really aren't any of my business. It's something that I do not understand and have a hard time even comprehending. So I resolve to "teach" my boys about personal finances, including saving, earning, spending, tithing, credit/debt, and being frugal.
Some things are truly "needs," but many things that most people think they need are really "wants". I (we / the whole family) have a lot more material possesions than I wish we had. Over the course of the next year I hope to reduce the "stuff" (aka clutter) in our home. When the house is paid for in 3 or so years, our family will be completely debt free (unless we happen to have a car payment at the time). When that happens, I plan to quit my job and stay home with my children. Without the debt, we will easily be able to adjust to one income. We did fine while I was on maternity leave (without pay for most of the last one), so I know that it will only take minor adjustments to do it all of the time.
Sunday, September 12, 2004
What we learn with pleasure we never forget
-- Alfred Mercier, found in an email tagline on my unschoolkansas group.
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Thursday, July 01, 2004
The Teaching Parents Association Web Site
The Teaching Parents Association Web Site -- This is a Wichita area support group for homeschoolers that is registered with CHECK.
Kansas homeschool information from CHECK
Kansas homeschool information from CHECK, Christian Home Educators Confederation of Kansas. -- This page was referenced on an email list that I read. It has lots of reference information about homeschooling in KS.
Friday, June 25, 2004
holyfamilyschool's Xanga Site
holyfamilyschool's Xanga Site -- This is a blog of a homeschooling family that is moving from my city to Oklahoma City. I have learned that there is a "blogring" called Families that Homeschool. I'll check it out when I have a chance.
Thursday, June 17, 2004
It begins...
I have decided to put my homeschooling links here instead of on one of my "Baby" blogs. Since homeschooling would be for both of my boys, now I can make the "Baby" blogs about their development and personal insights again.
So, I have chosen a name for our homeschool... Lillily. I came up with this name while moving diapers from the washer to the dryer this evening. I even have idea for a logo, something with a lily in it. :-)
I am in the middle of reading a book, Real-Life Homeschooling, and was thinking about the chapters I had just read when it was time to move the diapers. My state doesn't officially have homeschools, it has "unaccredited private schools." All you have to do (if I remember what I have read) is register (with a name) as an unaccredited private school and tell the local public school district that your child(ren) will be attending a private school. The compulsory attendance age is 7 here, and some HSers have recommended waiting until the oldest child is 7 before registering with the state.
So, I have chosen a name for our homeschool... Lillily. I came up with this name while moving diapers from the washer to the dryer this evening. I even have idea for a logo, something with a lily in it. :-)
I am in the middle of reading a book, Real-Life Homeschooling, and was thinking about the chapters I had just read when it was time to move the diapers. My state doesn't officially have homeschools, it has "unaccredited private schools." All you have to do (if I remember what I have read) is register (with a name) as an unaccredited private school and tell the local public school district that your child(ren) will be attending a private school. The compulsory attendance age is 7 here, and some HSers have recommended waiting until the oldest child is 7 before registering with the state.
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