http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:35:41 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:34 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-seperation-between-mom-and-teacherbeing-both-all-the-time?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner I think one of the hardest parts of homeschooling is that I am fully mom and fully teacher all.the.time. I don’t go home at the end of a rough day. My rough day becomes everyone’s rough day. Yeah, that’s fun. Pixie (7) and I... homeschool life Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-seperation-between-mom-and-teacherbeing-both-all-the-time?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Homeschooling-101-How-to-do-school-when-your-kids-are-away-from-you?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Last week was the first time the girls did school away from me for an extended time. Grammy asked if the girls could visit for a few days. After composing myself from my happy dance, I realized they’d be gone over 2 ‘school’ days... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:42:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Homeschooling-101-How-to-do-school-when-your-kids-are-away-from-you?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Homeschooling-101--Dont-invest-a-ton-of-money-into-homeschooling-at-least-at-first?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Something I’ve done right as we’ve started homeschooling is to not buy a whole bunch of curriculum. I began with a used unit-study based curriculum that covers reading, history and science. For math, I decided on a system and found the... first year homeschooling Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Homeschooling-101--Dont-invest-a-ton-of-money-into-homeschooling-at-least-at-first?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Homeschooling-is-NOT-all-rainbows-and-sunshinethoughts-from-this-selfish-mom?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner This week marks our 2nd month of homeschooling. And, it turns out, homeschooling is not all rainbows and sunshine. The past few months have revealed some very ugly truths about character at our house. Mainly, mine. If I dared to look back at ... homeschool mom first year homeschooling Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:41:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Homeschooling-is-NOT-all-rainbows-and-sunshinethoughts-from-this-selfish-mom?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Including-siblings-in-homeschooling-eventsbeing-inclusive-is-the-rule-of-the-day?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner So you know, siblings are generally always welcome at homeschool events. I had the mark of a newbie every time I didn’t bring all my kids along to an event that was aimed at a specific age-group. It seems that bringing siblings along to even... homeschool life first year homeschooling Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:10:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Including-siblings-in-homeschooling-eventsbeing-inclusive-is-the-rule-of-the-day?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d28-How-do-you-homeschool-a-reluctant-or-just-distracted-learner--Ugh?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner I am frustrated because I am dealing with a reluctant learner. She isn’t reluctant to learn, per se, just reluctant to learn anything I say she has to, when I say it has to be done. She was struggling with staying on track when she... homeschool life first year homeschooling Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:33:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d28-How-do-you-homeschool-a-reluctant-or-just-distracted-learner--Ugh?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d26-What-counts-as-schooling-in-your-homeschool-life-Pretty-much-everything?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Since I have become much more aware of keeping track of our homeschool hours, I have come to agree with the common homeschool mantra that ‘Everything is homeschooling!’ Really, it kinda is. As a new homeschool mom, I know that I make a... homeschool life homeschooling in Colorado first year homeschooling Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:13:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d26-What-counts-as-schooling-in-your-homeschool-life-Pretty-much-everything?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Good-homeschooling-dayslearning-to-let-go-of-my-lesson-plans?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner We only get one-maybe two-of these days a week; days where things go sort-of according to plan. Or, at least days I feel like we've made some kind of document-able, academic progress. Most days look like someone took my lesson plan ideas, shre... homeschool life first year homeschooling Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:31:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Good-homeschooling-dayslearning-to-let-go-of-my-lesson-plans?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d14-If-you-homeschool-in-Colorado-here-are-some-useful-Examiners-to-know-about?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner As a new homeschool mom, I am inundated with info.  Any Google search brings mountains of fantastic links I could never have the time to explore.  Which is why I rely on other homeschool moms for a lot of my info.Examiner.com has several ex... homeschool resources homeschooling in Colorado Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:39:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d14-If-you-homeschool-in-Colorado-here-are-some-useful-Examiners-to-know-about?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Homeschool-recording-keeping-in-Coloradoturns-out-that-sticky-notes-wont-work?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Photo copyright by PhotoXpress.com  My sticky notes are messier.Before I started homeschooling, I called the Colorado Department of Education and spoke to Pahmela Hines with the Schools of Choice unit. I asked her what the most common mista... how to homeschool homeschooling in Colorado first year homeschooling Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:09:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Homeschool-recording-keeping-in-Coloradoturns-out-that-sticky-notes-wont-work?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d24-The-guilty-homeschooleram-I-coping-out-on-my-local-school-community?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Photo copyright of PhotoXpress.comI have to admit to a sense of guilt about pulling my kids out of our local public school, from a community-building perspective. I should preface that statement with the fact that we are in one of the highest pe... homeschool life first year homeschooling Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:22:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d24-The-guilty-homeschooleram-I-coping-out-on-my-local-school-community?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Pros-of-homeschooling4-things-I-dont-miss-about-school?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Photo copyright of PhotoXpress.comAs we continue to settle into homeschooling, I have discovered that there are things I don’t miss about sending my kids off to school every day. You’d think that the trade-off of having many kid-free... homeschool life Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:30:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Pros-of-homeschooling4-things-I-dont-miss-about-school?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d14-One-homeschool-daughters-misspoken-words-will-result-in-a-unit-study-on-the-history-of-women?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Photo copyright of PhotoXpress.com “You’re just the teacher, but Daddy’s the principal.’ My 10 year-old daughter said this as she excitedly waited for my husband to walk in the door.“What?” My voice ... homeschool mom Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:00:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d14-One-homeschool-daughters-misspoken-words-will-result-in-a-unit-study-on-the-history-of-women?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d11-New-homeschoolerseasy-now-youve-got-a-whole-childhood?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner This is a lovely post from homeschool mom Diane Hopkins who encourages new homeschoolers with some very sound advice.  For more information about Diane, please see her blog Enjoy this lovely perspective!  Thanks Diane!  (her post to fo... first year homeschooling Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:54:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d11-New-homeschoolerseasy-now-youve-got-a-whole-childhood?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Why-the-ruckus-A-homeschoolers-response-to-President-Obamas-speech-to-students?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner I am a new homeschooling mom and I also happen to be (mostly) (moderately) a political conservative. I liked President Obama’s speech to students and thought it was inspiring. I don’t know how this became so polarizing, but I think even c... why homeschool Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:04:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Why-the-ruckus-A-homeschoolers-response-to-President-Obamas-speech-to-students?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d8-First-weeks-of-homeschoolingwhats-it-really-like?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner We are into our second week of homeschooling and before I started,  I wondered what it was really going to be like.  It's been a smooth transition from public school so far.  Here are some things that :1)      ... homeschool life Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:24:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d8-First-weeks-of-homeschoolingwhats-it-really-like?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d1-First-day-of-homeschooling?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Photo copyright PhotoXpress.comOur first day of homeschooling went really well! It was easier then I had expected, actually. I doubt I can depend on most days going this smoothly, but it was a lovely introduction. The girls were very excited and woul... how to homeschool homeschooling in Colorado first year homeschooling Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:28:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m9d1-First-day-of-homeschooling?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Its-actually-herestarting-our-first-week-of-homeschooling-in-Tminus-1-day?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Photo copyright by PhotoXpress.comIt’s actually here—our first week of homeschooling. I had a wee, tiny little breakdown last week when I realized that not only was I not ready to start, but that I really should’ve been working on b... homeschool mom Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:09:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Its-actually-herestarting-our-first-week-of-homeschooling-in-Tminus-1-day?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m8d25-How-to-keep-house-and-homeschool-practical-living-skills-for-kids-and-a-clean-house-for-mom?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner Photo copyright by PhotoXpress.comHow do you keep your house clean and homeschool your kids?  Is it possible to do both?  Absolutely!  Teaching practical life skills (homeschool speak for 'housework') is part of homeschooling.  It... homeschool life Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:04:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m8d25-How-to-keep-house-and-homeschool-practical-living-skills-for-kids-and-a-clean-house-for-mom?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m8d19-The-homeschool-book-of-lists-a-book-review?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner  If you have ventured into your local library to find books about homeschooling, you probably thumbed through a pretty big stack (or just checked them all out…wait, that was me). I found some books to be very helpful and I ended up p... homeschool resources Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:56:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5559-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner~y2009m8d19-The-homeschool-book-of-lists-a-book-review?cid=exrss-Denver--Homeschooling-Newbie-Examiner