I developed this site as a way to share what I have learned over the ten plus years I have been homeschooling my four children. There are things I know I did right and things I would change. I would also like to answer some of the basic homeschool questions that new and newly frustrated homeschoolers are asking. Hopefully I can impart a little wisdom and help you and your family on your path to a successful homeschool.
One thing all homeschoolers will agree on is that there is no one way to homeschool. All families and all children learn differently at different times. Several times I have been able to sum up a year with “This year we went back to the basics” or “This year we focused on literature.” Curriculum and tools that work for one child will not always work for another child. Over the years, there has been some curriculum choices that have stuck and others that ended up on Ebay.
I hope I can guide you to some good techniques, some great curriculum and some awesome resources!
I really enjoy your Blog and have for some time. I appreciate the care & concern you show for teachers & parents. I am very impressed with your understanding of the importance of teaching tools and how you share them on your Blog. My partners & I have developed a fun, simple, & effective way to teach kids their Multiplication table. It is called Multi-Facts, and it is derived from the popular Sudoku puzzles. We have recently launched an iPad & iPhone app to compliment our website & of course our very popular Multi-Facts book. Multi-Facts was created by an award winning math teacher in California. Multi-Facts puzzles stimulate both sides of the brain by challenging each student to think vertically & horizontally. We understand that knowing your multiplication factors is the foundation of every math concentration from fractions to Calculus and that is why people are so excited about Multi-Facts. We feel that teachers & parents who follow your blog would benefit from hearing about Multi-Facts and we hope that you choose to blog about it. Thanks, Joe