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Getting Started Homeschooling Part Two- Community and Socialization
If you want to get me fired up, tell me homeschoolers aren’t socialized. I think it is one of the laziest and most ill-informed arguments against homeschooling. It is the fall back question that people immediately ask when they find out someone is homeschooled, usually coming in a form like one of these: How do you socialize your child? Aren’t you worried about socialization? How will they learn to interact with people? This question comes up so often in the homeschool arena. Sometimes I think homeschoolers should be given a manual on how to field the frequently asked questions given by well-meaning and not so well-meaning third parties. Why is…
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Getting Started Homeschooling Part One- The Law
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Getting Started Homeschooling Part One- The Law
I live in Western North Carolina. In our county, there are over 1600 homeschools registered with the state. 1600 families homeschooling! That’s a lot. It was just over 700 when we moved here almost 9 years ago. Homeschooling is becoming more and more popular as the years go by. In North Carolina, there are more homeschoolers than private schoolers. Homeschooling is 100% legal in all fifty states. It is a valid educational method. With the current events in our world, homeschool has become a buzz word. It has become interchangeable with distance learning, virtual learning, school at home, etc. I will say that quarantine schooling is not the same as…
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Getting Started Homeschooling Part Two- Community and Socialization
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No-Nonsense Algebra- A Review
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. Y’all. I barely made it out of Algebra. I never understood it. I asked for help, but I went to a rigorous college prep high school and I learned quickly that I had to just keep moving. I have never been one to speak up when I need help. I often just learn to cope with something until it is over… not a skill I want to pass on to my children. Algebra…
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Beyond the Stick Figure- A Review
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. It is rare that my children leave the house without some form of art material in hand. My oldest will likely have a career in art. He is quite brilliant (and I’m not just saying that because I am his mother). He spends hours and hours learning and practicing and creating. His sisters have followed in his steps. The most coveted items in our home are drawing notebooks and colored pencils. When the opportunity…
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Social Distancing Succulent Coloring Sheets {FREE}
What’s your distraction hobby? What do you do to cope with, escape from, process stress? I draw… doodle mostly. I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in over a week. I don’t know why. I am so tired and my allergies are going crazy. I sneeze all the time. And it isn’t just one sneeze… it usually is a minimum of three. And let me just tell you that I have given birth to four children… a sneeze can be detrimental to a bladder broken by birth. If you know what I’m say, you know what I’m saying… if you don’t… just carry on with your day. Nothing to see…
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Fermentools Starter Kit- A Review
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way Are you even a homeschooler if you don’t ferment stuff every now and then??? With gardening season upon us, now is the perfect time to learn a new skill! The Fermentools Starter Kit has everything you need to get started in food fermenting! Fermentools Airlock Systems were specially designed with the home fermenter in mind. No need to buy an expensive, bulky crock ever again. Now you can turn any wide-mouthed Mason Jar…
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Perfect Reading, Beautiful Handwriting- A Review
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, nor was I compensated in any other way. We were recently given the opportunity to review the Perfect Reading, Beautiful Handwriting ebook from Everyday Education, LLC. This is a program that teaches reading and handwriting together. The style of handwriting used in this book is Italics. Perfect Reading and Beautiful Handwriting was first written by Caroline Joy Adams and published by Adams House Publishers, Inc. in 1988. Janice Campbell of Everyday Education, LLC used the program with her children when she…
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Unbreakable Faith Course- GIVEAWAY
Y’all!!! I am so excited!!! You may remember a couple of months back when I wrote a review of the Unbreakable Faith Course from Pilgrim’s Rock, LLC. It is an apologetics course perfect for highschoolers and adults. Apologetics is, in a nutshell, knowing how and why you believe what you believe (as pertains to the Christian faith). The folks at Pilgrim’s Rock, LLC reached out to me with an incredibly generous offer to give away TWO FREE courses!!!! TWO WINNERS will be chosen to receive the course. More details at the end of the post. Apologetics has been an interest of mine for years. I am fascinated by those who…
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The Hidden Message of the Great Seal- A Review
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. I really enjoy history and interesting, obscure facts. I love seeing how things tie together. The Hidden Message of the Great Seal by Michael Kanis is an amazing tool that digs deep into one single item dating back to our nation’s founding. The paper back book is 256 pages with 24 chapters. The Seal was “written” by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams in 1776, the same three who wrote teh Declaration…
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Navigating Friendships During Trauma
I have four beautiful children. Each one engages the world with their own, unique personality. I have introverts and extroverts. I have one who is best friends with everyone she meets and one who has a few select, close friends. When our family experienced extreme trauma, crisis, and isolation four years ago due to cancer treatment, I did not realize how deeply friendships could be affected. I did not realize how much of a game changer trauma can be. We had to move five hundred miles away so my daughter could receive the care she needed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. My husband and I made the decision to…
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