Simple Homeschool Success Tips

Simple Homeschool Success Tips
By Mary Joyce

There certainly is an abundance of homeschooling information available and this is a good thing… for the most part… as long as you don’t get bogged down in overload and suffer paralysis by analysis. There are a lot of wonderful articles and tips to help you insure your homeschool success.

So, through the experiences of my own and reading about those experiences and advice of others, here are some of, not only the best, but most universal home school success tips.

First of all have fun. Make learning fun. It should be for kids. And by the way, enjoy learning new things with your kids. There is some much in this world that we cannot control, so let’s let control what we can… our attitude and how we approach each and every day. Children will absorb your attitude and mood...read the full article here.

Homeschool News - Stop The Ride!

My little girl's picture very acurately describes what the past week was like. Oy vay! Some days I just want to yell, "Stop the ride, I want to get off!"

So this week I am going to really take some time to enjoy the children and the weather. Put other things aside, no matter how important they may seem, to take stock in what matters. This is always the struggle of a single parent. The ugly balancing act and guilt that takes over your life.

My oldest daughter came to my house this weekend after watching a young girl cross the street and get struck by a car. It was a gruesome sight that affected her greatly. She sat sobbing for more than 20 minutes.

Somehow, when reflecting upon this type of tragedy, the little things that we stress over and think of as priorites, become very small and insignificant. What an important reminder that we must be ready when God calls us home.
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Homeschool News

From CBN News - Socialization: Homeschooling vs. Schools - April 29, 2007

It was Theodore Roosevelt who said, "To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."

Many homeschoolers share this sentiment when it comes to public schools, believing that the moral relativism, violence, peer pressure, drugs and promiscuity found inside their gates provide an inadequate setting to properly socialize their...read the full article here.