It’s That Time Of Year

It seems like summer vacation just FLIES by, school has started back up for the kids in my area, with being home schoolers we decide when we go back, while I try to keep it about the same time the public schools does, however, this week the public school days were a bit off so we decided we will be starting on the 12th. I cannot believe my baby girl is in 6th grade already! We have been homeschooling for going on 7 years! WOW talk about times flying for sure. We didn't always home school, we attempted to go the public school route, but things were happening in kindergarten that shouldn't have been, and the school system found it to be funny. So after battling with the school for 3 months, we decided we would pull her and go out on our own. This was the best decision we made when it came to our daughter's education. Not only do we decide what she learns, we also have the freedom we need as a family. If we want to head out of town, we can! Nothing like sitting at a campsite … [Read more...]

End of 5th Grade

Wow, I cannot believe it, we only have 17 more school days until we are officially on Summer break! It always seems like the school year flies. One thing I like about being a homeschooling family, is that we have so much freedom, and we can make everyday living a part of schooling. This year our daughter started too cook, she started to learn about green living, and she's working on a garden with her dad. So even though the school calendar year is over, our daughter will still be learning. That's a great part about home schooling, we can sneak in schooling everyday, and since it's fun, our children have no clue that it's school. Where as if she was going to public school her brain would be on standstill until the following school year. This homeschooling journey has not been an easy one, but I don't regret for one minute that we as a family decided to go this route. Homeschooling families are sometimes looked down upon, we are often judged, and people like to talk about how we … [Read more...]