We visited a museum up near Tahoe. It had an exhibit of Indian things from the Wahoe tribe. I became interested in an Indian hand drill. It was not easy to use, but I practiced and learned how to use it. I wanted one of my own, so after we… Continue reading
If you have standard children, then the California Content Standards will do. But I’ve never had any parent admit that they had a standard, average child. Some children are fairly bright, and able to learn all sorts of stuff quickly. Other children have a learning disability ad need to take… Continue reading
So there’s no real hard hitting guidelines as to what my kiddos NEED to learn ? Ann Zeise Well, they need to learn to read and new strategies to interpret what they read, and to write about what interests them. They need to not just learn math, but to learn… Continue reading
Murphy’s Laws of homeschooling: What you know everything about, your children will refuse to be taught. And the corollary: What you know nothing about, your children will demand to learn! An article I wrote about Murphy’s Laws of homeschooling, if you need more convincing.
10 reasons why public school is better than homeschool Children who receive one-on-one homeschooling will learn more than others, giving them an unfair advantage in the marketplace. This is undemocratic. 14 Days of Homeschooling On the first day of homeschool my neighbor said to me … 20 Great Reasons You Homeschool You… Continue reading
Question from a homeschooling mom: Homeschooling a High School Student: I’m a bit confused with how to keep track of attendance and figure credits for a high school transcript? Answer from Ann Zeise: I don’t see too many questions regarding homeschooling high schoolers. I’m a bit confused with how to… Continue reading
Question from a homeschooling mom: Homeschooling Curriculum: What is the best learning material to choose? What’s the best curriculum? I need help researching and deciding what to choose for my son. Answer from Ann Zeise Do it the other way around… Decide what is important for your son to learn…. Continue reading
Homeschooling: Putting all the home school information together and making a plan boosts confidence. Question from a homeschooling mom: I am going to start to homeschool my little ones this August. I want to get them used to it slowly through the summer but I don’t know where to start…. Continue reading
Question from a homeschooling mom: What’s the difference between online homeschooling programs and public virtual academies? Review/information about: online a home school program and a public virtual academy? Online schools provide courses to take on your computer over the internet as either a complete grade-based or interest-based curriculum. Some online… Continue reading
Conferences talk about “The Method of Homeschooling” Question from a homeschooling mom: I keep hearing about homeschooling methods at conferences. Do I need a method? Answer from Ann Zeise: Over the years many homeschoolers have developed specific ways or methods of homeschooling. All provide a certain structure for homeschooling life…. Continue reading
