Ok, so really this is the PLAN and the REALITY since I never got to putting together a post on our plan. I’ve learned a lot about language acquisition this year, so here goes. We started with the Holt Bien Dit 3 textbook. From what I can gather, very few standard school textbooks have aContinue reading “The Reality: French 3”
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The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2
As we approach the end of her 10th grade year, it is becoming more clear that she is adverse to math and science. Can she do well in those subjects? Yes! Does she want to? Nope. That is ok. Her passions are in history, language and art, but I still insist on covering the scienceContinue reading “The Reality: Chemistry and Algebra 2”
High School French 2 – The Reality
In my previous post laying out “The Plan” for French 2, I listed a few directions that we would go this year, so I will address each of those “wish list items” individually. Note: Bear with me. I am so behind on these posts, so I am just going to free-form write quickly to shareContinue reading “High School French 2 – The Reality”
Math – Where we’ve been pre-high school
So I am one of those weird people that actually loved math in school. I graduated with a BS in Math from the University of Michigan, which sounds like torture itself. Why did I choose math? Because it “makes sense” and is just a series of puzzles that are longing to be solved. I’m notContinue reading “Math – Where we’ve been pre-high school”
My Homeschool Story
I was raised on a combination of Catholic school (3 years) and Public school (10 years), graduating at the top of my class; homeschooling never even entered the picture. My first encounter with homeschooling was hearing of the negative effects it had on a family I remotely knew only a few years before I decidedContinue reading “My Homeschool Story”
What we used in the past – AmblesideOnline
Back before kindergarten when I was researching methods of homeschooling, I quickly learned about the Charlotte Mason method. Charlotte Mason lived 100 years ago and had the belief that children were whole persons and not just a mind to fill. She wrote a whole series of books that are used heavily by homeschoolers today, particularlyContinue reading “What we used in the past – AmblesideOnline”
High School – The Plan
I remember back in eighth or ninth grade being asked by my teachers or guidance counselors to make a “four-year plan” for my high school career. I came across that plan recently, and I had to laugh at the absurdity of it! The ninth grade year was spot on (I am guessing we had alreadyContinue reading “High School – The Plan”
How to set the stage for homeschooling
AKA, How to get your my student on board! I’ve had the luxury of homeschooling one child from day one of her school career, thus I’m no expert in what the majority of families are facing. Most families either have A) multiple children (a built in classroom full of some socialization) or B) are notContinue reading “How to set the stage for homeschooling”
Our Homeschool history – Where we’ve been
We can’t talk about high school until you know where we’ve been. It is an understatement to say that we haven’t been consistent with curriculum. As her learning styles changed (or I realized what they were!), and I learned what works and what doesn’t, we’ve adjusted over the years. The one constant has beenContinue reading “Our Homeschool history – Where we’ve been”
Top of Her Class of One 