tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753303401144966781.post8065390175496920498..comments2011-11-07T21:06:24.582-08:00Comments on Supporters of Amanda: First day of outpatientNef Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12980009711043460940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753303401144966781.post-75288980507973416422009-05-10T11:26:00.000-07:002009-05-10T11:26:00.000-07:00Hi Mar!
I wanted to wish you a Happy Mother's Day!...Hi Mar!<br />I wanted to wish you a Happy Mother's Day! I bestow upon you the honorary title of Mother of the Year. I am glad to hear all the posititive news about Amanda--especially the fun food cravings. I got hungry just reading your report! Give her a big, wet Oregon hug from us.<br />Love ya!Tammy and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442497151476778724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753303401144966781.post-89580501042013208922009-05-10T09:06:00.000-07:002009-05-10T09:06:00.000-07:00Mary Ann,
One of the best advice I can give you i...Mary Ann,<br /><br />One of the best advice I can give you is, do not try to do "school at home". Homeschooling is very different and you do have to find your own way, what works for you. All the ex-homeschoolers I talked to tried too hard to copy the Public Schools and they admitted later that it just caused stress and they felt that is why they quit. You do not need a schoolroom. We work at the kitchen table, the couch, in the kids room etc. Homeschooling is more like tutoring and spending time with your child, learning together. I think that is the key, learning together. YOu will not spend as much time on each subject as PS does, so do not be suprised if math only takes 15 minutes. Do not try to mkae it go for 45 minutes, if Amanda is done, there is no reason to. Textbooks do not work as well in HS, since textbooks are written for a classroom. (There are textbooks written for HS-ers by the way) There are a tons of different methods, different ways to approach HS-ing and like I said, you have to find by trial and error what works for your family. That means you have to be patient and flexible. Find Amanda's learning style, and build your materials around that. A book, that I think is a must, is Rebecca Rupp's Homelearning Year by Year, it will help you know what is expected of children in each grade level for each subject and it does give you ideas, books etc. It is very detailed in outlining what is expected for each subject. But most of all, remember to have fun! Learning does not have to involve workbooks, math problems can be solved while jumping, you do not need pencil and paper. Read a lot together, on the same subject from various resources, so you get a fuller, more complex knowledge of the subject. Talk and discuss what you learned about. On my blog you can see a few resources I use. Look them up, research it. But for now, since school is almost out, you do not need to worry so much about materials. You could ask Amanda's teachers to give you heads up on what they are finishing off, and work on that. I am not sure how long you are planning on HS-ing, but if it is only going to be months, maybe a year, you could look into cyber schools, or a packaged curriculum, where you get everything in a box. It is not individualized, but it would work as a temporary solution. I heard Weaver is good, or Sonlight. Good luck, if you need anything else let me know. Also, you may want to join a support group in your area, even if you cannot go on outings with them, it would be nice to have people to talk to, to answer your questions. Even a cyber support group helps. Yahoo groups will have a ton of options. There are LDS HS support groups too. Good luck, we keep Amanda and you guys in our prayers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11328505871295222847noreply@blogger.com