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As we continue in our series of posts using the word HOMESCHOOL as an acronym, we come to the letter H. What I’ve Learned About HOMESC H OOLing: Teaching Their Heads AND Their Hearts The basic types of clouds The dates and leaders of WWII Nouns, verbs and adjectives Algebra Literature The fine arts…  The list of what we can teach our children seems limitless. Combining the “required” subjects, our children’s insatiable curiosity, and all of the things we want them to learn and explore to be well rounded individuals…there are simply not enough hours in childhood to cover that much information. So, does that mean we have failed? Since we cannot teach it all, will we let our children down? I answer with a resounding NO!   It is not about how much we teach our children, but rather the way we teach them that will bring success.  Focus on deep learning   Our minds absorb information in many different ways. We have short term memory and lon...

As we continue in our series of posts using the word HOMESCHOOL as an acronym, we come to the letter C. How well do you know your child(ren)? What I’ve Learned About HOMES C HOOLing: Know Thy Child My brother and his wife have six sons. One of the joys of living near our family again is being able to spend time with my nephews. It is so fun to be an auntie. One of the things that has surprised me is how different the boys are from one another. Here they are, having the same parents, the same home life, the same upbringing, and yet they are each so unique in their personalities, interests, and abilities. One of the delights of homeschooling is the flexibility we have to tailor our child’s schooling to meet their needs. My son is a numbers whiz. He breezes through math and rarely comes upon a concept he does not understand. (He is just like his dad in that way.) The math curriculum I chose for his kindergarten year was great. He excelled at the lessons and love...