Homeschool
Get Tough 03/10/2010
 
"When the going gets tough"... come on, say it with me, "the tough get going!"  Do you think this was written for homeschool families?  Hmmm...    TM : )  
 
 
Here's a thought... 
Who is in charge of the teaching in the homeschool family?  The parent?  or the child?  Does the parent teach the child to learn?  or does the child's interest teach the parent to learn?  Hmmm...    TM : )
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Why is the unknown so much scarier for some people and not for others?  Some get anxious and think too hard about all the possibilities of what can go wrong, while there are those that let the water roll right off their backs.  I think it's a matter of perspectives on what has been experienced in each person's lives.  But I would hope that one could compare where they were and where they are.  When you truly see where you are compared to where you've been, it really is not so scary after all and the water starts to flow.   TM : )  
 
Modern World 02/17/2010
 
You are the rock.  And you thought you were just a Mom!  You are teaching your children to succeed in a world that is so different than when we were kids.  The kids today are quite savvy with technology and so in touch with anything LED.  Wonderful for them, dreadful for us as we try to guide them in a time where everything moves in a blink of an eye.  Technology moves fast, but we don't have to feel pressured to move the same way.  You are important to your child's  equilibrium when it comes to the modern world.  Be steady, be solid... like a rock.      TM : )  
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The Unknown 02/04/2010
 

Fear of the unknown... It is not a complete homeschool package without it!  Are we doing this right?  Am I doing this right?  Did we do enough work today?  Ahhh, the endless worries of being a Mom/Teacher.  Do you know you?  Are you sure?  Yes?  What about your children?  Know them pretty well?  Well, yeah, we gave birth to these kids, but do you really know their hopes and dreams?  Yes?  Then guess what?  You're in pretty good shape.  You are not unknown to you.  You are not unknown to your kids.  You know the kids need reading, writing and math, so is it really an unknown how to homeschool?  I know there's much more to it, but the basics are not an unknown.  So... stop with the fear of the unknown and go with what you DO know.  And then the unknown won't be so scary after all.   TM : ) 
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For or Against? 02/02/2010
 
Today I wrote this long blog to post that went on and on and I couldn't figure out an ending, just like this sentence, and decided against it.  It happens.  Just like when we try to teach our children something that goes on and on and their faces looking at you wondering does this really have an ending?  Do we keep going?  Or should we decide against it?  What is great about homeschool, is that we have the option to keep our audience (our kids) intrigued by the learning and we can choose to decide against it when the learning is SOOOOOO long and boring.  Gosh, I'm just racking up the points for homeschool!   TM : )   
 
Do you know? 01/27/2010
 
Growing, learning, changing.  Which one comes first?  Are you growing when you learn and then change comes?  Or do you change because you're learning and with knowledge you grow?  But yet another view would be if you learn then you change, and with change you grow.  So which is it?  I think there are no wrong answers.  So why am I trying to confuse you and make your head spin?  Because I'm here to give you a new view, and homeschool is exactly like these questions I gave you.  Math, reading, writing.  Which one comes first?  Ha... Gotcha!  There are many ways to teach your children, and there are no wrong answers.  Only options.   TM : )
 
 
This is your life.  This is your chance to make your life the best it can be.  This is your chance to make your life count when it comes to making someone else's life the best it can be.  Do you do that?  Are you thinking about it?  Don't think so hard, do you know why?  Because you DO make someone's life the best it can be everyday.  When you are making your life the best it can be, you are teaching your children that they too can live their life the best it can be.  You pave the way for your children every single day to live life to the fullest.  I don't think you'll find that lesson plan at a traditional school on a day to day basis.  Homeschool, it's more than just another work page, it's a lifestyle!   TM : )
 
SchoolBus 01/20/2010
 
Oh my goodness!  I can't even begin to tell you how hectic it's been around here.  Homeschool has been so busy and then to add this crazy weather that we have been receiving in California is a book in itself.  Huh?  You too?  Yep, we're homeschoolers!  Here's a thought... why is it called homeschool when we are never home?  We should name it something else, hmmm, like maybe NeverHome-School?  Or School on Wheels, I KNOW, SchoolBus!  Okay, maybe not.  Do you have a better name?  Yeah, okay, lets just keep it the same, Home-Sweet-Homeschool!  TM : )
 
Motivate 01/04/2010
 
Motivate, excite, spur, stimulate, encourage... not just your children, but all who come in contact with you.  It just takes one person to motivate another and great ideas evolve.  Why not be the motivator?  TM : )
 
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