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Boyschooling: The Interview -- Who I am , Why I home-ed, How I home-ed, etc.
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Saturday, 11 October 2014. The Interview - Who I am , Why I home-ed, How I home-ed, etc. I was recently interviewed on FB for a home-edder's blog about homeschooling, especially to encourage newbies. I thought it might be worth reproducing here. Blown away in the Orkneys. Why did I start homeschooling? What top tip would I give newbies? Is there such thing as a typical day? What's the best and worst thing about HE? To sum up - TIME! Texas Baseball in June - holiday freedom. We're halfway through already!
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Boyschooling: The Socialization Myth
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014. I'm now a veteran of homeschooling of more than 12 years. I once taught in secondary schools in England, but decided I was in a ludicrous position of being paid to teach other's children, and paying others to teach my own - so, I decided to cut out the middleman and start to teach my kids. BUT, people new to homeschooling, or thinking about homeschooling, or criticizing homeschooling, always want to bring up the "socialization" card, as though schools are the only place - or...
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Boyschooling: Nature Study in Spring
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Saturday, 14 March 2015. Nature Study in Spring. Here in the UK, we haven’t sprung our clocks forward yet, but the signs of spring are definitely upon us. As the followers of the Charlotte Mason method, nature study is supposed to be a big part of our homeschool curriculum. We’re not always very good at it, but this time of year, it seems that we can’t help but notice the changes all around us. Don’t ferry buckets of its water to your paddling pool! Winter aconites add floral sunshine to shady spots.
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Boyschooling: August Challenge -- Join us for a month without Screen Time!
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Monday, 21 July 2014. August Challenge - Join us for a month without Screen Time! Join us in our No-Screen-Time August Challenge. Of reading top-notch books instead of wasting time with TV and computer games. Pop over to Facebook. And let us know what books you'll crack open on the 1st of August. (While you're there, "like"our page, please! August will be our books-only month. How many books can we get through in a month? That's the big question! Some thick; some thin; all brilliant! Phoenix is now 14 an...
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Boyschooling: When You Meet Your Heroes ...
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Saturday, 8 November 2014. When You Meet Your Heroes . Today, I met one of my homeschooling heroes: Sally Clarkson. Sally is the author of numerous books, some about homeschooling and some about mothering and child-rearing with spiritual vision. Sally's Homeschooling Books, through the Years. She has a new book coming out in January called Own Your Own Way, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. So, what does one do when one meets a hero? The big moment comes when we give her a present we found at a Nat...
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Boyschooling: A Charlotte Mason Family on Summer Holiday
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Tuesday, 22 July 2014. A Charlotte Mason Family on Summer Holiday. If you know anything about Charlotte Mason, the founder of a liberal arts method followed by millions of homeschoolers all over the world, you know that she famously described education as "an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.". However, we still maintain a life of education in other ways, since our home is a learning place in which we pursue living ideas. So, for today's lessons. First, the kids studied some card tricks on YouTube an...
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Boyschooling: From Caterpillar to Moth
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Saturday, 14 February 2015. From Caterpillar to Moth. Back in December, Rocky discovered a bright green caterpillar on the floor of our kitchen. We scoured the internet and our butterfly identification books, but couldn't pinpoint the species of caterpillar we had suddenly decided to adopt. Angle Shades Moth Caterpillar. So apparently, we were on the right track with our brambles and nettles, and before long, we had a cocoon! This is a bit more exciting than a cocoon! Behold: the cycle of nature! Since m...
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Boyschooling: Now THAT'S a big timeline!
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Friday, 15 August 2014. Now THAT'S a big timeline! Whether you're a follower of the Charlotte Mason method or not, I think having a working timeline for your family is a very important addition to your history studies. Children can cope with our tendency to hop around historical studies - even schools, notorious for having children dress up like Cleopatra one day and an Evacuee from World War II the next, are able to help their pupils form some kind of mental timeline in their heads. In the end, though, ...
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Boyschooling: Take this American Lit Poll
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Sunday, 22 March 2015. Take this American Lit Poll. Sun Mar 29, 08:00:00 am BST. Might be another good one for discussions. The Birchbark House is a Native American story. And everyone should just read Jack Londons and Louis M. Alcotts books just because they are great stories. Wed May 13, 06:09:00 pm BST. On another subject, I have just updated my UK Christian home educator blog list and added your blog to it. Hope this is OK. Dont be shy if youve got something to say! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
