Coffee anyone ?

[Jesusfreak101]

ah ok that makes since i hear it was abit slower then the rod and staff . i also read that for some it could be distracting with all the colors and such. i am feel stuck with the rod and staff until i find something else that would be more homeschool pace basised and less school pace. we shall see i had though about son light but they are sp expensive its ridiculous. it was i think 800-900 for the first year we would do it and ever onext year about the same. compared to the 250 for rod and staff for all of theirs (i dont get all of theirs).

 

[Baymule]

I congratulate both of you for teaching your children. The Abeka curriculum is a very good one. My daughter was in private school most of her school years, on the Abeka curriculum. The upshot is, she went to Sam Houston University at 16 years of age, graduated at 19 and had 2 Masters degrees at 22 years old. She is now a college professor and working on her PHD.

You two keep up the good work. You are investing yourselves in your children and their future. At some point, you may want to put them in public school. My DD went to public school in 9th grade, because she wanted a social life. LOL At 11th grade, she needed ONE credit to graduate that year and public school said no, she had to come back for 12th grade to graduate. So she went back to private school, beat down the doors at the college until they admitted her.

You never know what will be the spark that lights up your children and stays the course of their life. When you get discouraged, don't give up. You both are exceptional parents.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

thank you for the encourage me i am blessed to be able to and tp have a large church family of mostly homeschoolers. my parents arent to thrilled they think they need more time with other chilldren for social skills but i belive the still learn those. my husband is also not for since his mother didnt actually do it but i can understand that they learning that i do and am very focused on it i can get over stress about it when,she being a brat and trying not to do it lol. i am start my son on preschool so thqts fun lol

 

[AmberLops]

I think homeschooling is great! I was homeschooled, graduated at 16, and completed online college at 17
I think it's definitely the way to go and your kids are lucky

 

[Baymule]

If anyone has ever ordered garden seeds from www.rareseeds.com AKA Baker Creek, both him and his wife were home schooled. So there is a success story if there ever was one.

 

[AmberLops]

@Baymule I bought almost $200 worth of seeds from them in the spring! But I didn't know that about them

I've been trying to figure out what kind of storm we're going to have today...Accuweather has been saying severe storms and then the warning disappears the next day but I found an article about it.
Torrential downpours, wind gusts up to 70mph, isolated tornadoes and thunder/lightning
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weat...etch-of-eastern-us-tuesday-afternoon/70009062

Yesterday i bought stakes and rope to tie down the canopy that covers the rabbits, and some tarps to put over their cages and tie them to the ground. I want to be prepared for this storm...not like all the other storms.
I'm determined

 

[Jesusfreak101]

i actually looked at their seeds i have to save for theirs alot more lol they are up there in compaired to the stores near me.

 

[Alaskan]

ah ok that makes since i hear it was abit slower then the rod and staff . i also read that for some it could be distracting with all the colors and such. i am feel stuck with the rod and staff until i find something else that would be more homeschool pace basised and less school pace. we shall see i had though about son light but they are sp expensive its ridiculous. it was i think 800-900 for the first year we would do it and ever onext year about the same. compared to the 250 for rod and staff for all of theirs (i dont get all of theirs).

Rod and staff has the best prices by far.... but yes, too much busy work/true school for us.

I still used their readers.. starting in 5th grade (I did not like their bible based ones in the early grades), "Time to Plant" Reader and workbook start in 5th. Excellent!

https://www.milestonebooks.com/item/1-115--/

As for math.... Right Start I think gives the best foundation. Great program especially for the early grades.

https://rightstartmath.com/?gclid=C...4izTi-wm2egL5-OnVMblA7R1Fs0ErXZYaAqaPEALw_wcB

For early reading and spelling Explode the Code can't be beat.

 

[Alaskan]

Oh... as to socializing....

When the kids were little we would sometimes take the entire day... spend the ENTIRE day...on being nice to each other...

I have no idea how I would have taught my kids to be good and kind to each other and others......if I hadn't had so much time with them. but maybe my kids are just challenged.

I did make sure that they had "time with strangers" (like grocery store, public park, public skating, working at the food pantry), and "time with familiar people" (people at church, people at scouts, taking care of shut ins, whatever other activities they did).

 

[Jesusfreak101]

yeah from what i saw in the science and history sections it baised off their veiw points. one reason i am just using the work books for phonics, reading and math.