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Technology Loving Unschooling Homeschooling Method {Real Homeschooling for Real Families}

July 1, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Today’s Real Homeschooling for Real Families post is written by Cyndie who is a local mom. She is writing about using technology to unschool her daughter.

UN-School mom here! I have been asked to explain a sample day to day of how my daughter (7) learns through the unschooling method. I’ll just leave the wiki link here so you can read what unschooling is. You can also check out books about unschooling from Amazon.

We’re big on family time so we do official school work around my husbands work schedule. He works 2nd shift 4 days a week. On those days we get up around noon. (yes, you read that right) My seven year old hops onto the Xbox and games with her friends for about an hour while I gather my thoughts. We check the weather radar together and plan what we want to do for the rest of the day.

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Eclectic High School Homeschool: Preparing Your Teen for Life {Real Homeschooling for Real Families}

June 24, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Today’s Real Homeschooling for Real Families post is written by Pat from Breakthrough Homeschooling. She is writing about using an Eclectic Style for High School.

When we first began homeschooling, I think it would be fair to say that that prevalent approach to homeschooling high school was actuality preparation for college. Most homeschool moms replicated their own high school education, whether or not it was intentional, and that certainly was the context when we were homeschooling our two older kiddos, now 31 and 29. But I’d like to suggest an alternate approach to homeschooling high school today, without (I hope) sounding too melodramatic: preparation for life.

As mentioned, many years ago, college attendance was the assumed next step after teenagers completed high school. Since then, however, our country and culture have been hit with recessions, skyrocketing college costs, unprecedented pile-ups of student loan debt, and a staggering rate of un- or under-employed college grads. Add to this environment the unparalleled growth of technology-based businesses, many of which do not require or even need a college degree, and a business landscape that invites and encourages entrepreneurship. Oh, and don’t forget the useful application of a gap year…

The end result is that today’s high school students have a plethora of opportunities and possibilities, which actually makes our job as home educators a bit more complex than “just” preparing for college.

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A Typical Day in our Charlotte Mason Homeschool {Real Homeschooling for Real Families}

June 17, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Today’s Real Homeschooling for Real Families post is written by an anonymous homeshool mom with permission to share her thoughts on the Charlotte Mason Homeschool Method.

Have you considered using the Charlotte Mason homeschool method or approach to your homeschool? The Charlotte Mason method is based on Charlotte’s firm belief that the child is a person and we must educate that whole person, not just his mind. So a Charlotte Mason education is three-pronged: in her words, “Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life.” (from Simply Charlotte Mason website). You can learn more about the CM Method by visiting Ambleside Online for free resources.

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The Principle Approach Homeschooling Method {Real Homeschooling for Real Families}

June 10, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Today’s Real Homeschooling for Real Families post is written by Heather from Principled Academy. She is writing about the Principle Approach to homeschooling.

For her first one hundred and fifty years, America’s form of Christian education is what we today call the Principle Approach®. It’s what gives us a Christian form of government in America. And it’s what produces the Christian leadership we need today to help restore and keep our Republic. So, the Principle Approach®: is it for your homeschool? This will help you decide!

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Is Eclectic Homeschooling Right For My Family? {Real Homeschooling for Real Families}

June 3, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Today’s Real Homeschooling for Real Families post is written by Courtney from Homeschool Mastery Academy. She is writing about Eclectic Homeschooling and how to tell if it’s right for your family.

Eclectic homeschooling is a popular method of homeschooling for many reasons. You can blend all of your favorite homeschooling methods for a custom curriculum. You never have to feel limited or constrained to just one method. That is precisely why I am such a fan of eclectic homeschooling!

What exactly is Eclectic Homeschooling?

It is whatever you want it to be. Seriously. You can pick and choose resources from any homeschool method and blend them into your homeschool. You can take different homeschool books, resources, printables, games, curriculum and make it your own. Eclectic homeschooling has all the freedom you could ask for when it comes to home educating.

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