tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966041586401268867.post296710400346040938..comments2023-10-17T03:37:10.247-07:00Comments on Whole Family Learning: March Madness: Consider The Homeschool OptionKerry McDonald, M.Ed.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05970816682727759140noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966041586401268867.post-77270892695455777942016-03-03T17:33:46.332-08:002016-03-03T17:33:46.332-08:00Great post! You really captured the reasons why w...Great post! You really captured the reasons why we have chosen to homeschool, especially the focus on family and nature. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313052114746064633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966041586401268867.post-2713043299609931232016-03-03T17:32:54.282-08:002016-03-03T17:32:54.282-08:00Great post! Really resonated with me --- especial...Great post! Really resonated with me --- especially the focus on family and natural world. That is a huge reason why we're homeschooling, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313052114746064633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966041586401268867.post-68057439034176595992016-03-03T10:35:18.115-08:002016-03-03T10:35:18.115-08:00Homeschooling provides flexibility and how you &qu...Homeschooling provides flexibility and how you "do" it is entirely up to what works for the whole family. You can homeschool or unschool. Include religion or not. Be highly scheduled or mildly scheduled or not at all. It can be long term and part of an over-arching philosophy of parenting and family, or it can be just a practical thing you do because you can't find/afford the right school. You can homeschool one kid and send other(s) to school. It doesn't *have* to mean having one parent at home full-time. A whole lot of families figure out ways to manage two parents in the workplace, utilizing grandparents, after-school programs, home-based businesses, swing shifts, etc.<br /><br />And... you can change course fairly easily if something isn't working out. As I've lamented previously, the social piece of homeschooling is/was a bust for us. So what worked was to stop trying, build relationships outside of homeschooling, and send our kids to a part-time learning center where they can count on other kids being there to hang out with. Not what we envisioned, but still working. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190305455104909615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966041586401268867.post-47926469529843572832016-03-03T05:55:46.264-08:002016-03-03T05:55:46.264-08:00That's great, Sara! So glad to hear that homes...That's great, Sara! So glad to hear that homeschooling is working out well for your family!Kerry McDonald, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05970816682727759140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966041586401268867.post-62303219869154543452016-03-02T14:11:28.017-08:002016-03-02T14:11:28.017-08:00Excellent post, Kerry! We went through a similar p...Excellent post, Kerry! We went through a similar process last year, got accepted to the local Waldorf and Montessori schools, as well as the public lottery, and ultimately chose homeschooling for all the reasons you mention. It's been an amazing year and now I can't even imagine choosing school over the freedom and customization that homeschooling offers.Saranoreply@blogger.com