tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post8799579053851208507..comments2023-05-10T01:26:58.053-07:00Comments on God Made, Home Grown: "Doing School"Tianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01126848166358162075noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-23631172162268925562011-02-21T09:40:52.255-08:002011-02-21T09:40:52.255-08:00Wow! What a blessing to read this! God knew I need...Wow! What a blessing to read this! God knew I needed this. The devil has been on my shoulder lately... a lot...with this! I found this blog by "accident" and it was just what God knew I needed to hear! You've blessed me more than you can know!! Thank you!! God Bless!! :)Claudinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034658103326014676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-63414764153323512992011-01-15T08:54:17.315-08:002011-01-15T08:54:17.315-08:00I love it! I struggle with this so often. I purcha...I love it! I struggle with this so often. I purchased My Father's World for my Kindergartner this year and I've only gone through a few chapters. I just can't stand the monotony! I'm totally an unschooler at heart. I love reading to the kids, teaching them words in Spanish, delving into what interests them on any given day and answering questions that they ask. It's so nice to see that you do that, too. I have started having my son copy words so that I feel like I've done school - at first I just used simple three little words, but then thought, "Duh! I could be using Proverbs!" <br /><br />Have you watched the documentary Dragons or Dinosaurs? It's a great in-depth look at creationism and dinosaurs.<br /><br />Your fellow FAA member, <br />NinaNinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262750590334618191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-89882721758371857462010-12-06T05:54:41.853-08:002010-12-06T05:54:41.853-08:00Beautiful post, beautiful day! Thanks for sharing...Beautiful post, beautiful day! Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-80232760656786672022010-10-21T12:37:59.485-07:002010-10-21T12:37:59.485-07:00HA! Sounds like a day at our house.
Interestingly....HA! Sounds like a day at our house.<br />Interestingly..I got an idea to try a public school at home curriculum which is actually pretty good, but I was spending 7 hours a day with my 9 yr old and trying to also squeeze in the 7 yr old's work, while my poor barely 5 and 3 yr olds wandered around like little lost sheep. We were so segregated and I was neglecting my home and my smaller children... We had to drop violin, and other pursuits all to check off the boxes of my chosen program. I felt horrible for not being able to keep up (did I mention I am almost finished baking child #5!) And on top of all that the child I was spending all of my time with shared that she missed me and felt neglected!!! I finally went back to my 'classical/natural' method, and now we're all happy reading together, contrasting and comparing the code of Hammurabi with the Levitical code, reading and learning about the world and real life. SO Happy with all my little chicks gathered around me doing things as a family!!!<br />THanks for the encouragement!!!!Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-29682831460791300202010-04-23T08:36:05.466-07:002010-04-23T08:36:05.466-07:00I just got to read this one! I love it! I feel th...I just got to read this one! I love it! I feel the same way alot of days, when we do Bible and just enjoy being a family, and I feel like we didn't "really" do school. But then I think about public school kids that watch movies for half the day and do nothing. It's all good!Amanda S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00835460198315532183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-10424118425323528442010-04-19T16:03:00.669-07:002010-04-19T16:03:00.669-07:00I think this is the beauty of homeschooling...our ...I think this is the beauty of homeschooling...our lives are just filled with learning moments. Remember CM said that learning is an "atmosphere" not a set of books or curricula. You made me smile. :)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565810011908156870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-90347218182675575042010-04-15T16:55:52.796-07:002010-04-15T16:55:52.796-07:00I love posts like this. Thanks for sharing it and ...I love posts like this. Thanks for sharing it and encouraging us all!Ellenhttp://bluestockingbelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-8442274199867634912010-04-14T14:50:35.240-07:002010-04-14T14:50:35.240-07:00Wonderful, honest post! I think all of homeschool ...Wonderful, honest post! I think all of homeschool moms deal with this sometimes. I know I have (and still do some days)!<br /><br /><br />(Visit my NEW blog: <a href="http://seejamieblog.com" rel="nofollow">See Jamie blog</a>)Jamie {See Jamie blog}https://www.blogger.com/profile/18212749055211487304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-59776806836842605982010-04-14T05:05:21.626-07:002010-04-14T05:05:21.626-07:00Wonderful post! I do this same thing once a month...Wonderful post! I do this same thing once a month to remind myself how much we are getting done. It is so much more interesting to see our day laid out this way then in a lesson plan book. It always amazes me how much happens.<br />Blessings,<br />DawnDawnhttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/my4sweetumsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-75497331373464923222010-04-14T04:38:17.788-07:002010-04-14T04:38:17.788-07:00You're singing my song! And that picture of th...You're singing my song! And that picture of the totally enthused kids with abacuses (abaci??) just cracked me up. Thanks for that!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785743647491010627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-65651942740043364482010-04-13T06:12:48.115-07:002010-04-13T06:12:48.115-07:00I really enjoyed this post. I identify, and I lik...I really enjoyed this post. I identify, and I like reading about how other homeschoolers' days go, even if they aren't "doing school." <br /><br />The expression on the front girl's face in the top photo is pitiful and hilarious at the same time. <br /><br />Oh, and thanks for the platypus video link. They are amusing creatures and I'm sure my children will enjoy it. Isn't YouTube useful?Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488881901957036486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-62174648678403975302010-04-11T15:33:23.842-07:002010-04-11T15:33:23.842-07:00Love this post. Thank you for submitting it to th...Love this post. Thank you for submitting it to the upcoming CM Carnival!Cindyhttp://ourjourneywestward.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-86964900858625172632010-03-31T11:38:18.719-07:002010-03-31T11:38:18.719-07:00love your post so much - i do the same second gues...love your post so much - i do the same second guessing game over homeschooling and what i actually accomplish in a day, and beat myself up unnecessarily more than i like to admit. Thanks for the encouragement.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062278176319982696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-19286878203963832292010-03-31T07:23:57.596-07:002010-03-31T07:23:57.596-07:00thanks for sharing your day! i'm soo going to ...thanks for sharing your day! i'm soo going to show my girls the platypus video!StarKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208631697844102759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-77184468248098436502010-03-29T17:47:42.539-07:002010-03-29T17:47:42.539-07:00I'm a big math guy here. I've got my 5 ye...I'm a big math guy here. I've got my 5 year old into algebra already. And yet I'm still unsure how important of a subject it is when weighed against everything else. Just because I was extraordinarily good at it is no reason to elevate it beyond its station. What did Charlotte Mason say? Something about how math was over-emphasized because it is *easy to test*?<br /><br />When you see your off-dropping, outsourcing friends...<br /><br />Go on the offensive like I do. Ask THEM what they are doing for *family* today. Ask THEM if they are worried about the *social skills* of their age-segregated and reality-shielded children!CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-66595457345087947822010-03-24T13:38:17.025-07:002010-03-24T13:38:17.025-07:00Hi Christa,
Thanks for reading! I'm glad I wa...Hi Christa,<br /><br />Thanks for reading! I'm glad I was able to encourage you today...that's what I'm here for!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />:)TianaTianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01126848166358162075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-35969650873909099612010-03-24T12:28:35.736-07:002010-03-24T12:28:35.736-07:00Thank you for posting your thoughts. You made me c...Thank you for posting your thoughts. You made me cry today...I have a big "bad HS mom" stick that I regularly beat myself with. I need to stop doing that and stand firm in my convictions. I am so blessed to have my kids at home with me and to be able to prioritize how they spend their time.Christanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-91734289576305118562010-03-24T10:04:49.818-07:002010-03-24T10:04:49.818-07:00Your kids received more "real" education...Your kids received more "real" education in the day you describe then they would had they sat bored in a classroom all day. Self learning is a marvelous thing. Teach them to learn and help them do it. Don't teach them a subject by forcing it into them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412272580924466897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-71420973554472927722010-03-24T06:28:43.196-07:002010-03-24T06:28:43.196-07:00Tiana, You are a great homeschooling mom, a great ...Tiana, You are a great homeschooling mom, a great mom-period. You are a true source of inspiration and encouragement for me!Lishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3429829204803687958.post-61814366094692156192010-03-24T06:24:05.409-07:002010-03-24T06:24:05.409-07:00Fantastic post. Funny thing about math, isn't ...Fantastic post. Funny thing about math, isn't it? I do that same thing in my head. If we get nothing else done, we MUST do math!! It's so crazy!Sarah at SmallWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.com