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For almost a year I have been playing on the idea of homeschooling the girls.
Recently finding out that some friends, and family members are homeschooling their kids, I looked more seriously into the subject.
After bringing Sarah home from church (Nursery) last Sunday, she decided to start acting like the kids in nursery (meaning she has to whine and cry about EVERYTHING, takes toys away without hesitation from her little sister Rachel, and has recently started arguing - although I think she has learned that from her grandpa, who thinks it is funny to see her argue). My mom is one of the nursery teachers, and she said Sarah has 99% of the time been in the top percentile of well behaved kids, but has noticed that Sarah is a great follower - she copies everything good and bad.
So the decision is now that the girls will be home schooled. Hopefully by the time the snow melts in the spring, I will have enough money to build a second A-frame which will function as the schoolhouse/business office.
Oh, and the girls will be wearing school uniforms like this adorable dress. Aren't they cute? From everyone I have spoken with, they are all for school uniforms, so that when the girls are in their uniforms, it means it is time for school. When they are done with school, they change their clothes, and then proceed with the day.
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Have you heard of "A Thomas Jefferson Education" by Oliver DeMille? That is the method that we are mostly using. Although, every family and child is different and has different needs, so it's good to look into all kinds of methods of homeschooling.
We are doing a more informal type of homeschooling, where learning is just a part of the whole day. When the kids are older they will have a scheduled time of day to do school work, but they will be able to choose the content. The jist of the method is that they develop a love of learning because they are inspired, rather than forced, to learn.
The main reason we are homeschooling is so that our kids can get a quality education, but there are so many other benefits - like not being around bad examples so much and not having to deal with school politics. Let me know what methods you are using! Good luck with this new venture. :)
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