Home Schooling: Simplicity
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Homeschooling, Montessori
Asked by C.L. from Dallas
on March 16, 2010
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hello i am a stay at home mom of two children and one on the way. i would like to home-school my three year old son and was wondering if anyone had any advice on how t...
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- <grinning> There was a similar Q just yesterday... So I hope you don't mind but I'm going to cut and paste :) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/playschool6/ is a Mont...
- I would suggest saving a "little money" some other way. Good Montessori schools give your child something they can't get anywhere else - relating to peers with respec...
- I disagree with Vikki that they learn to relate to peers with respect in a Montessori school, but won't learn at home. My experience has been the exact opposite. I w...
Homeschool Preschool
Asked by J.S. from San Francisco
on March 15, 2010
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Hello Moms!
I am looking into homeschooling my twins for preschool, and was hoping there a a few moms out there that have done this and can give me some advise/supp...
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- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/playschool6/ is a Montessori Homeschool Message Board on yahoo groups that's really amazing. They do MM homeschool across the age spect...
- Hi, in my opinion (and only my opinion) I think there are many good reasons for sending your girsl to preschool outside of the home. First, it is important for them t...
- Hi, I am so glad that I found your post. When I first read it I thought, wow, really? Montessori at home? Can that be done? Now I'm gonna go check out the links fr...
I Have Made the Decision to HOMESCHOOL and Have Some Questions
Asked by A.K. from Dallas
on June 17, 2011
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I have decided to homeschool and am very excited about the decision, but have many questions!! I hope that you all can help me!
I am Texas so I am very lucky. I ha...
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- This is a homeschool blogger who has won several awards for her curriculum and activity system, and she has tons of resources as well. That's about all I know, I somet...
- I made the same decision 7 years ago, for the same reason! :) First, you can use any curriculum, or mixed curricula that you desire. The requirements for Texas are f...
- Purely MY favorites? (As in what we use in our house and love with our starting at age 6 and now almost 9yo) Math - Singapore (general) - Montessori (general) htt...
Helping My 1St Grader Become a Better Writer...
Asked by A.M. from Kansas City
on March 26, 2012
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Report cards were emailed Friday...She's above average in all areas except writing. Her sentences are correct, however, short and sweet. We sat down this weekend and e...
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- Sounds like my daughter. At her school, they had them writing stories in kindergarten and while she loved to read the most creative, fantastical stories it is very dif...
- I don't have any background or credentials (except mommyhood) to recommend this, but what about reading stories/books with her. But don't just read them. Stop aft...
- I admit: I LOL'd at this. "Writing" in first grade is all about simple sentences. As long as there is subject-verb agreement, they should be good. Good "storytelli...
Kindergarten Disaster
Asked by E.M. from Pocatello
on March 18, 2008
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I am new to this community and am interested in home schooling my kindergarten son. The school year is half over so we cannot enroll him in the online program I was l...
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- I am a mother who have homeschooled for 7 years. My oldest from Kindergarten until 6th grade and my youngest from Kindergarten until 1st grade. This year we have been ...
- I am home schooling my daughters and they are in kindergarten and second grade. I am using the online program at a local charter school and with the curriculum that th...
- I am not sure what they offer as far as timing of thier school year but the Calvert school is an excellent choice. My parents used this when I was in school and I have...
Teaching How to Write...
Asked by J.R. from Kansas City
on December 5, 2007
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My daughter will be 3 in two weeks and maybe I am getting ahead of myself, but I'm not sure. I was wondering how/when to start teaching her how to write. Both of my ...
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- Hello! I'm the mother of 2 boys and a full-time Soldier. My advice is to drop by Borders or Barnes and Noble and check out the home-school section. There are TO...
- PLease don't forget the art and playdough. Just learning to write isn't enough. Let them fingerpaint, color, cut with safety scissors, just rip up some paper or magazi...
- We made a couple mistakes when working with our daughter at home, so you might want to think about these. We taught her to write her name with all capitals because I t...
Kumon Learning Centers
Asked by M.C. from Boston
on December 14, 2010
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Hi all,
I am thinking of enrolling my daughter in the Kumon Learning Center (much like Sylvan). She is having a difficult time in reading and math this year. I though...
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- I personally would go the private tutor route myself. I have some student going to Kuman. Not only is it worksheet heavy but also back to rote memorization. Very cos...
- first of all have you asked the school to evluate her for special services at school? My son had a reading delay and he was tested and found to need special services...
- We did Sylvan when my daughter was younger, but honestly it wasn't the greatest thing. The best thing we found was asking at the school for teachers or former teachers...
Why Do You like Mamapedia So Much?
Asked by M.W. from San Francisco
on June 2, 2011
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I am somewhat new to Mamapedia. A friend of mine told me about it awhile ago. I started off with just glancing at questions...then I asked a question...then I starte...
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- My female friends live far from me so I feel I am getting my girly fix here every day B. k
- Well today it has saved me from doing yard work. Yesterday I should've vaccuumed, day before missed bathroom cleaning......sigh. :(
- I have girlfriends. But none that I can sit down in a room and say OK, listen to what HE DID NOW! I have to talk to them individually. Here, I am able to get the op...
Son's 2Nd Birthday Party- to Invite or Not to Invite?
Asked by L.L. from New York
on May 9, 2009
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Hello,
My son's 2nd birthday is next month and I have a concern. We used to belong to a weekly playgroup over the course of a year, but recently pulled out of it d...
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- If you haven't socialized with them in quite a while, then there's no need to invite them. The ones you do still socialize with, or even just keep in contact with, yo...
- Being counter-cultural, I go by the old rule that a birthday party should be the child's age plus one -- so for a 2-year-old, 3 kids max. If the party is truly for th...
- I say definintely invite just the few moms/kids you are still "great friends" with. You said that you no longer participate, and while it is generous of you to have a...
Can We Stop Dumbing Things Down, Please?
Asked by L.M. from Norfolk
on February 22, 2012
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I will admit, I am a woman with A LOT of pet peeves. One big one is a tendency in our society and educational system to "dumb down" concepts for the masses. One exampl...
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- I haven't read the other responses but here's my take on things: Like it or not, the school system is set up to educate an average student, in average subjects. If...
- y personal two pet peeves in education? Easy: We do not live in a democracy. We live in a constitutional republic. Democracy is rule by the masses, that is clearly...
- I'm truly bothered by the Eurocentric 'white washing' of History. I find myself drilling the wrong info into my kids so they can make the grade, while having to expla...
