Homeschoolingmama

This question is one of many I face day in day out. So, what makes parents decide to go against the 'norm' and elect home education? I, for obvious reasons, can only explain our decision in this process. Other parents may have reasons completely opposite to ours, but at the end of the day, we all strive to do what is best for our children. Now there's something else I should note before going into details about our decision. Home educating /home schooling doesn't work for every family, for some school is always going to be the best place. The reality is, one shoe doesn't fit all. So why are we home educating? For us, there's one huge factor, and that is because little person (7years old) is a kinaesthetic learner. He learns through movement, and asking him to sit for more then half an hour in one spot does more harm than good. Movement and visual aids are what helps him. We were wary, that in a classroom of 30 or so children, his need to move would be label...

I thought it would make much sense to begin with a 'hello' post. After much contemplation I thought it would, in reality, be quite nice to log our home schooling journey. So this is both a hello post and quick introduction! We are a family of two little people and two adults. Currently we are home schooling (home educating) a 7 year old. 3 year old is still a little young for any formal schooling.  So why log/blog? At the beginning of our journey I found reading other home schooling blogs immensely important. Not only did they help keep me motivated, but they also allowed me to picture our journey. The one thing I really wanted to do, which is probably out there (I'm not the best when it comes to searching the wide web), was review products we were using on our journey so other families could/can make informed decisions as to whether to buy or not. I hope you enjoy reading through the posts, and do leave comments/suggestions. Thank you for joining us!!  D...