Type of Homeschooler Quiz

I found this quiz a couple of days ago and laughed when I saw the results. After reading up on homeschooling, I feel more drawn to unschooling then anything else. I think there are core things we need to study, but otherwise, eh, just let it be.
I read something along the lines of I have [...]

Soaking up info

I have been reading homeschool websites, articles, blogs and soaking up information. I know I don’t need a method to teach my kids, but I need a way to explain what I am doing to my extended family.
In reading the articles it felt like “yes, this is being written about me!” or about how I [...]

Commenting on a blog post

Over at Why Homeschool, she posted a great blog about the term “home based education” and why it is a better term then homeschooling.
I’ve mentioned here about Chris’ issues with schooling Alice at home, and I’m hoping he will come around sooner then later. At the moment, he seems stuck on school-at-home. I told him [...]

Our first week

This past week has been the first of our adventure into homeschooling. We officially started on Monday - and we have a lot to learn!
I am not homeschooling Alice with any particular method - at least not yet. She attended a Montessori preschool for half a school year when we were still in WA last [...]