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Mischka – I am very impressed with your decision to homeschool. When the twins were going through their horrible 3rd grade year I considered it but did not think I was qualified to do so. It actually took years of going through their lessons with them at night and a really rotten teacher that forced me to make the decision. I wish that I’d done it sooner. The boys were so eager to learn, my husband would get home between 4:30 and 6:00 and we had lost track of time.
My previous experience with homeschooled children was not positive. Neighbors and co-workers talking about how little the kids actually have to do to meet our state’s requirements for homeschooled kids. Once I made my decision I tried to find out where these people were getting their curriculum. I discovered that their idea of curriculum were those little workbook things that you can pick up at Wal-mart; this was not my idea of a better education.
I did some research and found out exactly what textbooks that the boys would have had, what novels that they would have been required to read and I purchased those books so that if they did decide to go back to regular school, they wouldn’t be behind. It was very expensive, but so worth it. One of the twins has gone back to regular school and the other attends a virtual school which I highly recommend. Fully accredited and the pros of regular school and homeschool combined. I don’t know how old your children are, but when they reach higher math, I’d also highly recommend Teaching Textbooks with cds.
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I've been married for 24 years and have four wonderful children.
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