Happy Hearts Homeschool

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{ 02:36, 2006-Apr-1 } { 3 comments } { Link }

Yesterday, we receievd our first issue of TOS magazine. It was so wonderful to
read so many stories & experiences of fellow homeschoolers that I had to come here & join too!
We are homeschooling our 8 year old daughter. This is our first year. She was attending the local public school until the beginning of 2006. Her class was
a 2nd & 3rd grade blend (she in 2nd) and she began to fall further & further
behind. I sat in the class, listening to the unorganized drama of other
children, the disrespect for their teacher, the outbursts, and the way the 3rd grade work was trickling onto the shoulders of the second graders.
My daughter
has always been a slow learner. She has a slight hearing loss & learned
phonics at a later stage than most. When I went to the teacher for ideas, she said they would work on my daughter's learning issues later in the year! I thought, "Well she will be even more behind by then!" We took her to Sylvan's learning center for a complete evaluation & to get a base
idea on where we need to start. We found out that she is missing a
huge amount of the basic skills needed to be a successful learner.
This was very discouraging, however, we pulled her out of
public school & she has been flourishing ever since!
It has been such a blessing to see our daughter's confidence
in her learning skills grow. She used to hate reading, but now she begs to
stay up a little bit later & read! Seeing things "click" as she is
shown the basics of the phonics rules has been an excitement.
I went right back to the beginning. Many things she already knew, but
we found key basic skills that she didn't know as well.
The building blocks are coming into place with a solid foundation.
Many of my friends
are homeschooling moms too & have been a great encouragement
for us.
I hope to meet more homeschooling families on this blogger.
I wish to gain more understanding and helpful advice along the way.
We are so thankful to be homeschooling.

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{ 05:34, 2006-Apr-1 } { Posted by OurLittleHomestead }
I am so happy for your family! Homeschooling is a wonderful journey of family togetherness, learning --and just 'living' life....together!

No one will teach your child with the same love, care and enthusiasm as you. No one will guard your child, and her heart, like you will. :)

God Bless your journey!

Lisa
PS--wait til you get the Spring issue---it's FANTASTIC!!!!!!!

Welcome

{ 05:54, 2006-Apr-1 } { Posted by borderling }
Homeschooling is great. We're in our fourth year of homeschooling and it gets better and easier each year. Our children have learned values along with reading and math. Welcome to the blog. It's nice to meet you.
Rhonda

You summed it up beautifully.....

{ 07:05, 2006-Apr-16 } { Posted by SkippyMom }
When you described sitting in your daughter's classroom. The complete disrespect for the teacher, the drama, the disorganization! We have a wonderful school system where we live, but without the total participation of the PARENTS (i.e. teach them manners) the teachers are at a complete loss. It is why I took my girls out.
You will do great..you are on a great track.
Bless you and Happy Easter!
Skippy Mom

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