OHH 11: Introducing Year 2 of Homeschooling (1984)
Done Homeschooling Younger Sister Lisa went to and thrived in 9th grade—our year had been a success Joshua (2nd bday) and I spent our days learning, helping others, and learning how to manage a busy home (lots of people in and out!) Wrote preschool curriculum for...
Our Homeschool History #10: First Homeschool Year in Review
Episode 10! Ready to wrap up our first year of homeschooling with the good and the bad! Good Learned to systematize Implemented dailies Learned so much about teaching and homeschooling Lisa was ready to go back to school in the fall—especially socially Glimmer of hope...
Our Homeschool History Episode #9: Week in the Life… 1983 (Part II of II)
Week in the life of….1983..our first year of homeschooling. Part II of II Social Anxiety Fear of people, running into store, bullied at school, low self esteem, anxiety Played clarinet in little church band Helped with small group—and blossomed in this environment...
Our Homeschool History #8: Week in the life of….1983 (Part I of II)
Week in the life of….1983..our first year of homeschooling. Typical morning Lisa dropped off 7:00 on my mom’s way to work Independent list until I was ready Joshua 12-18 months old…get up, rock, sing, read posters on his wall Once Joshua was ready for day/fed, I...
Our Homeschool History 7: When we knew we wanted a character-based homeschool
(1.) Within a few months of homeschooling Lisa, we went to a character training seminar held at a local church/Christian school This was taught by Ron and Rebekah Coriele almost forty years ago. Mrs. Coriel told a story about the oldest daughter who told her friend...
Our Homeschool History 6: What have dailies looked like over the past 40 years?
This week’s episode of “Our Homeschool History” is more about those “Dailies”—specifically what Dailies looked like for us over the past forty years! (1) My history of discovering Dailies. (2) If I can’t keep up with the dailies, how will I do harder and harder...
Our Homeschool History #5: My Organization Insanity comes to a head—and I start learning about Dailies
Welcome to Our Homeschool History Episode #5: My Organization Insanity comes to a head—and I start learning about Dailies! If you have followed me for a while, you have probably heard me talk about organization and systems (um, just a few times!). Well, believe it...
Our Homeschool History Episode #4: Homeschooling With a Toddler in Tow—38 Years Ago!Our Homeschool History Episode #4:
Welcome to Episode #4 of Our Homeschool History. I love this episode so much as I dig into one of my favorite topics—-littles! Oh, how I love the littles! Here is the scoop of today's episode: -How we knew that homeschooling would become our life -How we learned early...
Our Homeschool History Episode #3: Homeschooling My Younger Sister!
Welcome to Episode #3 of Our Homeschool History. This episode delves more deeply into our first year of homeschooling—when I was twenty years old; was married for a year and a half; had a one-year-old toddler; had just graduated from Ball State University with an...
Our Homeschool History Episode #2: Indiana Homeschool Laws 38 Years Ago!
Welcome to Episode #2 of Our Homeschool History. I don't talk much about politics---ever! But our beginning to homeschooling was very politically and socially-driven (complete with home visits, principal meetings, and much more!). So this episode is about our first...
Introducing Our Homeschool History
Welcome to the first episode of a broadcast that will span a nearly-four-decade period of homeschooling! In today’s episode, I go back thirty-eight years ago when we began homeschooling my younger sister (eighth grade) with a toddler in tow: Why a 21 year old young...