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Volume 3, Number 10 |
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My recommendation to any homeschooling family is to always do as many things as possible that will support you in your call to homeschool. However, if a family could only manage to do one thing to help them stay on track, I would, without hesitation, advise them to attend the Education Network of Christian Homeschooler’s (ENOCH) annual convention every year. There is no better place to get so much support, information and inspiration in so little time! Setting aside two days (May 29-30) to help you get regenerated for an entire year of homeschooling, doesn’t seem like such a big investment of time and energy. But of course, I’m probably preaching to the choir. Some of you have probably attended the convention in the past. The people that need to hear this advice are probably not on ENOCH’s mailing list. They may not even have heard of ENOCH! Unfortunately, this advice is for them and may be just the thing they need at the end of this school year. Maybe they just don’t realize what they’re missing. Please partner with ENOCH in helping spread the word to the homeschooling families that are less connected than you might be. This year, first-timers to our convention will receive a $20 rebate if they pre-register. How much more inviting can we get? If you know of homeschoolers who have never been to the convention, please invite them to attend. Direct them to ENOCH’s website (www.enochnj.org) or better yet, print out a brochure for them to keep. There may just be a workshop description or two that will entice them! ENOCH’s whole reason for existence is to reach as many NJ homeschoolers as possible in order to walk alongside them and make their homeschool experience richer. If each of the 5,000 families who received a convention brochure in the mail would target one other homeschool family, the NJ community of homeschoolers would be strengthened tremendously. Please pray about who you can invite! Sue August Coming Up This WeekMon Apr 6 Tue Apr 7 Wed Apr 8 Thu Apr 9 Fri Apr 10 In This Issue
Cedar Run Field Trip RESCHEDULEDThe Cedar Run field trip for this Thursday has been rescheduled.
Many people couldn’t make this date due to softball starting on the same
day. Presentation on Burlington County's New Farm Fair SiteThe 4-H Active Citizenship Club is sponsoring a special presentation on the new Burlington County Farm Fair site on Monday, April 13th, from 7:30pm - 8:30pm. This event is open to the public. Click on this link for additional details! Academy of Natural Sciences Launches Family Volunteer ProgramHello, Homeschool Planner Orders Being Taken!Hi everyone! Sahara Sam's Water Park Offering Homeschool DiscountsSahara Sam's has added a special deal for homeschool groups: · Homeschool groups can visit Sahara Sam's Indoor Water Park for only
$18 per person. Thanks, Will We Finish the School Year On Time?Many homeschoolers live a lifestyle of learning all through the year and never consider what month it is. They are free to work at their own pace and not be bound by the calendar year. But other homeschool moms may have very good reasons to be concerned about finishing their school work by June. Some families have children at home and children in school. They may want all their children to begin and end their summer vacations at the same time. The constant knocking at the door from the neighborhood child can be frustrating to both you and your son who is supposed to be doing his math. It may be easier to just take a break when Johnny next door is taking his break. Most curriculum revolves around the traditional school year. If you are not studying at the appropriate times, you can be frustrated because a science experiment calls for autumn leaves when you are working on Science in the spring! If you are in this category, the spring can be an important time of reviewing materials to see whether you are on track to complete them by the June break. If you think you are behind, make changes now and you might just finish on time after all. Start by eliminating these time stealers: Too much driving around in the car. This is huge time waster in Atlanta. The days are broken up by going out, and then there is the extra time spent preparing and dressing children and then settling them down when you come home. Do most of your errands at night and on weekends. Schedule children’s lessons only during convenient days and times. If you can’t get piano lessons at a time you want, then find another teacher. A mom has to stay home a lot to have enough time to homeschool. Television, telephones. Turn these off or tape the shows you like so that you can watch them at times that are convenient to you. Interruptions from others. Be firm and consistent with your friends and relatives. Establish time for them, but your students are the first priority, not your friends. Eliminate unnecessary school work. Textbooks can have a lot of extra work that is boring and unnecessary. Remember: you own the book - so make it work for you. You don’t have to work for the book. Look at each of your children’s books. Cut out or cross out unnecessary pages. Get over your desire to finish the book. Teach the chapters and do questions orally to eliminate a lot of student paperwork. Children are not progressing. You may have to change their curriculum or get extra help. If your books aren’t working, switch them. If you have a child with serious learning difficulties, you may need some help from a tutor. You won’t ever have enough time to teach everything. When you plan the year, be realistic. There is so much to teach and so little time. You will not be able to cover all the information in the world. That’s O.K. The Holy Spirit is a much better teacher and He teaches full time and doesn’t takes a summer break. You are His assistant. Be content with God’s plan of time limits and constraints. Man makes his plans but God directs his paths. If you are frustrated with how the year has gone, you can rest in the knowledge and hope that if you are obedient to the Lord, all things will work together for you in the long run.
Randi St. Denis is an educator, popular homeschool speaker, and a seasoned homeschooling mom. Randi works as a consultant to public, private, and homeschool families; providing teaching expertise and assistance for all types of children. You can visit her website at ChicagoHomeschoolExpo.com. Source: http://www.homeschool-articles.com/will-we-finish-the-school-year-on-time/
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I’ve been homeschooling for 10 years now (16 if you count
everything I’ve taught my son since birth!). In looking back I
can remember different seasons during these years. There were
seasons when our school looked more like play – we spent hours playing
board games or constructing things, always with the hidden agenda of
learning something. There were seasons when most of our
homeschooling was NOT at home – the field trips and co-op opportunities
were too good to resist. There were long dry seasons of training and
discipline with an eye toward the future – doing what we could to equip
Jack for his adult years. In all these seasons, there were many,
many things we did to help us stay the course and keep our eyes on the
goal.