Calling all homeschooling parents I NEED your help!!

getnfitn2011

Again I thank ya'll for all your advice and taking the time to reply, I really do appriciate it!!! AND I think we have made our choices because of ya'lls help so seriously thank you!
To the beautiful lady (karenjoy) that asked my why for homeschooling and what I teach I would give a simlar reply as the many before me. My daughter asked me to take her out of school and honestly I was reluctant at first but my faith did play a very big part in it because everything centers around it. I teach my children both sides of evolution and we discuss other religions openly. A big part of my Faith is love, and I can't love someone if I can't understand who they are what they believe and why they believe the way they do. This is not a superior belief system, instead its more about loving others as I believe were created to do and yes I work all of these concepts in everything we do! My kiddos are a little bit sheltered right now but I am looking to change that my getting envolved in the commuinty and other activities. I would not force my beliefs or way of life on anyone its a personal choice but one that brings a vast amount of joy and meaning to my life. If you have any more questions I would love to hear from you and I thank you for taking the time to actually ask about something you are not familar with instead of making snap judgments, I admire that!!!
Thanks again guys!
Misty

jessradtke

Well...we're not Christian, we're Unitarian Universalist. And we're not homeschoolers, we're unschoolers, BUT I thought I'd answer anyway. lol I can't help you with curricula, since we don't use much and what we do use isn't faith based, but my favorite online homeschool groups are on CafeMom. Other areas of CM can be pretty negative sometimes, but the moms on the homeschooling lists I'm part of on there are *SO* helpful and kind. I've been on a lot of homeschooling lists over the years and those are some of my favorites. Nothing beats a good local homeschooling group though. I can't imagine trying to go it alone without the support of my local group.

Collinsky

Well...we're not Christian, we're Unitarian Universalist. And we're not homeschoolers, we're unschoolers, BUT I thought I'd answer anyway. lol I can't help you with curricula, since we don't use much and what we do use isn't faith based, but my favorite online homeschool groups are on CafeMom. Other areas of CM can be pretty negative sometimes, but the moms on the homeschooling lists I'm part of on there are *SO* helpful and kind. I've been on a lot of homeschooling lists over the years and those are some of my favorites. Nothing beats a good local homeschooling group though. I can't imagine trying to go it alone without the support of my local group.

We're a UU unschooling family too! :flowerforyou:

enlarsh

Another homeschool mom here! I love having other homeschool Christian friends to encourage, so add me as a friend if you'd like.

Check out http://www.classicalconversations.com for a Christian Classical homeschool community in your area. It's made the world of difference in our homeschool journey!

Also, ditto to the other poster suggesting The Well-Trained Mind forums. I've spent entirely too much time on those boards, but there is a wealth of information to be found.

waterjogger

Hi! I've been homeschooling all 3 of my children straight through. My oldest will be a senior this year, so it's going to be an exciting year for us. I have never used one particular curriculum because all of my children are different. We've used Easy Grammar, Apologia science, Abeka, Bob Jones, Horizons Math, Notgrass for History, Chalkdust for highschool math (Most of the major Christian Companies) There is sooooo much out there it is easy to get overwhelmed. Thankfully we have two companies in town that carry just about everything so I can look at things before I buy them. If you have any specific questions feel free to message me-I think I've tried just about everything out there at one time or another!:flowerforyou:

Mommawarrior

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