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Sunday, November 17, 2013

The First Step: Where To Start?


"With the abundant amount of information available on homeschooling today you could spend months or even years thinking about and discussing just where you and your family should begin. Now that [you know] just how flexible homeschooling can be, you can see that exactly where you begin isn't all that crucial. The most important things is that you begin!

Approach homeschooling now in whatever manner you feel most comfortable. Spend money and gather resources only to the extent that your budget isn't strained. Make changes in your home to the degree that your beduget isn't strained. Make changes in your home to the degree that space or desire allows. Call in as much or as little outside assistance as you wish. Involve your spouse to whatever point time and energy currently allow. Any of these aspects of homeschooling can be fine-tuned as you grown more comfortable with your journey, as you gain experience, and as you get better and better at observing your child's interests and learning style.

It's the journey that counts. And like all other journeys, this one, to, starts with the first step."
 Taken from: Homeschooling The Early Years, by Linda Dobson 

Saturday, November 16, 2013

About This Blog

 I started this blog as a way to document my homeschooling journey, in each of the following stages:

Stage 1: Prepare- Here you will find a compilation of personal thoughts and quotes that I especially find useful in my research, as I begin to plan out how to homeschool my first son (who is currently almost 4).

Stage 2: Begin the adventure- Here I will officially begin homeschooling my oldest child.

Stage 3: Homeschooling Multiple Kids- This is where I will begin homeschooling my second child.

Additional stages will follow.

I hope this information can be helpful to others who seek to homeschool, as well as shed some light on the value of homeschooling for those not familiar with it.