Posts by Lillian J

Do keep in mind that finding the average from the low end to the high end doesn't mean there's one ideal. I've heard of 2 yr. olds learning to read more or less on their own and very bright 9 yr. olds struggling at in spite of having...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1pageatatime  You made such a HUGE impact on our early years of homeschooling. I always wanted to come back to say, THANK YOU!!   I'm absolutely stunned. And misty. Thank...

The first two that always come to my mind are Guterson's Family Matters and Gatto's Dumbing Us Down - both books are really powerful persuaders. An all volunteer state organization of homeschoolers I used to work with has an...

 Wow! You all made my day. I was just about to go to bed and thought I'd drop in here first and see what's new. I'm so moved to know people are using and enjoying the BestHomeschooling site - that gives me the impetus to get in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hebaume39  May I suggest that you really think about deschooling for awhile.  It sounds like your daughter may need time to recover a bit from school and maybe a couch would be...

You have quite a lot of time for helping him with the few skills he'll need by the time he goes back to school - it won't take long later even if you let him just relax this year with the things he likes to do. He's so lucky to get...

Quote: Originally Posted by CoBabyMaker  Thank you ladies for the input so far.  I guess I am in part feeling a bit pressured to make sure it's "right" (whatever that means) because SIL is a teacher and MIL is an...

Quote: Originally Posted by shoebox  I just recently read a book by David H. Albert and Joyce Reed, "What Really Matters."  I hadn't thought of that one - but I think it's definitely one of the best books...

There are a few things I don't like about that book too, but I think it's still well worth just ignoring the introductory philosophical opinions that may feel irritating and going on to suggestions about how to go about finding...

I just want to add a point of view my own experience. My son learned a lot when he was that little, although none of it had to do with letters or numbers but with the expansion of his imagination and his growing body in play, his...