Posts by amsvensk

I had to laugh a bit because this sounds so much like my 3yo! I am also teaching a 4yo, and my 3yo can get impatient after awhile, but in general I try to always have something similar for him to do while his brother is doing...

Gina posted this on another list we are on. Some of the Sweden info is only in Swedish, but there is a contact person and since the site has some English info, he probably could reply in English. If you can't get enought info in...

I stand corrected! I checked out the laws more carefully (in part thanks to your sites, Gina) adn it is not actually illegal in Sweden as I have been told, but rather still extremely difficult. Less than 100 families in a country of...

Well, Sweden is in general a very good AP country to raise your kids...but HS is not an option here. I think I read last year that there were maybe 4 kids HS and they all had been granted special permission for extreme cases adn they...

Oh, and the other question which I can't understand but try to respond to politely is, But won't you get bored??

hahamommy, I love the homeschooling since birth! Ain't it the truth! I have also been experiencing a lot of this questioning and judging since I decided to keep my boys home for now. They had been at a very nice Montessori parent...

It's apple season! I want to dry apples at home in my oven. This is probably super simple...but how do I do it?? And is it the same with all fruits/tomatoes? Thanks for the help!

Kelly--not to be rude either, but for some people the homeschooling does have to end or be delayed due to family circumstances. Like me, I would have rather kept my boys home this past year, but I had to work, and thus for our family...

Great site, hydrangea! Thanks. I checked it out immediately.

As a teacher and a parent, I would never claim that Montessori and homeschooling are the same, but this topic struck me with its personal timeliness--our boys have gone to a Montessori parent coop this year while I had to work (dh...