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Would you like to have your own online journal to share information, experiences, thoughts, opinions, advice, and suggestions about homeschooling and your life as a homeschool parent? Then consider starting a homeschool blog. Blogging is a more recent and very popular phenomenon on the Internet.

A blog, or “web log,” is an online journal website where you can post entries as often and as long or short as you’d like. Blogs are usually subject-based and are geared toward a specific audience, and in this case, your main subject would be about homeschooling, attracting a readership of homeschool students and homeschool families or other individuals interested in homeschooling. Blogs also feature comments that allow your readers to provide feedback to a particular entry.

If you’re concerned about the fact that your writing abilities may not be “good enough,” take heart. The blogging world is fairly casual. You don’t have to be a stellar writer and your grammar and spelling need not be perfect. You do, however, need to have something to say. You need to find a voice, write in an interesting, engaging style, post often (or at least regularly), and interact with your readers through comments.

First of all, what can you write about homeschooling, the homeschool life, and your homeschooler? There are endless ideas here. You can write about the different benefits of homeschooling, the challenges of having a homeschool, how to switch from public school to homeschool, personal experiences, your children as homeschool students, opportunities for homeschool families, and curriculum issues and ideas.

Now that you have some ideas of what to write, you need to find your writing style. First, try to write the way you speak or think. Forget about being technical or trying to be a professional-be natural and relaxed, like you’re having a conversation. For example, don’t just regurgitate online research about Homeschooling, talk about your real homeschool experiences as well as thoughts and stories about your homeschooler. Also, keep your audience in mind as you write, and finally, check out other blogs about homeschool families or homeschooling to get a feel for it.

Furthermore, make sure you write in your blog regularly. You will lose your readership fast if you’re sporadic. It’s best to write as often as you can, even if you write short entries about your particular day as a homeschool parent. Posting daily or every other day is generally recommended, but if you can’t, try at least to post regularly and consistently so your readers will know when your blog will be updated.

Finally, interact with your readership. If someone comments on one of your posts about your thoughts of the homeschool life, reply with your own feedback so your readers know you are interested in their responses.

Would you like to have your own online journal to share information, experiences, thoughts, opinions, advice, and suggestions about homeschooling and your life as a homeschool parent? Then consider starting a homeschool blog. Blogging is a more recent and very popular phenomenon on the Internet.

A blog, or “web log,” is an online journal website where you can post entries as often and as long or short as you’d like. Blogs are usually subject-based and are geared toward a specific audience, and in this case, your main subject would be about homeschooling, attracting a readership of homeschool students and homeschool families or other individuals interested in homeschooling. Blogs also feature comments that allow your readers to provide feedback to a particular entry.

If you’re concerned about the fact that your writing abilities may not be “good enough,” take heart. The blogging world is fairly casual. You don’t have to be a stellar writer and your grammar and spelling need not be perfect. You do, however, need to have something to say. You need to find a voice, write in an interesting, engaging style, post often (or at least regularly), and interact with your readers through comments.

First of all, what can you write about homeschooling, the homeschool life, and your homeschooler? There are endless ideas here. You can write about the different benefits of homeschooling, the challenges of having a homeschool, how to switch from public school to homeschool, personal experiences, your children as homeschool students, opportunities for homeschool families, and curriculum issues and ideas.

Now that you have some ideas of what to write, you need to find your writing style. First, try to write the way you speak or think. Forget about being technical or trying to be a professional-be natural and relaxed, like you’re having a conversation. For example, don’t just regurgitate online research about Homeschooling, talk about your real homeschool experiences as well as thoughts and stories about your homeschooler. Also, keep your audience in mind as you write, and finally, check out other blogs about homeschool families or homeschooling to get a feel for it.

Furthermore, make sure you write in your blog regularly. You will lose your readership fast if you’re sporadic. It’s best to write as often as you can, even if you write short entries about your particular day as a homeschool parent. Posting daily or every other day is generally recommended, but if you can’t, try at least to post regularly and consistently so your readers will know when your blog will be updated.

Finally, interact with your readership. If someone comments on one of your posts about your thoughts of the homeschool life, reply with your own feedback so your readers know you are interested in their responses.

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I realize that October has only just begun, but I need to use these next few weeks to prepare for an upcoming adventure… November is typically a very busy month for me. In addition to homeschooling our kids, I also start getting our Christmas decorations up (don’t worry, we don’t turn the lights on until Thanksgiving night), thoroughly clean the house from top to bottom, plan the Thanksgiving Day menu, and then cook the meal. Well, in my dementia, I have decided to add even more to this busy

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November is National Novel Writing Month

The concept of individual teaching as a means for greater and faster effectiveness of education has been established for recent decades. In many cases this concept was successfully proved by children who were educated at homes and could present brilliant knowledge and skills comparing with their peers who were taught at public schools. The statistics said home schooling children presented high scores 15 percent more than public school children did. However, the knowledge in general subjects was

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Home Schooling Cons

by Kerry Beck As a former fifth-grade teacher, I had six years experience teaching students how to write. Therefore, I was confident in my abilities to teach these skills to my own children when we began homeschooling. Since most of the homeschool writing programs were almost identical to the public school system curriculum, which taught students what to write, I decided to create my own writing curriculum. I was firmly convinced that this was the best approach to teaching writing, at least

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What’s Your Method for Teaching Writing Skills? Part I

I am kind of thinking a bout planning our new school year . . . what to include . . . how to make i t interesting and new – even for me who has now been homeschooling for 17 years now. It’s so easy to use the same ideas and techniques, tha t our youn ger children pick up on our boredom. Indeed we are teaching the same thing, but I love new ideas that makes those little brains light up with learning and having fun, and mom can enjoy and feel creative.

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Some “sweet” math!

In: Writing & Speaking 10Jul2009 by Marion JonesDo you think that passing time in traditional classrooms is a waste of time? For some people, that is probably true. For instance, an exam is coming up and the students are asked to memorize a list of dates and names. However, after taking the test, they will probably forget 90% of those dates and names. That’s what the majority of students do when they have exams. If you are one of these people, you will find traditional history lessons boring,

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Home Schooling and the Study of History

In: Writing & Speaking 15Jun2009 by Gail JonesNo matter if you are learning in a traditional school or in a home schooling environment, there will come a time when you will go through burnout. This is something that you must avoid so that your learning progress is not affected.Here are a few helpful tips that you can make use of to avoid possible home schooling burnout:Be aware of your limitations. From the very start, you should already know your limitations and those of your child. You must

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How to Avoid Home Schooling Burnout

From a reader who wishes to remain – understandably – anonymous: Barbara – I thought I’d pop my head into your inbox with a topic that I would blog about myself if I were the type to blog, which I’m not It may seem trite in the midst of all that is going on the world right now, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on this subject: What do you have to say about the degeneration of written communication in this country? When I see homeschooling mothers blogging with horrendous grammar and

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