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• Aug. 9, 2007 - Back to Homeschool--Question 4

If I had only known...

I could write a four volume set on this topic.  I think most honest homeschoolers could as well.  As Randi pointed out in her entry, I have learned to not use what doesn't work.  But I thought I'd give some specifics as to what I'd do differently now as opposed to how I thought it should be done then.

As I stated previously, homeschool is NOT!!!!! school at home.  To that end I would have done the following our first year...

1) We would never have cracked a book (except the bible and the catechism).

2) We would have played at the park.

3) We would have done fun things like baking cakes & cookies

4) We would have bought a membership at the little zoo in Santa Ana that DB1 loved so much and we would have gone every Friday and rode the train and looked at the animals.

5) Finally, and most importantly, we would have followed DB1s lead and learned things he was interested in learning.
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• Aug. 9, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous
I think that most homeschoolers wish they could go back and do the early years more simply. (Bad grammar at the end of that sentence?) I count my self lucky that I have one more little one to be relaxed with. So far, so good!

Randi I have to say
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• Aug. 9, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Rhen
Great post!!! We take it ieasy and try to enjoy every aspect of having them at home. I am glad to see you so focused on that as well.

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• Aug. 10, 2007 - Santa Ana Zoo!

Posted by indyandarmysmom
We've had a membership to that for years! My boys love it. I consider membership to musueums and parks,tuition. :)
Here are the ones we have
Bowers Museum
Santa Ana Zoo
Disneyland (yes it's educational and it counts for physicl activity since we walk there or ride bikes)
Natural History Museum of LA
California Science Center
Huntington Library and Gardens
These are the places we do "school" each week. My boys yell "field trip!" and they get in our bus, other wise known as our Dodge truck!
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