Oct. 22, 2008
I Was Wondering . . .
Posted in Single Moms as Keepers at Home
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My first or second year in homeschooling (we're in our 8th now) I heard about and procured a copy of Robinson's Self-Teaching Curriculum. Let's face it, I'm sentimental and the story behind it's beginnings tugged at my heart strings. Further, it was put together by a single homeschooling father. This man knew what I was facing, needing to work and educate my children. Now I confess, I have not used it religiously, but it's approach is the backbone of how I homeschool. It works nicely with the Charlotte Mason approach, and uses much of the same literature as many "new" curriculums. I was wondering how all of the Robinson children had turned out, many years later. Well, the Lord has a funny way of answering my prayers and curiosities. We're in a new town, and hence there is a new library (which I might add we are totally enjoying - I think we got to the library about 2 -3 x a week now). In their magazine section they are doing better than our old library, they actually carry two homeschooling magazines: Home Education Magazine - which our old library had; and Practical Homeschooling. Now, truthfully, neither one of them really appeals to me, but then, the longer I homeschool, the less and less they all appeal to me. There is just too much commercial stuff being pushed in most of them. However, I did decide today to check out a copy of both. Where is all of this going? Well, the issue of Practical Homeschooling (#81) that I checked out happened (there are no coincidences with the Lord) to have a brief article on the Robinson's and their curriculum in it. So, if you're interested in Robinson's Self-Teaching Curriculum and how the children of this have turned out check out Practical Homeschooling #81 (March/April 2008) pages 24 & 25. I think I'll continue to use it as our foundational curriculum and to recommend it to other single parents as well. Blessings, MaggieRaye |
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