HomeschoolBuzz.com http://homeschoolbuzz.com Homeschooling in the News Wed, 30 May 2012 18:09:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 The 335th Carnival of Homeschooling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homeschoolbuzzcom/~3/qb7yv7aNAfc/the-335th-carnival-of-homeschooling.html http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/the-335th-carnival-of-homeschooling.html#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 17:51:40 +0000 Gary http://homeschoolbuzz.com/?p=4187 The Informed Parent is hosting this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling.

Inline image 1 Welcome to this week’s edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. Welcome Last week’s invite included a John Taylor Gatto quote.  I saw Mr. Gatto speak when we first started homeschooling years ago at Finney Chapel in Oberlin, Ohio .  His speech went straight into my heart and has stayed with me and inspired me through the years. 

Whether you are just starting down the path of home eduction, in the middle or about to see your children leave the nest,  thanks for stopping by.  I hope you will visit all the blogs participating in this week’s carnival, find different ways to trust your instincts, follow your heart and enjoy the path your family follows that best meets each of your needs.

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This week is my 3rd time hosting the carnival of homeschooling and it also happens to be the 333rd carnival, started over 6 years ago. If I think about what I was doing on that very first day the Cate family published this weekly collaborative resource, it was, of course, homeschooling. My two oldest children were just learning how to read and write the most simple of book reports and I was also coping with a toddler and expecting baby #4.

Today we have our oldest child in Catholic school, are homeschooling four of the others and still have a toddler underfoot. But it won't always be like this, in another 6 years I will have graduated two children and the youngest will be finishing 3rd grade.

But we must focus on what today asks of us and so…


]]> http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/333rd-carnival-of-homeschooling.html/feed 0 http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/333rd-carnival-of-homeschooling.html 333rd Carnival of Homeschooling – Floatin’ Down the River http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homeschoolbuzzcom/~3/lNn1kTJLj0w/333rd-carnival-of-homeschooling-floatin-down-the-river.html http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/333rd-carnival-of-homeschooling-floatin-down-the-river.html#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 14:34:59 +0000 Gary http://homeschoolbuzz.com/?p=4182
Mama Squirrel is hosting this week's Carnival of Homeschooling at Dewey's Treehouse.

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This week's carnival takes its theme from a post at Tea Time with Annie Kate. Annie Kate recently took her homeschooled crew Floatin. Down the River Again (AKA Homeschool Phys Ed). No boats, no rubber rafts–just a few lifejacketed kids (and mom) getting close–really close–to the elements.


]]> http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/333rd-carnival-of-homeschooling-floatin-down-the-river.html/feed 0 http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/333rd-carnival-of-homeschooling-floatin-down-the-river.html Belated carnivals of homeschooling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homeschoolbuzzcom/~3/tld3C8_FFp0/belated-carnivals-of-homeschooling.html http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/belated-carnivals-of-homeschooling.html#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:55:44 +0000 Gary http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/belated-carnivals-of-homeschooling.html I’ve been lax again. More belated carnivals of homeschooling. 

May 9 - The NerdMom is hosting Carnival of Homeschooling – jump right in

Welcome to the Carnival of Homechooling! Won’t you come on in, get a cup of coffee and make yourself comfortable? We have quite a few great entrys this week so lets jump right in!

 No matter what your education style is we all agree that life happens. One of the blessings of homeschooling is that homeschooling can work with the chaos of life! We have some great entries that specifically look at life and the flexibility of homeschooling!!!

May 2 - The LaughingLioness is hosting Carnival of Homeschooling – Pioneer edition

Each carnival writer has the option to put their compilation to a ‘theme’ if they so choose. I’ve chosen the on a Pioneer theme for 2 reasons. First, I live in the Territories and have some great pictures to share (I’m shallow like that). Secondly, because those of us who homeschool, chose, by intention or default, to Pioneer.  One of the definitions for Pioneer is one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress. Love that. And the synonyms for Pioneer are just as rich:  leader, trailblazer, forerunner, pathfinder. Homeschooling is pioneering a new educational landscape and one that is and will change the face of the future. It takes a hardy soul to pioneer. And while each of us has our own unique hopes and dreams of what homeschooling might afford, we do so with the common effort of providing well for our children.

April 26 – “Christine The curious” is hosting Carnival of Homeschooling - A typical April

I looked through our Archived photos from Aprils past, to see what a ‘typical’ April was like for our family.


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One interesting point, homeschool sucess is not significantly affected by household income, teacher certification or curriculum budget. These are all the things public schools reflexively cite for the reason for their failures. 

Homeschool Domination
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]]> http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/homeschooling-the-infographic.html/feed 0 http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/05/homeschooling-the-infographic.html A month’s worth of Homeschool Carnivals http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homeschoolbuzzcom/~3/_u97vN2mKHs/a-months-worth-of-homeschool-carnivals.html http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/04/a-months-worth-of-homeschool-carnivals.html#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:36:52 +0000 Gary http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/04/a-months-worth-of-homeschool-carnivals.html I have been lax in posting carnivals recently. Too much going in the non-virtual world.
Here are the carnivals I missed but you don’t want to miss:


]]> http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/04/a-months-worth-of-homeschool-carnivals.html/feed 0 http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/04/a-months-worth-of-homeschool-carnivals.html Carnival of Homeschooling – Creativity Edition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homeschoolbuzzcom/~3/opehbstmO4o/carnival-of-homeschooling-creativity-edition.html http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/03/carnival-of-homeschooling-creativity-edition.html#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:04:15 +0000 Gary http://homeschoolbuzz.com/2012/03/carnival-of-homeschooling-creativity-edition.html Homeschool Bytes is hosting theHomeschool Blog Carnival – Creativity Edition

We’ve all chosen to homeschool for a variety of reasons and many of us have discovered that every child is a bundle of different needs, learning styles, and undiscovered talents. Nurturing the creativity of our children fills the journey with diverse and amazing discoveries.


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Hi and Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling at Notes from a Homeschooled Mom. I am have homeschooled for nearly a decade now and am near the end of the journey with my children. You may have noticed I have recently changed my blog name. It was a simple change of one word: Homeschooling to Homeschooled. The reason for the change is that I now know that I wasn’t just teaching my kids, they were teaching me all along. Homeschooling has made me braver, stronger, more opinionated, and less afraid of expressing those opinions. Homeschooling has also taught me to face life standing up and not to let it mow you down. Read more…


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Welcome, welcome, welcome to this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling! It’s time for a teacher inservice day. Let the kids go out to play, fix yourself a cup of tea, and replenish your homeschool toolbox as you read through the collected experiences, wisdom, ideas, and more, all shared by your fellow homeschooling parents! Read more…


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Someone has posted a Lego version of the Apple Store on LEGO CUUSOO. If they get 10,000 supporters, the idea will be reviewed by LEGO for a chance to become an official LEGO product. If the project passes the reviewand is produced, the idea owner will receive 1% of the total net sales of the product. 

It seems a bit crowded to me. 


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