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A Top Ten Questions Video by Homegrown Kids!

 Today's Top Ten topic at the iHomeschool Network is "Top 10 Questions People Ask You".   

For some reason, my kids have noticed lately that people ask THEM the same questions over and over.   In talking about today's post (I do consult my kids a lot with blogging... it's a family affair, really!), my daughter thought listing all the "duh" questions they get might be funny.

I agree.

You know, for people totally NOT involved in the homeschool world, homeschooling is a strange concept.

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Why Being Confused in Your Homeschool is GOOD!

In our short tenure of homeschooling (3 years) we've tried a little bit of everything.   I feel very confident that we've dipped our toes in the waters of every homeschool method pool that's out there.

The first year was spent being VERY structured, trying to survive and learn.  {You know what I mean.}   We used Sonlight and stuck to the schedule rain or shine.   Year two we began to blossom into Unit Studies and Interest Led Learning, Classical, and Charlotte Mason. 

 

Now, we live in a state of methodical confusion, and I LIKE IT THAT WAY!

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