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Ten Things to Bear in Mind While Homeschooling |
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Timetable for New Homeschoolers: a checklist to get you off to a good start.
Need some more laughs? Here is a collection of homeschool-oriented humor.
The Eau Claire Public Library is a great place for homeschoolers, with books, videos, magazines, books on cassette, paintings you can check out and even a few filmstrips. |
1. They'll end up at the kitchen table anyway. Don't buy expensive desks or set up an at-home school room. |
| 2. It's ok to say, no, you can't be on a third committee and bring brownies to the kick ball tournament. | |
| 3. You can always change your mind. | |
| 4. There will always be housework; but the kids will grow up and be gone before you know it. | |
| 5. It might not be completely necessary to do 50 math problems every day. | |
| 6. Get an answering machine. | |
| 7. Occasionally it's ok to count a water-balloon fight as phy-ed and count it towards the year's 875 hours. | |
| 8. They will know we are homeschoolers by our book-lined hallways. | |
| 9. The library is your best friend. | |
| 10. The world wide web is your second best friend. |