The Carnival of Homeschooling ~ American Literature Edition

Some non-homeschoolers think homeschoolers are weird? Homeschoolers are normal people, we just made a different educational choice for our children. But if you want to read some seriously weird stories try The Dreams in the Witch House And Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft.

Cristina presents Home Spun comic strip #185 posted at Home Spun Juggling.

Activities Coordinator presents Are Homeschoolers Wack-O?: An Informal Survey posted at Life On The Planet.

We have all been reading about the Jacks tragedy Dr. Helen ask What's Homeschooling got to do with it? Kate makes the same point in her post Mother's Abuse Brings Scrutiny to Homeschooling at I Think Therefore I Blog.

Some tried to use the Jacks tragedy to further their own agenda and make it harder for parents to homeschool. But many public schools are 'pushing' students out for their own reasons. Susan at Corn and Oil tells how Indiana high school administrators put out a media response to the “pushout” or forced homeschooling recommendations from their staff, in her post “don’t want to get kids in the middle”, she added her own thoughts on the subject to make it more interesting. This is a must read for all homeschoolers.

Crimson Wife presents Why Education is Not Like Making Ice Cream posted at Bending the Twigs.

Thinking about homeschooling? Though not everyone will understand or even appreciate what you are trying to do through homeschooling, and you will be challenged, you will also be rewarded, posted at at home, on fire.

We all know there are tons of benefits to homeschooling our children. Henry offers another one in his post Another benefit of homeschooling at Why Homeschool.

Andrea presents Does anyone find this peculiar? posted at Notes From A Homeschooling Mom.

Dana at Principled Discovery explains how “Whoever defines your words, controls you.” in her post Homeschool definitions affecting virtual charters, special ed.

Mama Squirrel presents Why support support groups? posted at Dewey's Treehouse.

And sometimes for whatever reason homeschooling isn't an option at Beverly's Homeschooling Blog you can read her post, Putting the kids in school - a tough decision indeed, about her grandchildren's first day in a private school.

Examination of a Witch, by T.H. Matteson 1853.
Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum

Other non-homeschoolers think all homeschoolers are Fundamentalist Christians who would be right at home in Nathaniel Hawthorne's stories. Today there are many secular homeschoolers who would be appalled to find themselves in Puritan, New England. (You can find lesson plans for The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne here).

At Standing on Isaiah54:13 read how they use a yearly goal sheet and timers in their homeschool in the post Goal Pages and Timers.

Jocelyn presents Graphics Galore posted at A Pondering Heart.

Miss Amanda presents My 2007 List of Books Read posted at The Daily Planet.

Sprittibee's new year resolution is to get on a better school schedule. Visit her post "Resolution 2008: My Homeschool Schedule Revamped" and find out the details.

In fact secular and inclusive homeschoolers would probably be more at home in The Bible According to Mark Twain.

Rebecca wanted to share FaerieRebecca: Toys from Nature at Etsy Treasures. Erica has started a series of interviews with homeschoolers who are also artisans. Learn more about FaerieRebecca, and how homescholing and crafting go seamlessly in her life. If you are looking for a unique gift be sure to visit her site Toys from Nature featuring Waldorf dolls and toys inspired by nature. I think my cats would adore the catnip mice toys, although as hyper as they are I am not sure anything with catnip would be a good idea. I love the Prairie Girl, maybe one day I'll have a granddaughter to buy one for.

Elisheva Levin presents The State of the Snow posted at Ragamuffin Studies.

Elena LaVictoire presents Getting My High Schooler Reading. posted at My Domestic Church.

Hilltown Families presents World Civilizations: Explore Tibetan Culture in the Hilltowns posted at Hilltown Families.

Dawn Adams presents Winston Grammar - Review posted at Day by Day Homeschooling.

Timothy Power presents The Whys of "Why" posted at Sometimes I'm Actually Coherent.

Joanne presents My Five Best Homeschooling Tips posted at An Unschooling Life.

Life Without School is looking for feedback on how homeschoolers teach their children to write in the post Learning to Write in Our Own Way. Also at Life Without School ,Celeste has a post intriguingly titled Show Us the Body , she is looking for evidence of learning. How do you explain it? Do you bother?

Check out What We Have Been Up To over at Homeschool Happenings.

Experts now say there's no good evidence that phonics helps kids with their reading skills. However, many homeschoolers would disagree. Read Dissing Phonics at Barbara Frank, I have to admit I never 'got' phonics.

Over at homeschooling.teacherjulie.com you can read the partial book report of first grader Julian in his post Midnight on the Moon Book Report.

Becky's post, at Home Sweet Homeschool, Hallelujiah Handel! is sure to strike a chord with all the music lovers.

The Not Quite Crunchy Parent went to see a 'real' opera read the post, Afterschooling Opera - Why we Eschew kids Productions, to see why they stick with the real thing.

Ayn Rand developed a philosophy called Objectivism. You can get her novels Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead & Anthem along with study guides and lesson plans at The Ayn Rand Institute. Be sure to enter the essay contest.

NerdMom presents Nerd Family: I Guess I Got What I Want and Deserve posted at Nerd Family.

Fairion presents Rhythms of the Week posted at Lionden Landing.

Stephanie presents Make Your Own Suet posted at Stop the Ride!. This is a timely post as this year's Great Backyard Bird Count will be Feb. 15-18, 2008.

Angela over at Mother Crone's Homeschool offers us 3 R's for homescooling in her post The Renaissance, A Review and A Recipe .

Read homeschool mom’s kick in the rear at Core Foundations, about how even though her boys are not directly involved in the activity they can still learn from the sidelines.

2 Savvy Homeschoolers presents Cheap art materials - portraits using sugar, chocolate syrup, PB&J, etc etc posted at Homeschooler Savvy.

Many homeschoolers enjoy classical literature. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway is considered one of the best war novels of all time. You can find a study guide here.

5 Questions about Classical Conversations answered at A Ten O'Clock Scholar.

Rebecca presents Montessori Monday: Making a Buckling Board posted at Little Homeschool on the Prairie.

JacciM presents A Little Cultured Fun posted at The Educational Life.

:: Suzanne :: presents IEP: Individual Education Plan posted at :: adventures in daily living ::.

Alexandra presents Fourth Grade Reading Lessons with Comprehension Questions Week VII/Free Printables posted at Happy Hearts At Home.

Homeschoolers do more then read these days check out ChristineMM's Great Video Story of a Homeschooled Teen posted at The Thinking Mother.

When we aren't busy reading and making videos some of us go hiking, learn more by reading Jon Merryman's post Huts, Hikes, and Hot Chocolate at Florrisant over at Homeschool Rangers.

HappyCampers presents I'm Making It A New Practice: Lie To My Child Regularly posted at Reese's View Of The World. She shares a wonderful new recipe. Who would have thought of putting spinach in chocolate chip cookies.

Are you looking for a fun way to learn money? Drop by The Home Spun Life and check out the post Money Bingo.

Miscellaneous

Sol Lederman presents Eleusis: A different kind of card game posted at Wild About Math!.

Daniel Lafleche presents A fascinating clip from the film Malaria Parasites posted at Film and Video Blog.

Sagar Satapathy presents Top 50 Homeschooling Blogs - College Degree.com posted at college degree.

Elsom Eldridge presents Create and Publish Your Book NOW posted at International Guild of Professional Consultants and Coaches.

christinemoers presents The importance of a multi-racial home posted at welcome to my brain.

How to Me offers nifty how to hints, be sure to check out the post How to Add Zest to Your Day.

Dwayne Tucker presents Photoshop CS2 Tutorial Median posted at Dwayne Tucker - PhotoShop Blog / Tutorials.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Plasticity, Health and Fitness Books posted at SharpBrains.

Mark Montgomery presents Great College Advice posted at Great College Advice.

Ashley presents 200 Free Online Classes to Learn Anything OEDb posted at OEDb: Online Education Database.

Denise presents The game of algebra posted at Let's play math!.

Lisa B offers an easy way to do Blog Carnival Submissions and Blog Carnivals.

January 29 - Life on the Road will be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling. Click here for information on submitting a post.