Category:homeschool thoughts/musings’
Our homeschooler had Dengue
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Our homeschooler had Dengue fever last week, this caused him to skip more than a week of classes. I blogged about it via Marriage and Beyond. It was a blessing that I stuck to my guns to have him get that Dengue NS1 test when his fever lasted for more than a day. The Dengue NS1 test was not just like your regular blood laboratory test. It actually come pricier, at P1,220. But it is always best to be vigilant about these things. Especially so Dengue has been as rampant as ever.
Devotional for Kids
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One of the things that my husband and I prayed to be able to instill in our child in his early years is to devote a regular time each day to read God’s word. It helps a great deal that our son loves reading so much. Learning to read at four and progressed to reading with comprehension when he was five allows for him to enjoy hours upon hours of reading as opposed to what kids nowadays are easily exposed to – gadgets.
What basically got this homeschooler to take interest in doing devotions at six years old is his love for reading. He loves going to bookstores, second hand ones or otherwise to pick a book every time we visit the mall. I can leave him reading his book for hours a day and he’s fine.
Don’t get me wrong. This little guy loves gadgets as well. Alone with any gadget, computer or television, he will, for sure, submerge in these zombifying tech stuff if left to himself. We do allow him these gadgets. But with an hour limitation. Oh! Did I mention that we sometimes forget time? And when we do, we pay dearly for it. He just gets out of sorts!
My son attends Sunday School. But it is hardly enough. God has summoned parents in Deuteronomy 11:19, “You shall teach them (the Scriptures) to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down and when you rise.” Read this article »
Our homeschooler’s progress: Penmanship and Reading
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Practice makes perfect. This is what we have been told for as long as we can remember and for good reason. It works. Take our homeschooler’s penmanship, for instance. It was not so long time ago that his handwriting was kinda of sorts. Look at how he has improved since. 
Level 1 Post Test soon
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This homeschooling family is flying to Bohol today and we really thrilled to see the beauty of God’s creation in that part of the Philippine island. This Bohol Getaway will be the last of our summer series. We will be back to regular programming as soon as June 2011 steps in.
First for us to have scheduled is our homeschooling guy’s post-test for Level 1. He cannot just jump into Level 2 without getting tested first. We will go visit the homeschooling arm of School of Tomorrow in Sucat, Paranaque and when he passes the exam, we will order the Level 2 Paces after.
6th Birthday Celebration in Surigao City
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As soon as we have finished the last of the PACES of our son’s Level 1 curriculum, we got our bags packed and psyched ourselves to a wonderful family time in Davao and Surigao. It was my first time to meet my husband’s relatives who are based in the province. Since our son’s birthday was but a few days away, my husband and I thought it would be nice for Jed to have a little party with his cousins.
Homeschoolers on Blogging Hiatus
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My family and I just got back from RPG (Repentance, Purity, Godliness) Metanoia Summer Youth Camp held in Mt. Peniel Prayer Mountain and Campsite this weekend. Tomorrow we will fly to Davao with the rest of the hubby’s mom, sister, niece, aunt, uncle, cousin and nephews. I know we’re quite a bunch and we’re looking forward to see more of the hubby’s clan when we get to Davao and Surigao this coming week.
Playlist cleanup
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To say that parenting these days can be challenging is an understatement. It is tough. You can come to your wit’s end and you still won’t be able to figure it out. We can always throw in our own parenting skills. But a child, when he is able to think for himself, he’ll choose what he will and eventually do what he wants in his life.
The blessing of being my son’s Teacher (a licensed one at that)
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My son’s “official” graduation from ABC’s with Ace and Christi is slated on April 5, 2011. My folks and I are going to witness him go up the stage again with his fellow homeschoolers. For those who are not familiar with homeschooling here in the Philippines, I mentioned “official” in the first part of this entry because, technically, my son is already in Level 1/ Grade 1 of The School of Tomorrow’s system (ACE- Accelerated Christian Education). Since we are homeschoolers, graduation is only done on a yearly basis. So we have to wait for that schedule to be able to “officially” graduate.
Homeschooling support group
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If there is anything I hope to be more of to benefit our son during our homeschool time is for me to be more creative. Even if I am a Licensed Professional Teacher, I never really got to use my license in teaching in a real school. Good thing the School of Tomorrow is practically fool proof, so it works just fine to clueless Teacher Mamas like me.
A reliable helper’s value to a homeschooling family
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Grateful. That is how my family and I feel for having finally hired a reliable helper. This has allowed for us to focus more on homeschooling during our class. Since 2009, when we started homeschooling, I would swing from my son’s homeschool nook to the kitchen and back again. Being the only person to take care of our meal, lunch has to be prepared in between classes.