A reminder

I don't think our family qualifies as "large" but it's definitely larger than I imagined it would be when I was little. Here is a blog post by a mother of 9 who homeschools and are some things I am realizing are important regardless of family size while homeschooling. http://largefamilylogistics.blogspot.com/2008/10/large-family-homeschooling.html

Large Family Homeschooling

Edited 10/31/08

1. Learning happens all the time all the time all the time

2. Turn off the media and live your own life

3. Learn to learn

4. Lots of books: reference books such as Usborne, DK, classics, dictionaries (more than one), biographies, and of course the Bible and Bible reference books

5. Play outside and use the imagination

6. Chores, indoors and out

7. Animals: pets, livestock

8. Garden

9. Real life experiences develop a can-do attitude

10. Talk about life and current events

11. Older children naturally teach the younger children--a beautiful thing when the older children are taught well

12. Use non-consumable curriculum and pass it down the line

13. Spiral notebooks and sketchbooks--don't let them tear paper out to avoid the paper mess they can quickly create

So, apparently this homeschooling thing is more about my sanctification as a mother than about the kids learning stuff. Yes they are learning stuff, but it's not always about reading, writing, and 'rithmetic. And I'm learning more than they are.