-=> Quoting Mark Towne to All <=-
 MT> We, unfortunately, do not homeschool per se.  I wish that I had the
 MT> time to do so, but I am on the road about 16 days out of each month. 
 MT> My wife, bless her heart, does not have the temperament to conduct
 MT> homeschooling. 
 I didn't think I did either until one day I heard the kids talking about
 sex on my front porch.  What was being said totally stunned me and I
 realized that whether I did or did not have the temperment, I really had
 no choice (this was something I was considering anyway).  The more I talked
 to the homeschool support leader in our area the more confident I became.
 It is hard, but it is worth it. I have one intelligent child, one ADD and
 behind intellectually, and one ADHD/ODD who is the hardest of them all.
 MT> school what-so-ever.  I wish there were a way to motivate him. 
 Motivating a child can be quite difficult.  But fun, interactive things
 can do wonders.  This can include games, library, TV shows (discovery)
 and field trips.  Learning to budget like grocery shopping uses a variety
 of math.
 
 MT> A few days ago, while grocery shopping with my wife, I picked up a
 MT> "HomeSchooling" magazine.  I am reading it when I can, and would like
 MT> some parents inputs on various curriculum approaches to homeschooling. 
 Some people use a structure curriculum and others use a more relaxed
 environment (which I am finding to be an easier, less stressful, and
 teaches more for the parent and the child.
 MT> Since my wife is not given in the vain of teaching classwork, does
 MT> anyone have some input that would assist me in setting up some
 MT> additional schooling for my two children still at home? 
 In actuality homeschooling takes less hours than public school and they
 usually end up ahead of their grade.
 MT> Does anyone do a CO-OP approach to schooling?  Some parents teach
 MT> Math, Science, etc...and inlist the help of others in Reading,
 MT> History, English?  I am curious about the various ways and approaches
 MT> to homeschooling. 
 If you belong to a support group you can usually find someone who wishes
 to do this.
 MT> I will be checking with my church,...and talking with some of the
 MT> other parents there that are involved in homeschooling. 
 MT> It is good to see an echo such as this.
 Keep lurking and ask as many questions as you like.  We will answer the
 best we can.
 Regina
 
... A wise man once said.... I don't know...
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