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Leonie
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Posted: Jan 13 2010 at 3:11pm \| IP Logged

Julie Bogart’s latest post was a help for me...homeschooling ( unschooling) when life is difficult. So I am passing it on!

I can attest to the point about TV and movies and video games..we tend to do more technology when things are tough for me and, you know, the kids learn anyway. And when things improve, I find it easy to add in things that can eventually take over so much screen time...

Homeschooling Through Grief

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Posted: Jan 14 2010 at 7:35am \| IP Logged

I saw that too and thought she was right on the mark. The only thing I would add to that would be to consider homeschooling year round. My mother became sick last March and died in June, so we lost a lot of time in the spring. I kept things simple, did what we could, but knowing that we could continue working through the summer time as needed made me feel much less pressured.

I also think that having kids see us grieve is a part of homeschooling. Grieving as part of a family can be a very tender part of family life, and one that perhaps kids in school all day postpone or never get to experience fully.

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Posted: Jan 14 2010 at 9:06am \| IP Logged

She always has such good articles.

We have never been through an intense period of grieving here but, interesting though, what she described as a doable routine through a hard time seems to be our general routine- my highschool age student definitely mostly self studies, and the 3 r's are our goal most days.

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Posted: Jan 15 2010 at 12:09am \| IP Logged

Kristie 4 wrote:

interesting though, what she described as a doable routine through a hard time seems to be our general routine- my highschool age student definitely mostly self studies, and the 3 r's are our goal most days.

Same here! Plus strewing, for all those wonderful ideas!

Julie's post also inspired me to write a blog post, as we in Australia approach the start of a new school year..what are our plans? How do they mesh woth our real, often not picture perfect, life?

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Posted: Jan 25 2010 at 3:25pm \| IP Logged

Btw, another great post from Julie...keeping the home in homeschool.

Reminded me to emphasize the homey, comfy, relaxed part of the homeschooling equation. You're at home. Be homey. Support, nurture, be gentle.

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Posted: Jan 25 2010 at 4:21pm \| IP Logged

Julie is on a roll! I would love to print the Keeping Home in Homeschool off and secretly send it to some of my friends who spend hours and hours in the car and lots of $$$ to "homeschool?"

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