Homeschooling Blog Post 6# Learning New Study Habits

I mentioned last week that I was starting new things in school. One of the things I started yesterday was this: learning Study Habits. It says...

In 27 lessons, which you can go through in one month (with one day per week for rest), you will learn how to improve in every phase of your school work: note-taking, reviewing for tests, taking exams, writing papers, budgeting study time, and much more.

Why not! They mention that of Professor X's tequinqe. I already knew about it, but will give it a try today. 

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God bless, be Joyful and don't forget to Pray! 

Homeschooling Blog Post 5# Making Changes in School

School is starting to pick up now meaning new stuff  is coming in for me to do.  First of all I have a test on the Egyptian "Queen Hatsheput" on Monday so prayers are appreciated.

I will try to do a bigger blog post soon. A few of them are in the pending stage. One of them will be about a big change in my life to come. So stay tuned for it next week!

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God bless, Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray!    

Homeschooling Blog Post 4# Accustomed to Those Stares

We have been homeschooling for 8 years now and have grown accustomed to those stares. Those stares that say "why aren't you in school"? or those stares that say "oh you're homeschooled" with a gruff voice. Before we started homeschooling, when I was in private school K-2 like any other kid I would be going to school from 8:00-3:00 get out of school and wouldn't be out in public until the afternoon and evening or the weekends it was normal for me, but when we first started homeschooling we had the freedom to go out in public and do things when we want to even though some homeschoolers feel they don't go out during school hours we do. We can go to Walmart at 10:00 in the morning or go to the thrift store at 2:00 in the afternoon it doesn't matter. At first those stares were weird and annoying I'd ask my mother "why do they keep staring at me"? her reply "because it is during school hours and they think your not at school". we were taught really soon that if we were asked "why aren't you in school"? our reply would be "I'm homeschooled". if they argued or asked more questions we would tell them to go to the parent we were with.    

We were at water-burger one day when one lady sitting in the booth next to us started to complain and say why aren't those kids in school? I knew where this was going to go. Margery and I looked at mommy she gave us the cue to just eat our chicken strips and say nothing. She mentioned "what are they home schooled?" they must be well they are doomed especially the oldest Look at the youngest there she might actually be able to have hope I was staring to brew inside and she carried on the man with her started to ask her to lay off  and mind your own business people started to stare by this point we were not doing anything wrong why should she worry? we finished up and went to the truck I asked mommy why she said nothing and she replied "it would have done no good she would have gotten worse, plus sitting there and behaving yourself will change her mind"
I learned that day that being silent and minding your own business can make a bigger impact than you think on people.

 We still get those stares. Not too long ago we went to the pharmacy to pick a med up and the lady checking us out kept staring at us. We are much older now since we sat in water-burger that one day. At times those stares come more often we always fear having CPS showing up at our doorstep but luckily we have HSLDA  (Home-School Legal Defense Association) with a lawyer a phone call away.

So as I said We are accustomed to those stares and for us we are more prepared for such Water-Burger outbreaks.

Until next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa saying God Bless,Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray!



      

Homeschooling Blog Post 3# Most asked question "Socialization"

This a big subject and I felt i needed to dedicate a post to it i found this article by HSLDA 

 Click Here   to read it.

I agree with this article totally but those of you that know me well know that I don't get out often the only time i get out is on.....

Sunday= Mass

Thursday= Chiropractor,Adoration,Library,Grocery Shopping

Friday= Family Apostate

Saturday=Confession

and we do go over to our neighbors twice a week in the afternoon.

This is for the Summer,since we do school all year round. We work that in along with doctors appointments and community service .

If you do notice there is no: Homeschool groups or Church groups  

Well  the number one cause why we do not do any of that stuff is MONEY! 

Yes you do have to live with money it is a necessity sad to say. Two Gas prices.

Three we do not have the same interests as other children do.

Oh I forgot I do sewing classes during the public school year at 3:30 on thursdays

Until Next Time This Is Mylea Janis Teresa

Saying God Bless,Be Joyful and Don't Forget to Pray!

Homeschooling Blog Post 2# More Most asked questions

Here is the second post for the homeschooling post series

If they are still interested they ask questions like these

Q5 how long have you been homeschooled?                   

A depending on the person    for us 7 years.

Q6 do you get to sleep in?       

A  sometimes    lately we have been up by 7:00am

Q7 what is your favorite subject? 

A   Depending on the person   Mine is History 

Q8 what curriculum do you use?

A   Various

Math= Video Text or Math U See

History= Trisims     

Spanish=Rosetta Stone

English= One Year Adventure Novel

Religion=Seton and Various Books

Stay Tuned for the biggest question we get asked SOCIALIZATION

Until Next time This is Mylea Janis Teresa

Saying God Bless,Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray!



Homeschooling Blog Post 1# Most asked questions

I will be doing a series of blog posts on homeschooling

Whenever we talk to people they ask questions like these  

The first one often is....

Q1. How old are you?           A. depending on the person.

or

Q2.What grade are you in      A.umm........ oh yeah i think i am a freshmen maybe i am not sure to be exact

Homeshoolers do not have grades they could be at different levels for different subjects for example I am at 8th grade level for Math, 11th or 12th for Vocabulary and 9th for Writing

Sometimes they ask....

3.Where do you go to school  

A. I am homeschooled

or

A. Holy Family Academy

That is the name of our homeschool since in texas we are considered a private school.

4.Do you like being homeshooled?  A. it depends on the person for me yes I love it!

From there they have options

1. ask more questions if they are interested or

2. they shut up

3. Be rude and call you bad names

stay tuned tomorrow for another blog post called More Most asked Questions.

Until Next time this is Mylea Janis Teresa

Saying God Bless,Be Joyful and don't forget to Pray.