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There is no such thing as a typical day for us or most of the homeschoolers I know. Here we attempt to give you an idea of what we do most weeks. We are night owls, so often stay up late and get up past the time many kids are in school. Most mornings we have something going where we have to get moving so lounging in bed with a book is rare. Fortunately, most homeschooling activities begin at a more humane time of 9:30 or 10:00. Some families have all their instrument practice and seat work done before they head out to these activities — we strive to have our teeth brushed.
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Do you get tired of your child coming home from school as tired and stressed as you or your spouse?  One option that many people have used that has been successful at relieving that stress and providing a quality education for the child is home schooling.  Homeschooling parents may give up their time at the office, but that does not mean that they have to give up their income.  Work from home opportunities abound that allow you to fulfill you role as a home school teacher, yet still have an income.

Many of the work at home jobs offered are actually a perfect match for a home school parent.  While you child works on an assignment, you can spend the time working from home.  

Some possible work from home jobs include filling out surveys, clicking on ads, typing, freelance writing or answering phones.  

For most work from home jobs, you will need a home computer.  It does not matter if it is a desktop or laptop computer, as long as you have internet access.  As a work at home dad, I have worked with persons from many countries.  This has helped my children, who are home schooled to have an even more well rounded education.     As I get to know many of my clients, I share with them about educating my children.  They have sent back photographs of their homeland that are not found in books.  They have also sent samples of their music, shared favorite foods and told with pride the stories of their country.  Is I share these e-mails with my children, the learn of things that they would have never learned in school.

Now that my daughters are older, they also serve as my assistants.  The develop spreadsheets to keep track of due dates for the articles that I write.  They prepare invoices for the people for whom I write.  At times, they even brainstorm in order to give me new ideas to approach an article on a subject.  They even help by preparing research on many of the topics about which I write.

An advantage that I have had as I have worked from home and also home school my daughters is that I know my daughters better now than when I worked full time at an office.  We have had to make some financial sacrifices as I do not always bring home as much of a salary as I did working from an office, but there are great rewards for our family in my working from home.

If asked if I would take this route again, my answer would be a definite yes.  If asked if this is the right route for everyone, the answer would be a definite no.  This is one option that was right for our family; however, it may not be right for yours.  There are many factors that you consider before making your decision.

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I OWN NOTHING! ALL IMAGES CAME FROM PHOTOBUCKET! ALL MUSIC BELONGS TO REMY SHAND AND MOTOWN RECORDS! Shand was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Doug and Lana Shand. His father was of Scottish/English descent and his mother was of Italian descent. By the age of 12, Shand had learned to play the guitar and acoustic bass. While many people during the 1980s and 1990s were influenced by early hip hop and pop, his father was into soul. According to Shand, his father influenced and exposed Shand to R&B/soul acts including Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, The Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder and Blood, Sweat and Tears. During his home schooling in Winnipeg, he listened to his parents’ R&B, blues and soul albums, spending a lot of time in his basement sampling retro music. Shand’s love of funk music made him an outcast. His parents encouraged him to earn his GED, and to work on his music as a project. He also attended Garden City Collegiate for his Grade 11 year of studies. At the age of 19, Shand sent a demo tape to Steve Warden. Warden then became his manager and helped to find Shand a prominent record deal. Two different labels gave Shand offers for a recording deal but he turned down the offer. Fortunately Universal Music Canada had signed Shand to a record deal with Motown Records in the United States. Shand began recording and mixing his debut album, The Way I Feel, during the spring of 2001 at his home in Winnipeg, performing and recording the tracks for vocals …

The decision to home school your child can be a very difficult decision to make. With the high rate of two-income families today, many parents wonder if they can make the financial and time sacrifice, even it is the right thing to do. Many more wonder if their children can get the same level of quality education if they choose homeschooling. However, despite these concerns, the rate at which parents are choosing to home school their kids continue to rise.

There are a huge number of reasons why parents choose to home school their kids. For many parent, it is because they want to be able to add religious content to their children’s learning experience. For others, they see the decline in the public education system today and want to choose something that is better for their kids.

According to a recent an August 2006 ABC 20/20 special, many kids today are not being taught even the needed fundamentals for them to graduate. For example, one student was interviewed who was in high school but was only able to read properly at a fourth grade level. Another student interviewed mentioned that cheating was actually encouraged by his teacher – goodness!.

Although the public education system is not as good as it should be and expected today, the decision to homeschooling as an alternative is one that should not be taken too lightly. When choosing to home school your kids, you must first consider these 7 things:

1. Time commitment

Homeschooling has a tendency to take up a lot of time of the parent. The process involves more than just sitting down with books for a couple of hours. There are experiments and projects that have to be done, lessons to prepare, papers to grade, field trips, park days, music lessons, and the list just keeps on going and going. Fortunately, you can go online and search for some homeschool sample schedules that will help to give you an idea of a typical day.

2. Personal sacrifice

The homeschooling parent sacrifice much and has very little personal time or time alone and away from their children. If a lot of care is not taken to set aside time for yourself, it is easy for the parent to feel overwhelmed and stress. It is not unusual for the parent and child to be together 24 hours a day, which can eventually lead to frustration on both sides.

3. Financial problems can arise

Though homeschooling can be accomplished with very little cost to you; however, it usually requires that the teaching parent not work, either out of the home or not. Some sacrifices will need to be made if the family is used to depend on two incomes. Of course, if you are a single parent, this could be an even bigger problem.

4. Time for socialization

More attention will need to be given to getting your children to spend time together with his/her peers. The best part of homeschooling is being able to have more control of the potential social contacts your child makes. However, the downside is that you must personally prepare your child yourself on how to socialize with other kids. Homeschooling can have a tendency to make your child feel quite isolated.

5. Household organization is harder

Housework, laundry and other chores will still have to be done, but it probably will get done first thing in the morning. If you are a neat freak, you might be in for a big big surprise. Not only does housework need to be let go at times, but also homeschooling does creates messes and clutter on its own. You will have to get really organized so that you can keep your home together.

6. Both parents must agree to it

It is important that both parents agree to the idea of homeschooling. It is very difficult for this to work if one of the parents is against it right from the start. If your spouse is against it at this time, try doing more research and talking to more people so that you can be absolutely certain it is something that both of you can agree upon and pursue. Otherwise, the chances for success are very much smaller.

7. Your child has to be willing

A willing student is crucial to the success of homeschooling. Ultimately, the decision is the parents to make, but if your child is dead set against it, you might have a very difficult time in teaching and convincing them. The fact of the matter is that an unwilling child can sabotage his/her own education progress efforts.

There is a lot more to homeschooling than is often seen at first sight. As a parent, you must know that your child’s education is the most important factor in their future. You need to be thoroughly prepared for all of the time and commitment that is going to be involved. If you are thinking of choosing homeschooling for your children, it will be very important to network with other like-minded parents in your local area. Not only will this help with the program planning process, but will also provide a place to share ideas and concerns with others who are probably experiencing the same thing.

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