Eclectic Parent

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Veggies from CSA, originally uploaded by aidansmac.

Picked up our veggies for the week. It’s going to be a challenge. We’re more tomato, pepper, sweet veggie people. This week we got baby carrots (yeah!), parsley, spring […]

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We’re slowly reassembling the toy room. The kids have longed for their toys and are having a blast. They’ve been getting out a lot of games lately. Yesterday C and B played Zingo (it’s like bingo but you pull two cards at a time). While he definitely grabbed what he needed if it was there, […]

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Yesterday was show day for the boys’ art class. They both do a three hour art block (visual arts, drama and dance) at a large arts complex near us. The youngest class is preschoolers but the older classes are all homeschoolers. I really like the way they teach. Nothing is mandatory. They seem to understand […]

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small things lately that have gone unmentioned, but not unnoticed. . .
B almost passed swimming today. She told me when she got home, “I did airplane [floating on their backs with their arms out to their sids] but then I did wiggle.” But she’s close enough that they had someone come watch to see if […]

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coming to meet you, originally uploaded by aidansmac.
We went to the zoo yesterday with some friends. Had lunch and wandered around. Kids had fun even though most of […]

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Attempt #2 (first one bit the dust via 2 yo)
After the socialization question, the most common for homeschoolers question is, “How do you do it?” Unlike the socialization question, however, this one is asked by homeschoolers as well. Depending on who is asking the meaning of the question can range from “what curriculum do you […]

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With the birthday party on Saturday I forgot to write that we’d picked up this week’s veggies from our CSA. Spinach, mixed lettuce, new spring red onions, fresh garlic (not dried), more beets, more potatoes, more dill, dried beans and kholrabi.
With the whole house torn apart because of the floor - still - we haven’t […]

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_DSC8301.jpg, originally uploaded by aidansmac.
We went to a double birthday party on Saturday. Had a lot of fun with a bunch of kids at the park. Having just […]

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So I just got two seperate emails about socialization from homeschool groups I’m in. It’s the biggest thing brought up about homeschooling: what about socialization?
Socialize:
1. To place under government or group ownership or control.
2. To make fit for companionship with others; make sociable.
3. To convert or adapt to the needs of society.
And while school certainly […]

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Unschooling requires a leap of faith for many people. Homeschooling in general requires faith but many people feel that if they have the scientifically tested and approved curriculum, someone has assured that things will turn out ok. But if you make up your own curriculum or use none you are depending on yourself and your […]

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