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My husband has read your love yourself book and LOVED it! I know it seems odd, but we have a great marriage and are preparing to do a marriage talk to homeschoolers and since I didn’t have time to read it and get ideas on what to use from it i asked him to read it. I hope to read it soon. I wanted to see what your top tips would be if you were speaking to homeschool couples. I know there is alot of info that is great, but we need to do the best there is for 2 1 1/2 hour sessions.
Thanks!
I’m sorry I did not see this message earlier, Jeanette, but we were out of town for a couple of weeks in late August, and I’m just now getting caught up. My top marriage tips for homeschooling couples? For wives, I recommend that you (1) don’t allow teaching responsibilities to so consume your time and energy that you have nothing left with which to nurture your marriage, (2) make intimacy a priority and don’t wait until you are “in the mood,” (3) don’t inundate your husband with discipline problems the moment he arrives home from work, but wait to discuss until you are both more rested and refreshed, and (4) do your best to instill in your children a sense of gratitude and respect for their father and all he does to make homeschooling possible. For husbands, I recommend that you (1) schedule regular “couple time” away from the kids, (2) ask your wife how you can best help and support her homeschooling efforts, then follow through, and (3) hash out any concerns about educational objectives and progress in private, so that the two of you present a united front before the children on such matters.
Hi,
I have enjoyed reading over your site. I have to say thank you first because your husband gave me an epidural during my first pregnancy when I had nothing but back labor! He talked about you and your children. He said he never had to administer an epidural to you and I thought then how strong of a woman you must have been. Then he told me how many children you had and I was again amazed at your strength. I now see it comes from your strong faith. I just started homeschooling my two boys which are 11 and 10, 6th and 4th respectively. My question to you is do you have some suggestions on curriculum. I know all children are different and that what you may use might not work for mine. My main concern would be math, science and language arts. I want to make sure they are not going to just get by but excel in these areas. I have been reading and everyone has a suggestion, when I started reading about your children and your math degree I thought you would be an expert in this field. Could you please share with me your suggestions for curriculum? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Hi, Tonia. We use Saxon for math and Apologia for science. We’ve been thoroughly pleased with both and have found them to prepare our kids well for CLEP exams and college level work. For Language Art, we’ve done different things at different times. For early readers, I’ve used Pathway readers along with the corresponding workbooks. In middle elementary, I’ve used Easy Grammar and Daily Grams. On the years we’ve done Sonlight, our Language Arts was fully integrated and we’ve just done that. I also like Learning Language Arts through Literature and have used that program some years. For spelling, I’ve tried lots of different things, too, but my absolute favorite is Sequential Spelling. I’ve had lots of questions like yours and hope to put up a more detailed list, so check back later for a “Recommended Curriculum” page under our homeschooling tab. Blessings on your school year! I wish you much success and family togetherness as a result
Wonder if we are related? We orginiated from Greenville, SC, and currently live in Charlotte, NC. Give me a line at aalf777@aol.com
Hi, Abby.
We haven’t done much research on my husband’s ancestry, but I can tell you that his father’s father was named Ralph Flanders and was from Albany, NY. Does that ring any bells? We love the Carolinas, but don’t know of any kinfolk out your way. We do have an Abby Flanders in the family though — our 12th-born is named Abigail Rose.
Blessings,
Jennifer