{"id":1677,"date":"2008-02-06T12:39:35","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T18:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2015-04-11T07:21:53","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T12:21:53","slug":"mailbag-homeschool-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2008\/02\/06\/mailbag-homeschool-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Mailbag: Homeschool Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Nature-Study.jpg?resize=300%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Nature Study\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Nature-Study.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Nature-Study.jpg?resize=600%2C420&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Nature-Study.jpg?resize=250%2C175&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Nature-Study.jpg?w=881&amp;ssl=1 881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Hi Jennifer!<\/p>\n<p>I am wondering how to get started homeschooling. It looks like that might be my only option for my little one, at least for the rest of this year. He is 11 yrs old and in 6th grade. Thanks for you help!<\/p>\n<p>A Homeschooling Novice<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Dear Novice,<\/p>\n<p>Since we have homeschooled from the beginning, we&#8217;ve been able to <i>grow<\/i> into it with each child. <strong> I don&#8217;t have any experience with pulling one out of another school and beginning mid-year<\/strong>, although I know lots of people have done so successfully.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be under a little more of a time crunch that way, though. No tip-toeing in at the shallow end of the pool while investigating your options and getting acclimated &#8212; <strong>you&#8217;ll be diving head-first into the deep end!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But I know you can do it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s really just a matter of <strong>notifying your son&#8217;s school of your intent to teach him at home<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/home-schooling\/choosing-curriculu\/\">finding a curriculum to use<\/a>, and bathing the entire endeavor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/printable-prayer-guide-and-personal-interview\/#praying-for-your-children\">lots of prayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It would also be a good idea to <strong>join a homeschool support group<\/strong>. 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I have been trying to come up with a new homeschool chart for my kids' actual school subjects... thought\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fall&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fall","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/category\/fall\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Assignment Charts and Lesson Planners","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Assignment-Charts-and-Lesson-Planners-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Assignment-Charts-and-Lesson-Planners-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Assignment-Charts-and-Lesson-Planners-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Assignment-Charts-and-Lesson-Planners-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11685,"url":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2015\/08\/31\/mailbag-tracking-progress-on-daily-goals\/","url_meta":{"origin":1677,"position":3},"title":"Tracking Progress on Daily Goals","author":"Jennifer Flanders","date":"August 31, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been using Mondays to clear out my inbox. This week's featured email prompted me to create a new printable for tracking progress on daily goals. Question: Don't you just love maintaining success streaks? Hi, Jennifer. I just printed several of your year-at-a-glance calendars to go with Money Saving Mom's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Free Printables&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Free Printables","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/category\/free-printables\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Progress Tracking Chart","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Progress-Tracking-Chart-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Progress-Tracking-Chart-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Progress-Tracking-Chart-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Progress-Tracking-Chart-IG.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22722,"url":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2019\/03\/11\/mailbag-our-best-posts-for-book-lovers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1677,"position":4},"title":"Mailbag: Our Best Resources for Book Lovers","author":"Jennifer Flanders","date":"March 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm using Mondays to clean out my mailbag by posting messages that may be of general interest, like this one I received last week from a fellow bibliophile about resources for book lovers: Jennifer, your \"book reviews\" page is blank! ? Hoping it's just a glitch. 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