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1. teaching in my pajamas
2. reading together on the couch
3. being home with Julianna
4. having no evening homework
5. being able to clean/cook during the day
6. flexibility
7. not having to worry about the kid’s missing school because of illness
8. discussions with the boys about Julius Caesar and ecosystems and Van Gogh and Robinson Crusoe
9. spontaneous field trips/snow days/self declared holidays
10. spending all day with my three favorite kids — A Butterfly Moment
Question: Have you ever tried to homeschool your kids? How did that work out?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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Cabbage Boy on October 15 at 2:44 p.m.
No evening homework had to be my favorite.
Anyone that has kids in elementary school and cares about them is already homeschooling. Just doing it in the evening.
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IdahoDad on October 15 at 3:56 p.m.
I was going to make a list of 10 Things I Miss About Public School, but couldn't even think of one.
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