Back to Homeschooling Week – Day Three
Today (technically tomorrow, since I’m writing this Tuesday night) is day three of Randi‘s Back to Homeschooling Week. The topic for today is “Getting out there…”
One of the things that I have found amusing about homeschooling is how much time we spend away from home! The oldest three kids are involved in Tae Kwon Do. They also attend a once a week science lab class – Josiah will join the oldest three in class this year. They have also always been involved in Sunday School classes, VBS, and other church activities.
OUr library system has a wonderful summer reading program. Not only do the kids get prizes for reading, but they have different presentations during the summer for the kids to attend. So far this summer we have watched a medieval puppet show, a presentation on Egyptology, a discussion with a police officer from town, and a Native American storyteller. The kids have a lot of fun, and it gives them exposure to different cultures and topics that we don’t or haven’t yet covered at home.
We also have a weekly play date with Michelle and her two boys, also homeschooled. Then you throw in sleepovers with friends and grandparents, Harvest parties, birthday parties, running errands with Mom, and you can see that the whole idea of homeschooled kids being sequestered away at home is just ridiculous.
Sometimes it seems a little funny to me that socialization is the main concern so many people who don’t homeschool have. I usually tell them it’s the least of my worries, but then before I started homeschooling I had no idea how much there was available for kids to do outside of school. I just never gave it any thought.
August 7th, 2007 at 10:10 pmI wish we lived somewhere near your library!
Trina from the Philippines
August 8th, 2007 at 4:41 amI always thought that was funny too!
Homeschoolers are not always at home, but they still get their much needed “mom and dad” time and their “at home relaxing” time. That is one of the beautiful things about it. Public school kids, they have to sacrifice that “at home” time to be in all the cool stuff your kids are in!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:49 amHi! I am participating in Randi’s Back to Homeschool week also! Sounds like your library has a great program!
August 8th, 2007 at 5:44 amIt is kind of funny that people think that homeschooling equals being a hermit! Most homeschoolers should be called road-scholars because they are out and about so much!
August 8th, 2007 at 6:30 amI want to come to your library it sounds like a great homeschool friendly place.
August 8th, 2007 at 6:41 amThanks for stopping by, ladies! Yes, we have a really great children’s librarian here.
August 8th, 2007 at 9:09 amMy bunch has come to love being at home more after being a bit over-scheduled in past years. Carrie, your library sounds much better than ours!
August 8th, 2007 at 4:58 pm