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From the lens My NOT Back to School page!.

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  • NaturalMommys Jun 23, 2011 @ 12:14 am | delete
    Great lens you have here. I also homeschool my children, well actually we unschool. Thanks for the angel blessings too btw!
  • dannystaple Jan 19, 2011 @ 1:59 am | delete
    I was homeschooled for part of my life. I learned a lot of things from Mathematics, Computing, science and engineering that stayed with me for life. These are subjects I am still spending my own time learning more about now.
  • NarrowPathPublishing Sep 22, 2010 @ 3:01 am | delete
    Great lens. I've long believed that if I ever have kids I WILL be homeschooling them. My experiences teaching special ed...or trying to, while the administration pressured me to babysit the kids instead...pretty much convinced me, and the energy and excitement you share on your page confirms it for me.
  • StaciJansma Sep 17, 2010 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Great lens -- Really like the layout you went with - was very informative. I have thought about homeschooling - but for now my daughter is attending preschool 2 days a week - 2 hours each day. It's only been week 1.
  • Ramkitten Sep 15, 2010 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    I don't have any kids but found this really interesting. And it's so easy to read and looks great, too. A real quality lens. I admire parents who homeschool and do so with such enthusiasm and dedication.
  • yeastinfectionnomoretreatment Sep 13, 2010 @ 1:26 am | delete
    my son is 18 months old, looking forward to home schooling him!
    Nice video with Cap'n Homeschool.
  • MomwithAHook Sep 12, 2010 @ 5:03 am | delete
    Great! This is our first year with my youngest. We shall see how it goes. It feels a bit odd for me though he is really liking it. His teacher last year was a bit of a disciplinarian -- what he says he likes about homeschool "I can go to the bathroom when I want" :) LOL he used to get in trouble for having to do this during classroom hours.
  • _Joan_ Sep 12, 2010 @ 8:59 am | delete
    "I can go to the bathroom when I want"

    I love that!! Best wishes for your son and your family.
  • RebeccaE Sep 11, 2010 @ 6:46 pm | delete
    you did an awesome job explaining homeschooling, this was informative, and congrats (belated) on a lens of the day!
  • Cajean Sep 11, 2010 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    Very nice Lens promoting homeschool! I was blessed to help some young nephews a few years ago; they've since gone to college, travel the world regularly, and have found very interesting work. Rolled, faved & starred! :-)
  • CreativeArtist Sep 10, 2010 @ 3:20 pm | delete
    Interesting lens. I liked reading the different view points on home schooling.
  • dagsmith Sep 9, 2010 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    Well deserving of lens of the day and Angel Blessings!
  • Pastiche Sep 9, 2010 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    Super LOTD - congratulations! I wish I could have learned this way instead of in the classroom. My dad taught us so much in this way, just by doing things and explaining them as part of everyday life.
  • awelldressedbullet Sep 8, 2010 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    I would have loved to have been home schooled, Congratulations on your LOTD!
  • OhMe Sep 7, 2010 @ 11:38 am | delete
    Congrats on a well deserved Lens of the Day! Enjoy making memories with your sons!
  • luvmyludwig Sep 7, 2010 @ 10:24 am | delete
    I considered homeschooling my children, but in the end we chose against it. It does sound very interesting and I'm glad it works well for you. Happy not back to school day. :)
  • jackturley Sep 7, 2010 @ 9:40 am | delete
    Nice lens, love the idea and of taking not back to school. Hope I could make my son with home schooling once he's able (still 1 year old) & ready. But I do basic things what a child should learn by the way :) Thanks for the great info!
  • MaryK Sep 6, 2010 @ 2:10 pm | delete
    Your Lens has really made my day!!! I love homeschooling and unschooling... and the whole idea of kids thriving!!! Thanks so much!
  • adiehltwin Sep 6, 2010 @ 10:38 am | delete
    I'm so glad to find folks who celebrate the many benefits of homeschooling! I was homeschooled grades 1-12, and for most of that time homeschooling was illegal in the state where I lived, so I always had to keep it a secret!
  • BFuniv.com Sep 6, 2010 @ 10:22 am | delete
    Thinking outside the box -- by never having to enter it's confines.
  • andreaberrios Sep 6, 2010 @ 8:18 am | delete
    Love this lens. I have always wanted to homeschool my kids but is very hard to when you are a full time employee :( Thanks for sharing it. 5*
  • sandyspider Sep 5, 2010 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    Enjoyed you not back to school lens.
  • HSSchulte Sep 5, 2010 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    Cute lens. I too am homeschooling one of my boys this year. We will see how it goes. So far, it feels like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. I have no idea why I thought socialized education was a good idea. I think like most moms I was afraid I'd mess them up by homeschooling them. I was soooo wrong!
    Thanks for spreading the word!
  • Li-Li-ThePinkBookworm Sep 5, 2010 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    Awesome lens! Congratulations on Lens of the Day! I am proudly celebrating NOT going to school(ever). Glad to see that there are other party-goers on Squidoo as well :) Keep up the amazing work!

    Like/Favorite.

    Li Li
  • lasertek Sep 5, 2010 @ 7:52 pm | delete
    I applaud parents who have the time to home school their children. Great lens! Congrats on LOTD!
  • kiwisoutback Sep 5, 2010 @ 5:09 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! I never realized there were so many homeschoolers here on Squidoo - though I should've been tipped off by the Squid Club that was created. Keep up the great work! You're doing and excellent job.
  • divacratus Sep 5, 2010 @ 7:04 am | delete
    Congrats on achieving LoTD! A really wonderful lens that had me REALLY reading from start to finish. I love the way you have presented it which makes it thoroughly entertaining and readable even for people with a short attention span like me. I am not much aware of homeschooling but from this particular lens, it does seem like a wonderful experience for kids. And I totally agree about letting kids learn at their own pace and interest. They learn things better that way!
  • livyf Sep 5, 2010 @ 2:19 am | delete
    I wish I could home school my kids. This a great lens! Congratulations on LOTD! :D
  • whatsreal12 Sep 5, 2010 @ 1:47 am | delete
    This is so great! Congrats on LOTD! I am glad a wider audience will get to see such a positive representation of home education :-) I can't wait to see your other lenses to learn what is like to be a work-at-a-school,mom-is-principal, homeschooling parent of two obviously wonderful, independent learners.
  • CCGAL Sep 5, 2010 @ 1:36 am | delete
    Wow - congratulations on LOTD for a most interesting lens. I guess schools have changed a great deal since I attended in the 60's ... I loved going to school, and homeschooling me would have been a disaster. However, I'm really glad that you are able to do this with your children - I know that for some, it's an absolute Godsend, and it sounds like you are doing an excellent job teaching your wee ones. I enjoyed reading this lens, and I especially enjoyed the title.
  • GonnaFly Sep 5, 2010 @ 1:22 am | delete
    See you in the park! Althought for we Aussies, we're drawing near to the end of our school year (finishes just before Christmas for our Summer holidays) :-) Hope your year is productive.
  • Wealthforum Sep 4, 2010 @ 10:58 pm | delete
    Homeschooling is wonderful! It allows children to pursue their own interests and discover what they are good at. They also learn coping skills from you. When you deal with the problems of the day, they are not away at school but right there when the washing machine floods the floor or a breaker pops. There is no back to school shopping for the latest and greatest...no waiting for the bus:) Have a great year homeschooling!
  • BarbRad Sep 4, 2010 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    This brings back a lot of memories. I really do miss homeschooling. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on LOTD
  • skiesgreen Sep 4, 2010 @ 6:04 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. I home schooled my grandson for a time and he thoroughly enjoyed it,.*-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust
  • ohcaroline Sep 4, 2010 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    I appreciate your enthusiasm for homeschooling. If I had been a mother, I would have given it a run.
  • NancyOram Sep 4, 2010 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    Joan, keep up the good work and keep enjoying every minute of it! My twin boys just finished 12th grade, homeschooling since 5th grade. My only regret is that sometimes I had doubts when people questioned me. Now that we're done and I didn't ruin them, I can say without any reservations it was the best decision I ever made!
  • KimGiancaterino Sep 4, 2010 @ 3:05 pm | delete
    Your boys are great ... I enjoyed visiting with them at the Squidoo Meetup. Congratulations on LOTD!
  • partybuzz Sep 4, 2010 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! Congratulations on LotD!!
  • AngelDey Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:58 pm | delete
    I too homeschool because of my son's dyslexia. When he was in school they said he would have gone to the gifted class because of his intelligence but his difficulty reading would have slowed him down there. I wondered why they would set a child up for failure and ridicule like that. They had no idea how to help him with his reading and that set the stage for me to learn how to help him when no one else would. I love homeschooling and letting my son do his own thing. He gets to express himself and open up and be the great kid he can be with no pressure or schedules or anything that public school would have put on him.
  • ajgodinho Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    I'm always encouraged to see more people homeschooling their kids. It's such a privilege even though it's not easy, but the benefits are really tremendous -- one of the most important being relationship building. Well done, congrats on LotD and all the best...God bless! :)
  • lisakleinweber Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:03 pm | delete
    I have one of those 'brilliant but active kids who would be considered a big problem in a classroom' children. I put him in preschool and he got kicked out of 2 of them ... so we started homeschooling, and I am so glad we did. Now we are full-fledged, all-the-way, never-go-back homeschoolers and we love our homeschooling life too. great lens
  • puzzlemaker Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    Us too Joan. Can't wait to get started this year. Congrats on the LOTD!
  • Brookelorren Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    I love not being in school when the other kids are. Every fall, I like to take my kids to Grandmomz' and go swimming. I like hearing the school buses roll by while we are having a good time. Everybody starts late July to mid August around here. My nephew is homeschooled; this year he was at our party too.

    We're starting homeschool on the 8th.
  • Joan4 Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Super! Homeschooling sure seems to be a very viable alternative. I have learned so much about homeschooling from all you Squidoo homeschooling moms! What an education!
  • HorseAndPony Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! We started homeschooling out of necessity and now would not have it any other way. I enjoyged reading about your homeschool experiences. Thanks for sharing.
  • Heather426 Sep 4, 2010 @ 11:49 am | delete
    great jpb. congrats!
  • JoyfulPamela Sep 4, 2010 @ 11:32 am | delete
    Fabulous lens, Joan! We love homeschooling, too. I can't imagine ever schooling the children any other way! Congratulations on LOTD! :)
  • stargazer00 Sep 4, 2010 @ 11:30 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD from a retired homeschool mom!
  • happynutritionist Sep 4, 2010 @ 11:22 am | delete
    I did try homeschooling for a bit...and am in awe of those who are able to do this...I think it requires a lot of love, sacrifice and discipline...God bless you this school season...and your boys as I know He will. Congrats on LOTD
  • LadyLovelace Sep 4, 2010 @ 11:05 am | delete
    Oh how I wish we had homeschooling here. It would have saved so much anguish over mine and my brother's school days - well done you for doing what's best for your kids, and congratulations on the well-deserved LOTD.
  • jptanabe Sep 4, 2010 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Congrats on a well-deserved LotD!
  • Susan52 Sep 4, 2010 @ 8:38 am | delete
    This brings back memories. Your boys are exactly where they need to be. Sounds like you have about as much fun as we had when we homeschooled our sons all the way through. Congratulations on Lens of the Day and have a great year!
  • newbizmau Sep 4, 2010 @ 8:05 am | delete
    Great lens and congrats on LotD. There are some very great points here about why homeschooling is better. I believe that some day in the future homeschooling will be a common thing with use of technology in schools on the rise. Teachers will be able to teach students through their home computers with use of web cams, and no student will have an excuse to miss school or be absent.
  • Shibamom Sep 4, 2010 @ 6:57 am | delete
    Congrats on LotD!
  • BevsPaper Sep 4, 2010 @ 4:58 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD for this lens! Ringing my little Squid Angel bell for a blessing to the tune of Frere Jacques.
  • theraggededge Sep 4, 2010 @ 4:44 am | delete
    Yay! We home-ed too. We practise, what is known in the UK as, 'autonomous education'. In other words, they do what they want. Incredibly, it works! Both kids are ahead of their schooled peers and I don't now how it happens - it just does.

    Congrats, m'dear on LotD! Blessed :-)
  • modz Sep 4, 2010 @ 4:03 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD!
  • SereneSea Sep 4, 2010 @ 2:25 am | delete
    I really liked this idea of home-schooling. It is not there in other countries, or rather not encouraged like US.
  • Peregrina Sep 4, 2010 @ 1:09 am | delete
    I unschooled myself in grade 11--and wish I'd gotten out a lot earlier. Congrats on LotD!
  • Airinka Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:59 am | delete
    congratulations on lotd
  • spirituality Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:33 am | delete
    Well deserved LOTD :) congrats.
  • AngelineSophia Sep 4, 2010 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Congrats on LOTD!
  • mich1908 Sep 3, 2010 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    I've never known anyone who homeschool from where I came from. Even though I've read about it, it is something new to me. It sounds terrific being homeschool but here we all need the certificate to get jobs (unless you open your own business probably). Congratulations on your very interesting lense!
  • SofiaMann Sep 3, 2010 @ 9:56 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD.
  • Amkatee Sep 3, 2010 @ 8:55 pm | delete
    We are homeschooling as well. My daughter would have been in kindergarten, but we're doing 1st grade. She's bright and we are so glad we are doing this. I too have a homeschooling lens. So glad to see you here and congrats on LOTD.
  • eclecticeducation Sep 3, 2010 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    I've already rated your lens and left a comment, but I did want to congratulate you on your LOTD and to tell you I blessed it. :) Have a great (not) school year.
  • paperfacets Sep 3, 2010 @ 8:08 pm | delete
    Good lens about your school at home. Balloons and confetti for LotD.
  • d-artist Sep 3, 2010 @ 7:54 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! very interesting lens, in our neighborhood we have several families that home school their kids.
  • Jerry_David Sep 3, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    wow, back to school time, great Lotd, congrats to you!
  • stacy_mcdaniel Sep 3, 2010 @ 7:00 pm | delete
    Congratulations on lens of the day. Love the Captain Homeschool video.
  • GrowWear Sep 3, 2010 @ 6:45 pm | delete
    Congratulations for your LOTD for My NOT Back To School Page! Wonderful, Joan!
  • SquidooKimberly Sep 3, 2010 @ 5:36 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! Thanks for reading Kimberly's Morning Coffee and for sharing your thoughts on why you love homeschooling.
  • casamonika Jan 10, 2010 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    Glad to meet you too! We entered the wonderful world of homeschooling when my daughter asked me to homeschool her in 9th grade and we never looked back. Socialization was never an issue. We made so many new friends, both kids and parents.
  • Evelyn_Saenz Dec 11, 2009 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    When we homeshooled in Boston we always attended the Not Back to School Picnic at Waldon Pond with hundreds of homeschooling families.

    Wonderful meeting more homeschoolers online. Thank you for sharing your homeschooling life with us.
  • _Joan_ Dec 11, 2009 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    Walden Pond!! What an fantastic place to have a homeschooling event! Thanks for telling me about that. I'm adding it to the lens forthwith.
  • eclecticeducation Nov 20, 2009 @ 12:12 am | delete
    Great lens! I love the "You can take class in bed" comment! That is where my 13 year old does most of his school work. Where as my 7 year old is like yours, he can cuddle up to me while I read to him. You definitely don't get that in public school! :)
  • spirituality Oct 3, 2009 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    :) great lens again. blessed. I'm featuring you on my new http://squidoo.crabbysbeach.com/blogs/ blog very soon...
  • AlishaV Aug 27, 2009 @ 2:45 am | delete
    Great lens! I love the little look into your not-going-back-to-school life :-)
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Aug 22, 2009 @ 10:20 am | delete
    Home schooling is not for everyone, but for some its the best option.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Lizzy
  • Sylvestermouse Aug 21, 2009 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Joan, first let me say I commend you for taking on the real challenge of homeschooling your sons. A parents' commitment to home school is a full time job and often does not receive the respect and support from a community that it deserves.

    Second, I commend your insight and honestly when accessing your son's needs. I detest "labeling." As I have stated in my bio, I have a vastly diversified family which include educators and school psychologists. While we did not agree on several issues, testing and labeling for one, one thing we do agree on, the childs' needs should come first. Bravo to you!

    Last, great lens!
  • BevsPaper Aug 21, 2009 @ 6:00 am | delete
    Great lens, Joan. How do you work it all in? Working and homeschooling.

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