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Monday, March 15, 2010

Getting Started



This blog is for all who wish to share the ideas and opinions of homeschooling. I am a mother of two boys. Our homeschool journey began two years ago when faced with a tough decision to keep the boys enrolled in a crowded parochial classroom or quit my job as the school librarian to homeschool. I am thankful for the outcome of the decision to homeschool. I am blessed to have the opportunity to stay home with my boys and share their educational experiences.

My educational background is that of a Florida certified teacher in Kindergarten through sixth grade, who skipped the classroom teaching experience in lieu of raising the boys. As a Navy wife on the move every two years, I found it more convenient to be a stay-at-home mom in the early childhood years. Both boys attended Catholic schools in the early elementary years and eventually, I found a dream job in the school's library. Reading has always been a passion of mine, but more so when the boys were young and I had a captive audience in which to read. Working in a school library is the most rewarding experience a book lover can have. Unfortunately, it had to end when I made the decision not to enroll the boys in the school when I learned that the oldest sons classroom would contain 34 students. I trusted the teachers and knew that he would survive the year, but that was not enough for me. In my heart, I knew there was a better way. It was an easy decision to make and I am thrilled to share my boys lives more fully.

I hope this blog will be a place for other homeschoolers to share important ideas and information. A place to commiserate, advise, support, exchange, and lift-up others who seek.