http://www.homeschoolcommunitycoop.org/blog/homeschooling-tips/2009/08/18/homeschooling-and-the-gift-of-time/ Wed, 26 May 2010 23:16:14 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.homeschoolcommunitycoop.org/blog/homeschooling-tips/2009/08/18/homeschooling-and-the-gift-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-241 ethanlap (Lori) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:44:59 +0000 http://www.homeschoolcommunitycoop.org/blog/?p=291#comment-241 Our greatest gift is family purpose...which involves time. Homeschooling isn't necessarily our only family purpose, but it is one. It has become a lifestyle. I'm a fairly structured homeschooler in that we use a curriculum, and I follow a routine with our studies. But that's just the core. The lifestyle goes beyond the structured part, and we find ourselves learning as a lifestyle. Because I know exactly what we're studying, and we've been studying it together, we constantly find connections out in the world. The line between "studies" and "out in the world" is blurred; and for us that's a real gift. Our greatest gift is family purpose…which involves time. Homeschooling isn’t necessarily our only family purpose, but it is one. It has become a lifestyle. I’m a fairly structured homeschooler in that we use a curriculum, and I follow a routine with our studies. But that’s just the core. The lifestyle goes beyond the structured part, and we find ourselves learning as a lifestyle. Because I know exactly what we’re studying, and we’ve been studying it together, we constantly find connections out in the world. The line between “studies” and “out in the world” is blurred; and for us that’s a real gift.

]]> http://www.homeschoolcommunitycoop.org/blog/homeschooling-tips/2009/08/18/homeschooling-and-the-gift-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Elizabeth Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:34:02 +0000 http://www.homeschoolcommunitycoop.org/blog/?p=291#comment-240 Our greatest gift is outdoor time - in our garden, harvesting fruits and vegetables, studying nature, exercising, and playing. We also love how much time homeschooling gives us to cook and bake - baking bread is one of our favorite things to do, especially when it is too cold to stay outside very long! Our greatest gift is outdoor time – in our garden, harvesting fruits and vegetables, studying nature, exercising, and playing. We also love how much time homeschooling gives us to cook and bake – baking bread is one of our favorite things to do, especially when it is too cold to stay outside very long!

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