Comments on: Home schooling done right

By: cpsobsessed

cpsobsessed — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:54:42 +0000

D.I. – will you please come over here and crack the whip? I remain a pushover with my kid.

By: Diving In

Diving In — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:14:12 +0000

I have been spending about 15-20 minutes a day reviewing and learning newer school stuff with my kid.I read where this is supposed to help a lot with retention.

By: cpsobsessed

cpsobsessed — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:54:37 +0000

I haven’t heard of anyone getting called recently myself, but I think this time of year is usually kind of a dead zone in that respect. Right before school starts and the first week of school is when some shifting around happens as school find out that kids moved away and didn’t tell anyone, parents realize that they don’t want to drive 3 miles a day, etc.
Now is a good time to get on the radar of a magnet school if you’re interested and let the principal know that you’d take a spot on a moment’s notice (assuming you would, of course.)

By: entering kdg

entering kdg — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:36:57 +0000

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/07/cps-investigates-admissions-at-elite-schools.html

Did you see this!?

Also, is anyone still getting “the call” for any magnet schools?

By: brenda

brenda — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:48:28 +0000

“In this case the mom prepared detailed course descriptions, transcripts from outside coursework, and recommendation letters from tutors.”

I really hope the MOM didn’t do all that preparing. It’s one thing to work on college applications with her kid, and another thing to do all the work yourself.

Of course I’d no more homeschool than I’d cut off my hand. I loved school, my kid loves school, and I see no reason to reject it.

By: Ashamed too

Ashamed too — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:43:34 +0000

I have not completed the summer “lesson plans” I intended to do with my sons. We did read a bit for a couple of days. They both attend summer camp and a portion time is devoted to school work and they go on numerous field trips. They have aeven been to some museums that I never knew existed! So, I’m trying to relieve some of my mommy guilt by at least thinking the camp is doing something enriching with them. Get this…I even bought FOUR workbooks from the teacher’s store for the oldest—and they are still in the bag, LOL