The Blog of a Homeschooling Father
My wife and I have had interesting conversations with a pool monitor at our community pool. I guess coming in with 5 kids aged 7 and under is rather conspicuous. And this particular pool monitor is a substitute teacher.
The pool monitor (I’ll refer to her as “Peggy” as in that laughable TV substitute, Peggy Hill) [...]
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It’s been a while since I posted - there’s been a lot going on in the Nowak household.
Three months after we arrived at our new home, we’ve unpacked everything. The last remaining boxes have been the kid’s clothes to grow into. In fact, most of our storage is full of plastic tubs that have the [...]
Continue reading " Purging, De-Cluttering and Re-Centering "
Of course, my mother and siblings are in the “Early Registration” Photo Album on the site.
As of this moment, by brother Timothy has spelled his round 2 word right, but as round 1 results (written test) has not been announced we’re waiting to see if he makes it on to the Quarterfinals.
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My wife and I have been discussing the kids’ schedules for school. Granted, our oldest is only 7, but the needs of 5 children make setting the schedule critical for getting through the day.
One advantage of homeschooling is the ability to take advantage of kids’ passions - so when our son wants to do three [...]
Continue reading " It’s Never Too Early to Start Teaching Time Management "
Today is our 8th wedding anniversary, and my wife and I were discussing this morning everything we’ve been through so far. Interestingly enough, it worked out something like this:
8 years of marriage 7 homes 6 vehicles 5 children 4 states we’ve lived in [...]
| Paul Nowak is a second-generation homeschooler, helping his wife educate their 5 children at home.
He is also a freelance writer and publisher, author of The Way of the Christian Samurai, and staff writer for LifeNews.com. |
