Keeping Homeschool Records with Homeschool Minder

Keeping records in your homeschool is important. 

Consider this article from HSLDA. It made me think more deeply about how I keep records in our homeschool. 

It's been fairly easy  to this point, since my children were elementary aged. I save attendance reports, a large plastic bin of their work (one bin for each year), and I have my blog as documentation, too.

As we are facing seventh grade, however, I know I need to buckle down and keep accurate records of so many things. Record keeping is my weakness, and I've come to realize I need some HELP in this area.

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Telling The Truth and Holding Our Tongues

Telling The Truth.  Holding Our Tongues.

These are things that children (as well as adults) struggle with. 

Teaching our children about the importance of telling the truth takes repeated and consistent modeling and effort, doesn't it? Teaching them to hold their tongues might even be harder - at least I think it is harder because I sometimes have a VERY difficult time holding my tongue.

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No More Minivan? A Review of the Kia Optima

 

I'm your typical minivan driving mom.  

I said I would never be that mom.   {It's not the first time I've eaten my words.}

My trusty van is nearly 12 years old and we are starting to think about a new vehicle for me.  

I must admit - I'm giving the Kia Optima a serious look.

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