Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

The Homeschool Chronicles

Home
Education and Religion

2010-09-30T23:06:18-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Why Home-schooled Kids Are Weird

Last updated on: September 30, 2010 at 11:06 pm By Tara Edelschick

Eleven AM and we are trying to get out the door to go to Chuck E Cheese for PE today. (Hey – we’re experiencing rain of biblical proportions down here, and I contend that skeeball is as athletic as square dancing or calisthenics or whatever else they do in PE. And before you judge, let’s not forget what happened to those who mocked Noah’s plan to deal with the flood.) As I’m grabbing the keys, an unnamed child of mine... Read more

Uncategorized

2010-09-30T01:28:45-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Where the Heart Is

Last updated on: September 30, 2010 at 1:28 am By Tara Edelschick

I came home yesterday to help my nephew Nathan catch up with schoolwork. He’s home from the hospital but not ready to go back to school yet. So now I’m homeschooling three boys who would rather not have me as their teacher. Good times! Thoughts on going home: When I tell people that I’m going home to see my parents, they often say, “I thought your parents lived in Virginia.” “Right,” I explain, “My parents live in Virginia. But I... Read more

Uncategorized

2010-09-27T16:33:57-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Buddha Cheese

Last updated on: September 27, 2010 at 4:33 pm By Tara Edelschick

Ezra just asked me, “Mommy, what’s that cheese I like? Buddha cheese? Or Gouda cheese?” The China theme may be getting out of hand. Read more

Uncategorized

2010-09-24T15:35:10-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Delicious Perfume

Last updated on: September 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm By Tara Edelschick

Last year, Barefoot Books came out with their first children’s novel, Little Leap Forward: A Boy in Beijing. I bought it in anticipation of our trip to China over the summer. But as I read it to the boys, they couldn’t follow along. There were too many cultural references that eluded them. Frankly, I couldn’t follow it much better. I took it out to try it again last week. The first sentence read, When I was a little boy, I lived in... Read more

Uncategorized

2010-09-22T23:37:50-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

No More Tears

Last updated on: September 22, 2010 at 11:37 pm By Tara Edelschick

“God, please help us have homeschool without crying today.” The noon hour was upon us and the boys and I were feeling pretty good. As Zach had prayed, we made it through a whole day without crying, and we celebrated by jumping around and high-fiving each other. You’d have thought we solved the Fibonacci riddle. What was different about today? Maybe it’s that Nathan is still having a hard time in the hospital. And my fears and prayers for... Read more

Uncategorized

2010-09-20T21:32:44-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

…and then I do.

Last updated on: September 20, 2010 at 9:32 pm By Tara Edelschick

“I really like this song now,” proclaims Ezra this morning. “You do?” I ask incredulously about the awful, impossible-to-sing, archaic hymn. “Yeah, me too! It’s pretty good,” agrees Zach. Jeff and I look at each other with surprise and shrug our shoulders. Our boys are nothing if not surprising. “At first I don’t like songs, and then I do,” explains Ezra. I guess that’s how we are. Sometimes, after you get used to the awkward melody, you find out that... Read more

Uncategorized

Homeschool

Parenting

2017-07-10T08:05:28-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Tell the Truth about Parenting – Go Ahead

Last updated on: July 10, 2017 at 8:05 am By Tara Edelschick

It's hard to tell the truth about your life. Read more

Uncategorized

Homeschool

Parenting

2010-09-18T06:42:07-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

My nephew is sick.

Last updated on: September 18, 2010 at 6:42 am By Tara Edelschick

Nathan is the first baby I ever really loved. He is my sister’s son, and when he was a baby, he stole my heart. He was funny looking and I called him a lizard baby. Since then, I’ve gotten busy and he’s gotten all old and tweeny on me. But last week, when he started middle school — after he threw up because my sister forgot to send in some papers and he was therefore not allowed to get his... Read more

Uncategorized

2010-09-17T01:36:56-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Field Trip!

Last updated on: September 17, 2010 at 1:36 am By Tara Edelschick

The secret to a good day of homeschool is the Field Trip. (cue angels and harps) The field trip is to our first week of homeschool what sex often is after a big fight: it reminds you that you like each other and that things are probably going to be OK. (Didn’t see that coming, did you? My apologies to my parents.) We went to the aquarium today and it was great. First of all, there was no one there.... Read more

Uncategorized

2010-09-15T23:01:52-06:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Day 3

Last updated on: September 15, 2010 at 11:01 pm By Tara Edelschick

Are you getting tired of hearing how terribly things are going? Not as tired as I am of writing about it. So here’s a list of a few funnies heard in between breakdowns and fights: A Curriculum Review: Why do they call this Handwriting Without Tears. This should definitely be called Handwriting WITH tears. Said by brother one about our well-respected handwriting curriculum while brother two sat on the floor sobbing. Rebuffing Mom’s Affection: No one thinks kissing is better than... Read more

Uncategorized

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Which river did Naaman wash in to be healed of leprosy?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Arnon River Euphrates River Nile River Jordan River

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Reflections on "Mind In The Making" by Ellen Galinsky Uncategorized

Select a Month January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 January 2014 December 2013 October 2013 September 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Education and Religion