Comments on: Homeschooling Without Textbooks

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By: LeaG

August 18, 2012, 8:46 am

Love the homemade book! My grandmother did that for me with cats pictures when i was like 10 or so and I still have that book and now show it to my children, it is a treasure! I also enjoy magazines...

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August 18, 2012, 10:47 am

[…] Homeschooling without textbooks The same approach we take. We also love audiobooks, free kindle books and abcmouse.com. […]

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By: Justyn @ Creative Christian Mama

August 18, 2012, 12:54 pm

Thanks for the comment, Lea! I’m so glad you told me about the book your grandmother made for you. I have several other homemade books in the making, and your comment really motivates me to get them...

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By: Mom @ Cube2Farm

August 18, 2012, 5:29 pm

Great advice! Thank you so much! What a great idea to make a book from National Geographic magazines. My parents have bookshelves full of them.

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By: Justyn

August 18, 2012, 6:28 pm

Thanks! It was a fun project and it’s much more kid-friendly than the magazines.

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By: Linda Clark

August 18, 2012, 6:51 pm

i spent 40 years teaching public school and raised 3 daughters, sending them to public schools. that said, homeschooling is a parents’ choice, but i am truly concerned about students’ social and...

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By: Justyn

August 18, 2012, 8:07 pm

I respect your right to your opinion, however, I don't believe your fear is well-founded. Perhaps you know some homeschoolers who are not able to relate well with people of other cultures, professions...

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By: Paula @ Whole Intentions

August 18, 2012, 10:15 pm

Justyn, What a great article! Both my husband and I went to private and public schools, but we’ve chosen to homeschool our five children and have done so for over nine years – since our oldest started....

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By: Justyn @ Creative Christian Mama

August 18, 2012, 10:36 pm

Thanks so much for your comment, Paula! I’m not familiar with The Robinson Curriculum, but I’ve seen people speak very highly of it several times these last few weeks. I’ll have to check it out! As I...

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By: Kate Tietje

August 19, 2012, 3:39 pm

Linda, Please understand, as a wife to a man who was homeschooled 3 – 12, and a homeschooling parent, I find the “socialization” argument quite silly. Homeschooled children go to playgrounds, play...

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By: Danielle Tate

August 19, 2012, 5:33 pm

Thanks for sharing this Justyn. As a mama looking at all options for homeschooling in the future I love learning of alternative things I can do.

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By: Justyn

August 19, 2012, 7:42 pm

I’m so glad you found it interesting, Danielle! Thanks for the comment!

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By: Katie

August 20, 2012, 7:05 am

I was going to say something about making sure that the books you pick up from used bookstores on certain topics (science, mostly) are up-to-date so your children aren’t learning outdated or wrong...

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By: Justyn @ Creative Christian Mama

August 20, 2012, 7:45 am

Those are excellent points and ideas, Katie! Thanks so much for contributing. It’s so true that we, as adults, also need to put effort into nurturing our own love of life-long learning. That is the key...

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