<p>A place for "purposeful conversation," centered on the reading list from the Well Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer, using the methods presented therein.</p>

<p>This groups is for you, whether you are a veteran veg, just getting started or maybe beginning to have meat free days at your house. Lets make it a place to share recipes and ideas!</p>

<p>Have you been caught showing a little ankle? Have a nip-slip while breastfeeding? Do you... wear tanktops?</p> <p> </p> <p> No *gasp* here! C'mon in. Clothing optional, the water is warm! Hosted by WTM's most loved (hated?) heathen. </p>

<p>This group is for all single homeschooling parents: divorced, widowed, never married (or any other category I might have missed :001_smile: ). Let's discuss the unique challenges of homeschooling as a single parent.</p>

<p>This is a group for parents of children diagnosed with NLD. I am hopeful we can encourage and support each other and share successful strategies for raising these often puzzling, challenging and beautiful little people.</p>

<p>For homeschoolers in the Northeast of the US.</p>

<p>This group is initially for those members who will be teaching high school chemistry in the fall of 2013. Chemistry can be a challenging subject to teach at the high school level, so the goal is to share resources, expertise, emotional support, and lots of virtual chocolate. Please come ask questions and share your solutions. Tales of successful labs and tales of lab woes are also welcome.</p> <p> </p> <p>I thought it might be a good idea to start it up with a handful of threads - really just titles -to keep us organized:</p> <ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li> <strong>Introductions/Check-in</strong>: introduce yourself and your student, your curriculum and perhaps your goals (Honors, regular, just surviving high school science). Check back in here if you make a major change, talk about the results and maybe what you would do differently next time. This could be helpful for those who come after.<br /></li> <li> <strong>Planning</strong>: What you are working on over the summer to prepare; how you are organizing your materials and how you are setting up your lab materials.<br /></li> <li> <strong>Resources: </strong>I thought I would link Dicentra's resource thread and we can add as we go.<br /></li> <li> <strong>Topics: </strong>Maybe Dicentra could set this up? ;) We will all be using different curriculum, but will cover roughly the same material, if not always in the same order: introduction, atoms, stoichiometry, states of matter, solutions, nuclear chemistry, etc. The idea would be that if you have a question about Boyle's Law, then you would go to the thread on "Gases" and ask your question or talk about the cool experiment you did or link a great Youtube lecture on the topic. This way we can stay organized, I think. :tongue_smilie:<br /></li> <li>Whatever else you can think of: math for chemistry, field trips, and maybe a section for "<strong>practical application</strong>." One of my favorite ideas for filed trips in chemistry came from mcconnellboys with the suggestion of visiting distilleries, breweries, etc. to see chemistry in action. Kitchen chemistry is a great teaching tool as well.<br /></li> </ol><p></p> <p>Have a great year and enjoy the journey.</p>

<p>Are you following Weight Watchers? Please join here for discussing, supporting and encouraging each other in the journey. You don't *have* to be on WW to join, but that's what I am on, so that's what *I* will be talking about. Come on over! Everyone needs support and encouragement on this path!</p>

<p>This is a group for those that identify as modest mothers. Range of topics can include anything-clothing, society, advice, entertainment, etc. While this is not specifically a religious group, Christian content is likely. Any denomination (Witness, LDS, Methodist, etc) is welcome, as long as support and tolerance can be given to all. I would like to connect with similar minded mamas.</p>

<p>A lot of us have unique benefits and challenges to having an only child to educate at home. Please join so we can talk and get to know one another!!!</p>

<p>A group of those living (or have lived) in Colorado. Homeschooling/after schooling all welcome here.</p>

<p>If you work and homeschool come here. We can talk about scheduling, organizing and just how to make it work!</p>

<p>Join in on the challenge of 52 weeks to get your home more organized, with short tasks to do for just 15 minutes a day. At the website <a href="http://www.home-storage-solutions-101.com/organized-home.html" rel="external nofollow">http://www.home-stor...nized-home.html</a> you can sign up for email reminders, or just grab the weekly challenge from the web each week. Their Facebook page is—<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HomeStorageSolutions101" rel="external nofollow">https://www.facebook...ageSolutions101</a>.</p>

<p>This is a group for co-op teachers using materials from IEW. We can use this as a place to share ideas or get help when we have problems. Feel free to join and share your experiences.</p>

<p>A group for homeschooling parents who enjoy reading and using vintage Catholic literature (i.e., at least 30 years old), including textbooks, fiction, biographies, spiritual reading, and more. We can share book reviews, links to public domain files, teaching ideas, and anything else that might help us and our families to benefit from these materials.</p>

<p>This group is for Traditional Large Families with 5 or more children. Please post any wisdom, questions, suggestions, prayer requests, recipes, tips and tricks for juggling a large family in this changing world. :grouphug:</p>

<p>For those who are currently or those who would like to begin to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Topics can include anything that someone in an urban or suburban setting would want to learn about and discuss like permaculture, gardening, composting, canning and preserving food, recycling, reusing, minimalist living, being a locavore, any home handicrafts such as sewing or soapmaking, keeping bees, raising chickens or other limited livestock one may be allowed in an urban/suburban setting. In other words, anything that might come under the topic of urban homesteading!</p>

<p>For those who are Chinese and not Chinese who are homeschooling their Chinese (biological or adopted), half or part Chinese, non Chinese Children (adopted, by marriage or otherwise) and those interested in learning the language or having their children learn the language.</p>

<p>Didn't see a group for those of us using Sonlight as our main program. Join if you are using any core!</p>

<p>This is a group for Muslim home-schoolers, after-schoolers and to any other <em>Muslim</em> educators and parents interested to congregate and share advice, methods, tips tricks and get a pat on the back during specific struggles face raising Muslim children in today's world. Please contribute so that this group becomes a valuable resource for other Muslim families.</p>

<p>A group for WTM users using MFW K. Share your experiences, ideas, and tips for MFW K.</p>

<p>A group for WTM members that have daughters participating in American Heritage Girls and unit leaders. This group will be a place to share AHG experiences, and for leaders to share ideas for their units.</p>

<p></p> <div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Click "Group Discussion" on the far right to post.</strong></span></span></p></div> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="color:#4b0082;">A place for foster parents to support each other, and also post about the daily trials and blessings</span> <span style="color:#4b0082;">fostering brings. </span></p></div> <p></p> <p></p>

<p>A group for those homeschooling in the Silver State</p>