I've never been able to make Miquon work as more than a supplement, but I think CWP is a good choice. Zaccaro's Primary Grade Challenge Math would be another good one.

For athletic pants, both of my boys have started wearing soccer-style pants. They're slimmer and tapered at the ankle, so they don't drag along the ground if they're a little too long, and look fine with the right socks even if they're a little short. Like these Nike and Adidas ones. Might be worth a try.

At this point, I expect that we will homeschool all three kids through 8th grade, then they will attend public high school. I'm open to other options, but I can't see my kids staying at home for high school. I suppose I'll get a job at that point, but I haven't put much thought into it. My oldest is very aware that it's "weird" for a dad to homeschool, but he somehow has it in his head that homeschool moms yell a lot (thanks to one mom we know) and make their kids do a lot of work (thanks to my mom, who took over for a couple weeks while I was sick), so he doesn't mind. My other kids tend to be oblivious to the world. Thanks for sharing this. I've thought about joining, but we really had enough going on this year. Definitely something to keep in mind though. I end up handling most of the daily housekeeping. He does his own ironing, because I hate it, but the majority of the cooking, cleaning and laundry falls to me. Bigger projects are split more evenly, because we leave them to the weekend.

Thanks for starting this thread. Do you have any siblings? Were they adopted from Korea as well? My oldest has volunteered (while reading MCT Grammar Town) that he doesn't like it when people use "adopted" as an adjective. I hadn't thought to ask.

Welcome to the forum, Evan! Thanks for jumping in. We live in an area of the country that is progressive (within 80 miles of NYC), but our town is more average, I suppose. We do not belong to a homeschool group. The nearest secular group is about 45 minutes away, and we are not interested in joining a Christian group. My kids do take a homeschool science class from a Christian organization that serves students of all religious backgrounds, but I haven't felt the need to inform the director or their teachers of my sexual orientation. It isn't relevant. I am friends with a few of the moms, so I'm sure most of them know, but I haven't had any issues. I have generally encountered very little outright homophobia from women, and haven't noticed any more or any less from homeschoolers. Yes.

Ah, I think my post came across a little harsher than I meant it to. My family is one that loves to tease. It's all in good fun. Yep, we have the trivia game and the Big Bang Theory version of Clue. None of us are really into board games, so I think we've only played each one two or three times.

If she has taken dance classes before and doesn't have any trouble following directions, 6-9. If this is her first time, 4-6.

It was a choice. My husband and I are both very happy with the situation as it is. I have met exactly one full-time homeschooling dad whose wife works full-time outside the home, and one who splits homeschooling duties with his wife while both work from home. Neither live close enough to get together with on a regular basis, but it is helpful to know that there are some homeschooling dads out there. Yes! I'm slightly obsessed. Except now my kids are balking at studying geology... We are not part of a homeschool group. My kids have attended a homeschool science class for the last two years and we've made a couple good friends through the class, but I'm definitely a little on the outside in group situations. :lol: I don't have a PhD, and the only family members who've gotten on me about wasting my earning potential and education have been making fun of my lack of both. In my family, I'm a black sheep because I only have one degree, so my dad and siblings tease me about how I might as well stay home and "babysit" because that's all I'm good for. My mom has a PhD, but stayed home for about ten years when I was little, so I'll have to ask her what type of reactions she got.

No, homeschooling was not really on our radar until our boys were 3 years old. All three of our kids were adopted as infants/toddlers, and we worked with an attachment therapist who recommended against sending the boys to preschool. We "homeschooled" preschool a little and when it came time to send our oldest to kindergarten homeschooling seemed like a more natural choice. This has been a concern of mine off and on over the years, but I'm okay with it at this point. I felt that I had to stay home for the first 5 years after our oldest was born. It was the best decision for all three kids. In my field, those 5 years are huge, and even going back to work then would have been very difficult. I don't have a wife, but my husband is very happy with the arrangement, and has never expressed any interest in staying home. He was more established in his career, and is much more ambitious and passionate about his work than I ever was, so it was not a particularly tough decision for us to make. My husband is fairly involved in our kids' education, and I think a lot of it comes down to the fact that he really enjoys it. He is not responsible for any specific subjects, but he's much more knowledgeable about writing, literature, history, politics, etc. than I am, so he takes over some of the teaching in those areas. He reads to the kids every evening and their discussions have started to turn into something special. He and our oldest spend hours every weekend just writing stories and poems, and he's taught our younger son more about WWII than any 8 year old should know. Sometimes, the kids like to "save" our science experiments or art projects for when Dad is home, and he joins in without complaint, but they really aren't his thing, and he wouldn't do them unless he was asked. So, I guess my advice would be to create opportunities for him to jump in, in areas that he enjoys and feels in which he feels confident. For me, the most challenging part about homeschooling is knowing how much to push and how tough to be, especially with my youngest. She's a tricky one. I think the thing I enjoy most about homeschooling is being able to spend this much time with my kids, and not missing a thing. I know that some parents (my husband included) need a break from their kids in order to be a great parent, but I don't think I'd be able to do it.

It was suggested in the "catch-all" thread that the dads start a thread of our own, so here goes. Hopefully some of the other dads will jump in and help answer any questions that come up. I'll go ahead and answer the first question from the other thread: I was a stay at home dad before I started homeschooling, and I can confirm that stay a home dads have it rough. For every stay at home mom who invited me along to a park play date or working dad who said he'd love to be able to spend that much time with his kids, there were a few who thought I was creepy for wanting to hang around my kids and their friends, and a bunch who thought my kids would be better off if I got a job and hired a nanny. I've gotten a huge range of responses when people find out that I homeschool, but most have been positive. When I tell people that I homeschool my kids, the typical response is "You mean your wife does, right?" After I make it clear that I do, in fact, stay at home every day and teach the kids, I often get the superhero responses. But, it really isn't that different than the extra praise that dads get for doing things that moms do every day. Doctors are usually surprised that I actually know my kids' medical histories. Last month, when I flew to Florida with the kids, the flight attendants and several passengers gushed about what a great dad I am to be able to handle all three kids on my own.

Ask a homeschool dad. Ask an adoptive dad. Ask a gay dad. Ask a stepdad. Ask an over-extended youth sports coach.

:seeya: I'll join the pity party. One of my kids has lurched ahead over the last couple months, one is being tested for (fairly obvious) dyslexia next week, and the other plans to play Éponine on Broadway when she grows up and wishes I would stop wasting her time with all this school nonsense. It's safe to say that I have no idea what we'll be doing next year. We've continued with math over the last couple summers, but I think we'll take a break this year and just do some fun math here and there. Maybe we'll give LOF another try?

I would not say anything to the coach. It's too late in the season to change how he coaches the team, and I don't think it's likely that one conversation would change how he parents his son. I agree that the kid probably has other issues going on, but he's in for a rude awakening when his team, or a different coach, puts him in his place. I would speak with the director, to let him know that the coach wasn't able to control his players. I get where bolt. is coming from, and I would probably phrase it in a way that doesn't completely throw the coach under the bus or cause him to be blacklisted by the association. He might do just fine as an assistant coach. I would make it clear to the association that your son will not be playing on a team with this head coach next year. You could even encourage other parents or relatives to apply to coach, so that this guy isn't their only option.

Language Arts: ETC 7&8, WWE 1/2, considering AAS Math: Singapore 3B, Beast Academy 3C, 3D History: SOTW 2 Geography: Evan-Moor Daily Geography Science: The Elements, The Brain Spanish: Song School Spanish I'm putting together a list of books to cover art and music history/appreciation, and we're thinking about piano lessons.

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