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[Hedgehogs4]

All the old workbooks that your kids have completed? I have all my son's MUS workbooks that are completely written in, all his ETC books...do i need to keep those or should I chuck them?

[WiseOwlKnits]

:bigear:

 

I'd love to know what others are doing with these too!

[Willow]

I keep all this years work and all last years (just in case......) so each year I chuck most of the year before last, just keeping a sample for that years scrapbook/portfolio. I photocopy a sample workbook page, and the last MUS test.

[NanceXToo]

I keep all of my daughter's homeschool work. I want to be able to look back on it some day and for her to be able to look back on it some day. I wish my mother had kept more things from my childhood.

 

When we finish a grade, I box everything from that year up, label it, and store it in my closet. I guess eventually I might have to start using the basement, my closet isn't that big. But I can't bring myself to throw her work away :)

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[plain jane]

I keep all of my daughter's homeschool work. I want to be able to look back on it some day and for her to be able to look back on it some day. I wish my mother had kept more things from my childhood.

 

When we finish a grade, I box everything from that year up, label it, and store it in my closet. I guess eventually I might have to start using the basement, my closet isn't that big. But I can't bring myself to throw her work away :)

 

 

My parents saved everything from my childhood. Every. single. thing. While that was really thoughtful, it was tedious to have to sort through myself. I can't tell you how many times we moved those boxes and boxes of my school work. I finally (a couple of years ago) condensed 15 boxes into 1 with the help of my dh. We both groaned at how many times him and I had moved those for my parents. :tongue_smilie: There was so much junk in those boxes. While I appreciate the sentiment, I do not want to burden my kids in the same way. :tongue_smilie:

 

I keep the stuff that is special or required "extra" effort. I do not keep old math workbooks (math is the only subject we use workbooks in) or any of their grammar work. I don't think it'll be worth looking over when they are older.

[NanceXToo]

Well, I guess the grass is always greener! LOL.

[Orthodox6]

Workbooks go into the recycle bin.

 

Selected papers are kept. They have to be special.

 

High school level, I'm going to change my ways for the future and retain all work until either college, trade school, or apprenticeship has been selected.

[LauraGB]

I don't use MUS - are there a lot of workbooks?

 

I buy a big, heavy duty accordian file for each child every year. Into it goes EVERYTHING they do for the year, in no particular order. I label the file and store it when the school year is out. I figure if the keepers of the homeschoolers come a knockin', they can have fun digging. :)

[Chris in VA]

We didn't use workbooks, really, but I have to admit I kept the Saxon stuff we did--until this year.

I guess I want to show someone who may come to me for advice about what to use.

Not that anyone has.

Ever.:D

[athena1277]

We have only homeschooled for 2 years, but i'm planning to keep everything. If anyone ever gives us trouble about HSing, i will have evidence to back me up.

[RoughCollie]

I kept the cover, stapled to the table of contents, and if there were any tests, I stapled those to the cover, too.

 

I kept those things for a few years, then tossed them out. The tossing usually took place after the kids had taken a standardized test. That was proof enough for me. Plus, my statute of limitations had passed. :D

[Aggie]

I can not imagine keeping old workbooks, esp in elementary school. Ugh I might keep some writing if it was exceptional, but I am a minimalist and don't like keeping stuff.

 

For high school, I'll keep tests, but not daily assignments.