Carnival of Homeschooling, Week 24 - Dads are...

Since the Carnival of Homeschooling is coming out the week of Father’s Day, I thought I'd go with the theme of Fathers. The featured poems are chosen from the Father’s Day Poems submitted by homeschooled children for the Homeschooler's Writing Club.

Dad and Me
Playing soccer.
Playing hide and seek.
Playing at the beach.
Playing catch.
Playing checkers.
Racing each other.
He is funny.
He is brave.
He is smart.
He is the best.
He is my Father.
~ by Indiana

Dads are funny

Dads love to make us laugh, so I thought I’d start with a homeschooling cartoon posted at Trivium Pursuit Online. You have to watch out though, sometimes their sense of humor is passed on to the children. Joanne at A Day in our Lives gives pointers on how to talk to a child about their day when you can't ask them how school was today.

In Top 10 things I did not need for Homeschooling Carolyn at Guilt-Free Homeschooling shares the necessities from public school that were completely unnecessary in her homeschool setting.

Dads are smart

I am sometimes amazed at the insight and knowledge my husband has on some topics. Many times in our homeschooling, I sent my children to their dad with their questions. Certainly any question that involved Calculus was passed on. Join Denise in the discussion, So You Think You Know Calculus, about the testing options for math over at Let's play math!

In Teaching visual Literacy, Queen of Carrots discusses why good layout and design skills need to be added to an old-fashioned curriculum, and some ideas on how to do it.

Janine at Why Homeschool has a very interesting post, Why Gender Matters in Education. She explores some of the differences in brain development between girls and boys, and the effect this can have on how they learn.

My Family
Mom, Dad and me,
That's what makes my family.
My name is Nick,
I like to be quick.
My dad is very strong,
he's almost never wrong.
My mom likes to play with me.
She takes care of my family.
~ by Nicholas Jacobs

Dads are almost never wrong

Florida Governor Jeb Bush recently passed a law requiring all high schoolers to select a career major as part of his state's "Ready to Work" education reform package. This type of reform is slowly moving through each state in the country. It will have an impact on homeschoolers. Spunky explains how in Pathway to Socialism.

The Thinking Mother thinks that after schooling is on the rise. Is ‘after schooling’ equal to homeschooling? Do semantics matter?

Daddy
My dad works hard,
every day.
But when he comes home,
he's not too tired to play.

On the weekends,
we play with my soccer ball.
He shows me tricks,
he knows them all.

My dad can cook,
my dad fixes lots of things.
My dad is the best.
Today we will treat him like a king.
~ by John

Dads are playful

My dad always loved to make up silly songs about me. Deputy Headmistress at The Common Room discusses the importance of singing to and with your children.

Now here's a fun project. Newly redesigned Sprittibee's Blog shares their rock painting photos from a past unit study they completed earlier this year.

Can You See the Caterpillar in This Picture? Melissa at The Lilting House shares the account of their adventure with a mysterious creature in their butterfly jungle. But it gets better, find out what happens in her next post.

Mama Squirrel presents Class Field Trips. Family Field Trips. posted at Dewey's Treehouse. Join in as her family observes the Elephant Swim at African Lion Safari.

Dads are tricky

Although it sometimes takes skill and a little trickiness, learning can continue during the leisure days of summer. Learn some passive agressive ways to keep them working this summer in Passive Agressive Homeschooling by Andrea Hermitt at Notes From A Homeschooling Mom.

Dads are handy

In Outdoor homeschooling posted at Life in a shoe: the methods and madness of one mother of 7, Kim shares the many lessons they've been learning away from the books and pencils.

Father's Day Poem for my Stepdad:
Chris, An Acrostic Poem
Careful not to hurt your feelings
Helpful with dinner
Runs very fast
Incredible at thawing
So nice.
~ by Michael

Dads are sensitive and supportive

The most important role my husband played in my homeschooling years is just being there to listen when I needed to vent or needed encouragement. Lana at Bruggie Tales reflects on her original worries when their family first considered homeschooling.

In This Just Isn't Like Me, Elena at My Domestic Church shares about recent experiences with quitting and giving up with activities and classes.

Beth Spera in Domino offers encouragement to get rid of curriculum you are no longer using, and in the process you will bless yourself and others. For a real treat, An Introduction to the Clan.

I Love the Way You're Strong
I love the way you're strong,
I love the way you make dinner,
I love the way you build the castle and swingset,
I love the way you play tag with us,
I love the way you drive crazy (like Mr. Toad),
I love the way you get your hair cut,
I love the way you say, "no",
I love the way you read,
I love the way you do things with me.
~ by Michael

Dads are stern

School's out...you can tell by all the screaming in the stores. Hopefully homeschoolers already know how to avoid becoming the family drama in aisle 8. In Tantrums in the Grocery Store, Barbara Frank discusses the necessity of teaching children to be obedient.

Father: Diamantra
Father
Kind, Gentle
Cooking, Reading, Playing
Chess, Books, Dragons, Gargoyles
Working, Sweating, Loving
Awesome, Best
Daddy
~ by Lynn

Dads are kind and gentle

Okay, I'm really focusing on reading here. My son-in-law has told stories or read to my grandkids at bedtime since they were very young. I am pleased that he still does this and it has translated into a love for reading already at their young ages.

It's That Time of Year Again! The Tutor gives us a reminder to sign up for the library's summer reading program and a brief list of other summer reading programs to take advantage of.

The Nerd Family Blog talks about how reading is missing in education today.

Maureen from Trinity Prep School offers What's It All About? Summarizing a chapter of the classic, "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer Adler. Better analytical reading, could lead to better writing.

Daddy
Daddy is the best
Daddy is always there
Daddy loves me very much
Daddy is nice
Daddy helps me with baseball
~ by David Mercado

Dads are always there

Tami has a brief article on what she to prepare for the next school year, and she asks the readers to share how they prepare for the next school year.

I thought I'd end with the thought provoking post by Dana at Principled Discovery, When Homeschooling Doesn't Work. Dana offers some reflections about when children reject their parents' teaching.

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