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system: You are Manfred Ehrlich, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Charity Ayuso-Onore about "Re: posts".

They wrote:
->
-> Im in Stockton, Ca., we're between Sacramento and San Francisco going
-> southeast of you.  The weather is has been nice lately.  We were
-> really blessed.  The floods were all around us and never actually
-> reached where we were.  Lodi, Galt, Elkhorn and Sacramento all north
-> of us were hit very bad.  Manteca, Modesto and Tracy was hit very
-> bad, all south of us. We even had some flooding to the east and west
-> of us.  We were prying really hard maybe that is what saved us.  :)
->
-> I have one child on being homeschooled now.  She's 13 years old.The
-> other three are grown. I've been homeschooling for over 13 years.  My
-> other children are 26yrs, 23yrs, and 21yrs.  They were all home
-> schooled.
->
-> My oldest has just graduated from the local university with a
-> Bachelors in English Literature and a Bachelors in Pre-Law.  She
-> also has her teaching credentials.  My other daughter graduated with
-> her AA and is attending another university, majoring in social work.
->  My son, who has been a minister since he was 14 yrs is attending a
-> college and majoring in Theology and Law Enforcement.
->
-> Currently I work with adults who want to homeschool. I also work with
-> parents with children with special needs who want to homeschool. I
-> also write thematic curriculum.
->
-> Well that tells you a little about me and my crew.  Are you planning
-> to homeschool your other chidren later?
->
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assistant: (much deleted)
    WOW!  You've got patience for this.  My wife is home school out six
year old who is currently towards the end of the second grade.
Motivation seems to be hard right now to get her, Katie, to do her work.
 My also takes her to a a cyber school twice a week to a city called
Lynnwood which is half way between us and Seattle (a 30+ mile one way
trip).  I'm not sure if will home school our second child, Josef,
because he requires more patience because he has ADHD and is approx. 1.5
year behind where he should be (developmentally).  Our third and last
kid, Ian, attends a special school for two-three year olds to make sure
that he doesn't get behind and that he gets help with his coordination
problem.  Luckily Katie's and Ian's school are only two miles apart
and can be arranged so that she does them on the same days.  If my wife
can keep it up, I suppose she'll try to home school all three kids.
                                       Fred
system: You are Mike Yust, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Alinda Harrison about "posts".

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assistant: ======================================================================
From: Alinda Harrison           Conference: 3003 , Homeschool
  To: Mike Yust                 Message: 2801  Reply To: 2796
Subj: Re: posts                 Date: 03-06-97  Time: 02:49
system: You are Glenn Richardson, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Sara Finan about "HI FROM LAURA".

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assistant: Hi Sara,
Im happy because soon my mom is going to have the seventh baby.  One
reson I like having babies in the house is because I get to hold it a
lot.
I have have Calcu-Ladder for math. Sometimes it is reely hard. When I
have history, it can be fun sometimes. Interesting.
Gotta go now.
Laure
system: You are Tami Thomas, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Alinda Harrison about "Re: posts".

They wrote:
AH> It's good to know that someone else on the BBS is
AH> reading this echo besides me

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assistant: Hello Alinda!  I read this echo, although I am not home schooling.  It is an
option that I am looking at.
I have a very intelligent 5th grader.  He gets bored at school, he is in the
"highly capable" program.  It is a Friday only thing, for a half hour.  He
gets bored, gets his work done then gets off task and into trouble.  He is in
self paced programs within his class, but that doesnt just seem to be enough.
Anyway, I taught him to read using Hooked On Phonics before he was in
kindergarten. :)  Was wondering if this program would be of interest to you
and Daniel.  I am offering it for sale for $100.  Or for trade... tools,
computer parts, who knows?  :>
- Tami
system: You are Alinda Harrison, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Charity Ayuso-Onore about "Re: ADHD children".

They wrote:
> allowed.  :)  We also had a pre-arranged area for studying and learning.
> I wrote a pamphlet on the items that should be in a Learning Center.
> If you are interested, let me know and I'll post it to you.

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assistant: RE: Re: ADHD children
BY: Charity Ayuso-Onore to Alinda Harrison on Tue Mar 04 1997 17:27:00
Sure :) I'm always collecting ideas. Thanks.
                                     ...peace...
                                     Alinda Sue...
system: You are Alinda Harrison, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mike Yust about "posts".

They wrote:
> heheheh this is the msg I just posted to baby j I guess we are just
> thinking on same wave <grin> and I was never much of a fan of public
> education it puts way too much on the teachers, and the students are the
> ones who suffer when they cannot keep up ;(

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assistant: RE: posts
BY: Mike Yust to ALINDA HARRISON on Fri Mar 07 1997 17:08:00
Public school is fine for some people and it does have it's place. the
iggest
problems, I think, center around the fact that the teachers are forced to
center their curriculum around 25-30 kids all off varying levels and
abilities.
The teacher is forced to go with the average, which leaves some kids behind
and
some sitting bored but covers the majority for the most part.
The exception being specialized classes with low teacher/student ratio like
the
special ed program my son is in. This is a case where not only are the
teachers
specially trained to deal with the "not average" but by law each child must
have the education catered to his needs. Not only that, but they are able to
afford therapists and equipment for the classes that I could not afford on my
own. For Kirk, public school suits his needs.
However, my girls were falling through the cracks...so for them,
omeschooling
is the better choice.
                                  ...peace...
                                  Alinda Sue...
system: You are Charity Ayuso-Onore, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Mike Yust about "Re: posts".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Mike Yust to Charity Ayuso-onore <=-
MY>
MY> RE: Re: posts
MY> BY: Charity Ayuso-Onore to Mike Yust on Sat Mar 01 1997 03:55:00
> Hi Mike,
>
> Thanks for responding.  I am really interested in this particular echo.
>
> I've been home schooling for over 13 years. What's your interest in
> home schooling?  Got any children?  Are you home schooling?  Where are you
> located?
>
MY> I an not currently home schooling anyone, No kids but I am intrested
MY> in anything that has to do with learning, so I really an kinda
MY> homeschooling myself <grin> I live in tacoma wa
MY> Chaos/Mike Yust
MY> -!- Skyhawk's Nightmare
MY>  ! Origin:  (1:138/293)

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assistant: That's cool!  I believe the best education earned is the education you
seek for your-self.  :)
Abraham Lincoln was one of my mentors in that he was self taught and
under strenuous circumstances.  When I was a kid and sort of sickly; I
used to use candlelight to read by.  Probably was not the best thing for
my eyes but i felt I as in good company.
I have been self taught in a lot of stuff.  I get the formal
pre-requisites and post requirements satisfied, but I enjoy the freedom
of gathering information and studying as much diversified material as
possible.
What are some of the topics you enjoy studying/learning?
TTYL  :)
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system: You are Charity Ayuso-Onore, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Regina Finan about "Re: Rummy".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Regina Finan to All <=-
RF>
RF> This may sound odd, but I thought I would post this.  I have one child
RF> who has trouble concentrating and gets mixed up when needed to do
RF> several things at once in order to do a project.  Like writing a paper.
RF> You need to gather info, write notes, make an outline and so on in a
RF> particular order.  My Jeremy, who is ADHD, has a hard time with this.
RF> He also has a hard time with ABC order when looking it up in a
RF> dictionary or remembering that P comes after D.  So I discovered
RF> something that is helping him.  We play card game called Rummy.  With
RF> this game he is forced to concentrate, put cards in color, picture,
RF> letters and number order.  He has to look at all his opponets cards to
RF> make decisions as to whether to go on looking for a certain play or
RF> quit and go to something else.  He also has to remember what other
RF> players have picked up and kept in order to decide what to throw away.
RF> I found that it is helping him learn concentration and the other
RF> things quite well.  He is also learning to accept help from others more
RF> easily.  I know this is not the same thing as school, but the concept
RF> of teaching him and being able to help him understand that he can do it
RF> is really helping his self esteem along with actually forcing him to
RF> concentrate and follow a designated order of things.  Thought I would
RF> bring this out.
RF> Regina
RF> ... All I need is a Wave and a board to surf it on.
RF> -!-
RF>  ! Origin: Nite Lite BBS (1:2410/534)

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assistant: Hi Regina,
You have discovered the best tool in the world.  Doing what works best
for your child. :)  I have been using this same method for years for all
children.  Games are designed for repetitive play and playing is
practicing.  :)  Ultimately, practicing is learning.
There are all sorts of games that you can utilize and invent.  I have
several game boards that I created using poetry, riddles, nursery
rhymes, and memory placement.
You have hit the jackpot and with your obvious creativity you can come
up with more games and manipulatives to help your child.
If I can be of any help, post me.  I have been home schooling for over 13
yrs and have worked with children with special needs just as long.
Keep up the good work!  :)
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system: You are Charity Ayuso-Onore, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Dave George about "Re: Hi!".

They wrote:
-> -=> Quoting Dave George to Charity Ayuso-onore <=-
->
-> Hi Dave,
->
-> Glad to hear from you.  Thanks for responding.  How are things in
-> Menasha, WI.?
DG> Today it is snowy and a bit on the cold side.  My son and I are
DG> looking forward to spring.  We have a bad case of cabin fever.
->
-> I'm in Stockton, Ca. Are you currently home schooling?  If so how old
-> are your children?  I started over 13 years ago and absolutely love
-> it and wish it for all parents who are willing to do the best for
-> their children.
DG> My son is 2 years old.  In our opinnion, we have already started
DG> homeschooling.  My wife and I are not enrolling our son in puplic
DG> school.  My wife works outside the home and I raise our son.  We did
DG> it this way, because she has alot more earning power than I.  For more
DG> info about "at-home dads" or "full-time fathers" you can check out my
DG> web page.  It includes several links for those type of parents and
DG> parenting in general.  It's good to hear from you.
DG> http://www.dataex.com/~dgeorge
DG> -Dave

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assistant: We've had a lot of sunshine but it's still a little too cold for me or
 I should say it's not warm enough to frolic outdoors.  I went outside
 to play in my nursery for a bit a couple of days.  :)
I think this is soooo cool!  I will be checking out your webpage.  I
think the concept is cool and a great alternative for individuals that
think for themselves and figure out what works best for them.  Have you
considered doing a piece on this on a talk show?  It needs more
publicizing so people can know there are alternatives to the usual
quasi-normal lifestyles.
My "hats" are off to you guys.  :)
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system: You are Alinda Harrison, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tami Thomas about "Re: posts".

They wrote:
> Anyway, I taught him to read using Hooked On Phonics before he was in
> kindergarten. :)  Was wondering if this program would be of interest to
> Daniel.  I am offering it for sale for $100.  Or for trade... tools,
> parts, who knows?  :>

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assistant: RE: Re: posts
BY: Tami Thomas to Alinda Harrison on Fri Mar 07 1997 20:12:08
you
compute
I don't have $100! It's been a very rough year for us...
I do have Hooked on Math. My mom picked it up (complete set!) for $3.50 at a
thrift store :) If I'm patient enough, then most things come to me that way
                                        ...peace...
                                        Alinda Sue...
system: You are Mike Yust, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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assistant: ======================================================================
From: Alinda Harrison           Conference: 3003 , Homeschool
  To: Mike Yust                 Message: 2812  Reply To: 2810
Subj: posts                     Date: 03-08-97  Time: 02:39
system: You are Regina Finan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Alinda Harrison about "Re: Rummy".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Alinda Harrison to Regina Finan <=-
AH> RE: Rummy
AH> BY: Regina Finan to All on Mon Mar 03 1997 07:08:20
AH> I find another thing that helps my 8 yr old concntrate on
AH> alphabetizing is to have her write out the alphabet at the top of the
AH> page before she starts. That way she has a visual reference. With her
AH> that is sometimes necessary as she looses track (gets distracted)
AH> halfway through very easily. She has the same problem with math. When I
AH> started her on homeschool this year, I found I had to go back to the
AH> very basics of addition with her. She kept insisting on counting
AH> problems out on her fingers, which is not necessarily a problem in and
AH> of itself, but she would get half of them wrong because she would loose
AH> concentration in the middle and miscount. Now she knows the facts well
AH> enough without counting that it's just a matter of keeping her sitting
AH> and focused on the paper. When we can do that, she usually gets them
AH> right :)

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assistant: Jeremy has this problem alphabetizing.  He will do good on the first few
 and then all of a sudden you see the frustration coming out because he
 can't remember anymore which alphabet comes before or after what.  I tried
 the writing it down first, but his concentration gets so bad with the
 letters that even that doesn't always help.  I decided to work in small
 amounts of words.
 Yes when I started homeschooling I went back to the basics.  My kids are
 good at math.  But I found that the concept for Jeremy on borrowing was
 difficult.  He still has a hard time remembering what to do on addition
 and substraction and regrouping.  Jonathon who won the Michigan Educational
 Assessment Program (MEAP) in math does well.  He only has problems adding
 more than 5 numbers together.  It is because he can not follow a straight
 line down the page or put numbers on a page in a straight line.  Which of
 course messes him up.  If I do it with him one at a time he is okay. At
 first when we did these problems, I thought he was having trouble adding
 and we worked on it over and over again.  Finally, I found out it was not
 a concept or academic problem.  It was a learning problem.  His brain
 does not work in straight anything.  He has a stigmatism in one of his
 eyes that can not be corrected.  It is only very slight, but it affects
 looking at long numbers.  Also he understands what to do, but what he
 sees does not match what ends up in his brain.  Mass confusion.  I decided
 it since he can do it if I block out other number and adds perfectly, we
 went on to something else.  I will have to wait until he understands better
 how to conpensate for this learning problem.
 Regina
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system: You are Bruce Roeser, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Regina Finan about "Rummy".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Regina Finan to All <=-
RF> I know this is not the same thing as school, but the concept
RF> of teaching him and being able to help him understand that he can do it
RF> is really helping his self esteem along with actually forcing him to
RF> concentrate and follow a designated order of things.  Thought I would
RF> bring this out.

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assistant: Regina,
  This *is* the same thing as school.  I'm not an expert on the matter,
  but we do homeschool and *any* type of learning experience that will
  assist in your child's ability to learn, even though it be only a
  game, can be considered "school".  Just because the game doesn't fit
  into someone's curriculum doesn't mean that it's worthless as a
  "school" item.  Keep it up.
-bwr-
... A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking.
system: You are Alinda Harrison, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Regina Finan about "Re: Rummy".

They wrote:
>  looking at long numbers.  Also he understands what to do, but what he
>  sees does not match what ends up in his brain.  Mass confusion.  I
>  it since he can do it if I block out other number and adds perfectly, we
>  went on to something else.  I will have to wait until he understands
>  how to conpensate for this learning problem.

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assistant: RE: Re: Rummy
BY: Regina Finan to Alinda Harrison on Fri Mar 07 1997 15:37:36
ecided
better
Perhaps, if you teach him to block out the other numbers himself. Try lining
straight edge (ruler, old envelope, whatever) along the current column he's
working on. Let me know if it helps.
I had a similar problem with my ten yr old and multiplying by two or more
digits. She'd do fine multiplying by ones, but when she got to the tens or
hundreds she would mix up the multiplication order. So, I taught her to cross
out the digit she just finished workin on. That way she works on one part at
time without mixing them up.
 123      123    123
x321     x32    x3
system: You are Oliver Bohanek, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Charity Ayuso-Onore about "posts".

They wrote:
CO> Hi,
CO> I posted here a couple of times and have not rec'vd any feedback.  Are
CO> you getting me out there?

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assistant: Hello Charity !
Monday February 24 1997 09:48, Charity Ayuso-Onore wrote to Moderator:
Read you loud and clear...well here in Hungary anyway...
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... I love Standards, there are so many of them!
system: You are Cheryl Neitz, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Home Schooling message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "How goes it?".

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assistant: I am interested in what others have to face when it comes to
homeschooling in their state. I have been told that PA has one of the
best laws protecting our rights. What do others face?
Cheryl
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user: You are replying to Regina Finan about "Re: Home Schooling".

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assistant: Thanks for your input.  I am so concerned with getting "the
requirements" done I am having trouble trying to be light. Some days it
seems I am the light one, she is serious, next day she is the light one
I am serious. Why can't we co inside? :)
Cheryl
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user: You are replying to Scott Johnson about "Excuse me".

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assistant: Saw a post written to you and thought I might comment. I have used A
Beka material and find it very complete. My daughter is older and needs
more structured teaching to get in the requirements, but I agree with
Sylvia, that when they are young it is not as necessary. In PA they are
not required to even report what you are doing in your homeschooling
till your child is 8. That makes it easier for a parent to experiment
for a couple of years to learn how their child will learn best. I use
Saxon math also and love it.
Hope you don't mind my 2 cents worth.
Cheryl