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About quabbin
Biography:
Former teacher, mom to DS (Class of 2026!), UU, bibliophile
State:
NC
Interests:
Books!
Occupation:
Tutor
Status:
Homeschooler/Other

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Mama to pre-K DS, presumed class of '26;
recovering schoolteacher;
lifelong bookworm

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A Day in the Homeschooling Life

by quabbin on 05-06-2013 at 09:08 PM
Monday morning.
Seven o'clock, sun's up, son's up. DH makes me a cup of coffee, and the cat demands her breakfast.
I shower, and DH is off to his conference call. Kiddo and I start laundry, eat breakfast (in his case, second breakfast), and get him dressed.
A little before 9 AM, my husband leaves for work and school starts. Song of the week must come first--it's "Rhapsody in Blue," a bit long for DS without the Fantasia video (I'll have to find it for tomorrow) and

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We're registering as "religious"?!?

by quabbin on 03-05-2013 at 04:04 PM
I consider myself a secular homeschooler, in that religion is not our reason for homeschooling.
However, our state requires us to register as either a secular or religious homeschool--and gives no guidance whatsoever about its intended meaning in those terms.
My husband and I have interpreted that to mean that if we ever want to include any religious topics or materials that would not fly at the public school down the street, that means we are not a secular homeschool. And since I

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