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Simplifying Your Life
By Lorraine Curry, Fri Dec 9th
The simple life is a life lived with a single focus. The moreresponsibilities a person has, the more complicated lifebecomes. For generations the focus for women was their families.I have often longed for the past, thinking how wonderful if wecould turn back the clock to a simpler time. But, here we are,in a 21st-century world, and now most of us have at least twomajor responsibilities in our lives: 1) homes-families and 2)homeschooling. Some of us have added the responsibility of ahome business. Others are involved in a ministry or a churchthat takes a good portion of their time. You may even beattending college, working at a job or doing something else thatdivides your focus. If you feel overwhelmed by your responsibilities, here is aunique schedule that you might like to try. Since more can beaccomplished when you concentrate on one thing at a time, dojust that. Each week will have a different focus. That week mostof your activities will be related to that major area, althoughthere will be some things that will have to be done each day,whether or not they are part of that week’s focus. These dailyactivities will be few, and will include meals, dishes, Bibleand devotions. Week 1 Homeschooling Week.
This week, morning to evening you will focus on your children’seducation. You will read homeschooling books privately, planhomeschooling, set goals, monitor progress, give tests, readaloud, hear narrations, do projects, research, give yourchildren assignments and tasks for the week(s) you will not behomeschooling. Having “Homeschooling Week” every other week fora year would give you sufficient hours “at task”
Home schooling gives teen flexibility - Kansas City Star
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.kansascity.com/433/story/900310.html&cid=1272557196&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNEU1_cPuEXapbi1kEPMax2iMkrbzQ"><b>Home schooling</b> gives teen flexibility</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Kansas City Star, MO -</font> <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>When I was a kid, I never thought that I'd be <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b>. Yes, that's right. My high school is my bedroom - books upon books with no end in sight. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
First batch of home-schoolers do well in PSLE - AsiaOne
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%252BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_304652.html%3Fvgnmr%3D1&cid=1272477150&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNEtMC-I4zZGZ0jOKzMGHLwgR05iFw"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=094W2G9crm8J&imgurl=www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/image/20081120/stlimwuiliangNHPSLE.jpg width=78 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Straits Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20081121-102306.html&cid=1272477150&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNG78nHLCpj53kGN67V-cVIVKGtREw">First batch of <b>home</b>-<b>schoolers</b> do well in PSLE</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>AsiaOne, Singapore -</font> <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>He was among the first batch of 31 <b>home</b>-<b>schoolers</b> who took the PSLE this year under the Compulsory Education Act. Pupils from madrasahs and San Yu Adventist <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1&fd=R&url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%252BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_305008.html&cid=1272477150&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNGSFDprQalW0kNSJ_iXAVQavzTUfA"><b>Home</b>-<b>schoolers</b> do well</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Straits Times</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1272477150><nobr>all 14 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home schooling in, maids out - Inquirer.net
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20081121-173501/Home-schooling-in-maids-out&cid=1272716987&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNHLUFe9OqZIxXh5tlSVd0Qvk27JTg"><b>Home schooling</b> in, maids out</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Inquirer.net, Philippines -</font> <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>With diligence and creativity, I <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> my children for several years. (I refused to enroll them in a public school because I believed that it would <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home schooling on the rise in US - United Press International
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/11/19/Home_schooling_on_the_rise_in_US/UPI-71011227113443/&cid=1272301825&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNHmoZF7majV--DEVo4IdlYnbXx5zA"><b>Home schooling</b> on the rise in US</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>United Press International -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>19 (UPI) -- A California think tank says there has been a sharp increase in the number of children being <b>home schooled</b> in the United States. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Joy Behar says home schooled kids are demented - The Inquisitr
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.inquisitr.com/9185/joy-behar-says-home-schooled-kids-are-demented/&cid=0&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNE1xvGQD49n66HxiFmhwsMgoy6p8g">Joy Behar says <b>home schooled</b> kids are demented</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>The Inquisitr, Australia -</font> <nobr>15 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Joy Behar, of the view has enraged the American <b>home</b> school community, by suggesting that many of the kids who are <b>home schooled</b> end up being ?demented?. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Tailoring school to the child - USA Today
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/11/tailoring-schoo.html&cid=1272448958&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNHkvsVqIxUVgUqu9qiM_6UL4Onofw">Tailoring school to the child</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>USA Today -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>These days, there's a third option, even for busy parents like the Obamas: <b>home schooling</b>. That's what New York mom Melissa Meyer discovered when she <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Education Next: As Popularity of Home Schooling Grows, Greater ... - Earthtimes (press release)
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/education-next-as-popularity-of,629234.shtml&cid=1272271786&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNHJ_Xb4_2ewH852qo6NHuza-_JgnA">Education Next: As Popularity of <b>Home Schooling</b> Grows, Greater <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Earthtimes (press release), UK -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>(Business Wire) <b>Home schooling</b> is now popular among a broader and more representative group of the American public than ever before. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
HOME-SCHOOLING: Love of parents sparks learning - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/16/love-of-parents-sparks-learning/&cid=1270923782&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNEhxgKqLz5RrmIDG1wnCy-4VyZtqA"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=V4j4LNZRAk0J&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2007/08/04/WT200710108040022V2_r106x74.jpg%3Fc4028041f07984cc2b0208af53263b8f9a78b153 width=80 height=56 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/16/love-of-parents-sparks-learning/&cid=1270923782&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNEhxgKqLz5RrmIDG1wnCy-4VyZtqA"><b>HOME</b>-<b>SCHOOLING</b>: Love of parents sparks learning</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Nov 15, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>This isn't limited to <b>home</b>-<b>schoolers</b>, of course. Any parent can practice the art of watching and admiring, of listening and enjoying. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
LEWISTON-PORTER: Policy up in the air - Niagara Gazette
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.niagara-gazette.com/local/local_story_326224911.html&cid=1273109020&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNETPQNyi_-nTrlzDTXb_SZqwSMotA">LEWISTON-PORTER: Policy up in the air</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Niagara Gazette, NY -</font> <nobr>41 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The debate over <b>home schooling</b> and extracurricular activities has been heated in some other local districts recently, including in Starpoint where two <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
MP addresses home schooling, nutrition - Kalona News
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D20195685%26BRD%3D1140%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D151338%26rfi%3D6&cid=1269988214&ei=Wo0nSd6UF5_S9QTzt40H&usg=AFQjCNGh3JMZVx5u_q1WfUi2-U4XzpncHg">MP addresses <b>home schooling</b>, nutrition</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Kalona News, IA -</font> <nobr>Nov 12, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>An increase in <b>home schooling</b> students, according to Mrs. Farrier, shows a strong need for <b>home schooling</b> programs in this area. Mrs. Farrier reported that <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
but if yourchildren can work independently, you could have this formalhomeschooling week less often. Week 2 Cleaning Week. Yes you can clean for a week! I spent a whole month on our houseone time! This is when you do the major jobs— appliances, walls,scrubbing and perhaps even painting and sewing for the home. SeeEasyHomeschooling Techniques for details on cleaning and organizingyour home. Week 3 Cooking and Baking Week Cook one day a month for meals to have on hand for your otherweeks. (See Once-A-Month Cooking by Lagerborg and Wilson,Dinner's in the Freezer! or Mega Cooking by Jill Bond for thehow-tos of freezer cooking.) This can be a great timesavingactivity. Although you and your family will work very hard oncooking day, this system saves a lot of time on all the otherdays. Another day bake several loaves of whole wheat bread,along with other breads such as muffins and bagels to accompanyyour freezer meals. This is the week to make some extra-specialmeals and invite friends to dinner. Week 4: Business Week (or other major focus area) This is the week you focus on your business if you have one.Read related books, work on marketing and those important extraprojects you can't usually fit in. Your children will be doingindependent study, helping with the business or just enjoyingtheir free time. Week 5: Repeat the cycle or go into another of your focus areas. You may choose to alternate your weeks like this. Week 1: Homeschooling Week 2: Cleaning and Cooking Week 3:Homeschooling Week 4: Extra Curricular for Mom (or businessactivities) Many are already dividing their days into: Morning: Homeschooling Afternoon: Business Evening: Cooking,Laundry, Cleanup Or you could divide your week: Monday: Homeschool Tuesday: Cleaning Wednesday: HomeschoolThursday: Shopping/Cooking Friday: Homeschool No matter what the focus of each week, never neglect respondingto your children and their needs. With many responsibilities, itis even more important that we includes more prayer, Biblereading and meditation on the Scriptures. I've found that when Ido this my productivity goes way up. It can't be explained. Itis a supernatural law. About the author:Lorraine Curry is the author of 5 Star books, Easy HomeschoolingTechniques and Easy Homeschooling Companion. See more ideas forwriting and other subjects at EasyHomeschooling. See FREE articles, checklists, copywork,subscriptions, ebooks and more athttp://www.easyhomeschooling.com
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