http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Brenda+Hoffman Family Concerns Brenda Hoffman Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=34966&ca=Family+Concerns Children are born as social beings. Therefore, schooling is not necessary to "make" someone social. Truth be told, whenever you think about it, you cannot "make" a child do anything. Furthermore, what do you call interaction with parents, siblings and family? This is also social when you think about... Education Brenda Hoffman Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=33623&ca=Education According to the Webster's dictionary, education is an action, a process, a stage which results in knowledge. In previous times, children were simply living and working with their families, playing whenever there was time, watching, imitating, observing, and participating. Nearly all of the daily ac... Education Brenda Hoffman Sat, 04 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=32295&ca=Education Are your children growing bored with their textbooks? Are you growing tired of hearing them complain? Is it possible that your textbooks are the problem? If you've never thought about this, take a moment to think about it now. Think about how each child is unique. With this in mind, you'll be able t... Education Brenda Hoffman Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=28679&ca=Education There are 3 powerful reasons why homeschooling works. These include: (1.) Homeschooling enables exposure to a broad range of people, ideas, and places. Homeschooling is so flexible that it allows family field trips whenever you want. This provides a great way to learn through taking tours, meeting k... Education Brenda Hoffman Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=27594&ca=Education Regardless of what methodology you normally use for your homeschool, unit studies can provide you with a nice break from the norm sometimes. They are especially nice whenever you're trying to teach your child(ren) to think a little more about how the different parts of life actually fit together, an... Education Brenda Hoffman Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=24624&ca=Education Many public school parents often ask homeschool parents, "If children are taught at home, won't they miss the valuable socialization that takes place in school?" Truth be told, most homeschool parents feel that the public school's social life is enough of a reason for them to homeschool. This is bec... Education Brenda Hoffman Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=23379&ca=Education How do homeschool children get exposed to values other than the commercial values of a mass society? Schools may be able to prepare children to fit into the mass society or to help them find a set of values with which they could resist and reject the values of mass society. What this really means is... Education Brenda Hoffman Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=22112&ca=Education Some critics of homeschooling parents may suggest that they will be passing on narrow and bigoted ideas to their children. I would suggest that you do not have a right to try to prevent this from happening, nor can you prevent it even if you send your children to public schools. I would even go so f... Education Brenda Hoffman Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=21122&ca=Education Many school districts now require homeschoolers to present portfolios showing their student's progress in an organized fashion. This is actually a very convenient method of recording whenever it is done properly. Here are some ideas on how to create, maintain, and present your homeschool portfolio f... Medicines and Remedies Brenda Hoffman Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=20017&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies Formaldehyde (aka methanal, methylene oxide, oxymethylene, methylaldehyde, oxomethane) is a colorless, flammable gas at room temperature. It has a sharp, distinct odor which may cause a burning sensation to the eyes, nose, and lungs. Formaldehyde can react with numerous other chemicals, and at very...