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Homeschooler? Time for a Parent/Teacher Conference!

Posted Thursday, September 25th, 2008 and visited 117 times, 1 so far today
by MInTheGap

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I’m new to the whole homeschooling scene, seeing as this week marks the forth week since we have begun.  One of the challenges that we’ve had was reconciling the number of days that our home state requires and the fact that curriculum we purchased had fewer days worth of lessons.

As we began looking around the web for answers, we found that a lot of what they do in the public school can be done in a homeschool and it counts!

  • Field Trips?  Check!
  • Educational Movies?  Check!
  • Nature-walks?  Check!

Which causes me to wonder…  What about parent/teacher conferences?  I mean, I’m a parent, and my wife is a teacher.  Can we take a day off and go do some… planning?

I mean, by necessity we’d have to leave our house, since that’s the school—it’d be like having an offsite conference.  And there couldn’t be any kids there.

It could be time for instruction in different subjects, planning, and perhaps some “get-to-know-you-better” type games… I’m really beginning to like this idea!

So, homeschoolers, help a guy out!  Do parent/teacher conferences count as days of school, and have you ever done one?



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2 Responses to “Homeschooler? Time for a Parent/Teacher Conference!”

  1. MyAvatars 0.2 Mary Says:

    Hey, that’s a marvelous idea! Too bad it’s not taxpayer funded, huh! Nope, can’t say as I’ve capitalized on that grand plan…but you’re right, the idea holds plenty of merit!

    Marys last blog post..Homeschool Teachers, Get Free Coffee at Starbucks on Monday

  2. MyAvatars 0.2 Renae Says:

    Well, since I take days off to clean the house sometimes, I think it is more than appropriate to put school aside to spend time with my husband. In fact, I love the idea. Hmm…who can babysit?

    Renaes last blog post..Autumn Craft Collection

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