Integrity & Logging the Hours

Logging hours has definitely sparked the conversation over at the Well Trained Mind Forum.  A few of them actually referenced my blog on logging the hours either by actual hours spent or by the credit hour method.  
One of the main issues that I saw arise regarding the hours was the issue of integrity. Some were dismayed [...]

OFFICIAL Missouri School Year – “from the horses mouth”

It really seems that there is a ton of stuff to wade through for new homeschooling families who want to comply with the law making it simply frustrating trying to track down what is legal.  Thanks to a recent forum I attended I have deleted my previous article about the official Missouri school year due to [...]

Missouri Homeschool Daily Log

Now available on LULU is this valuable time saving book providing you with 25 pages of hour tracking forms for 8 subjects. Complete with 52 weeks, 4 semester hour summary pages, and one yearly total sheet.  Available as a coil bound book or ebook download.

Build A Cushion

In light of my recent posting about losing hours quickly due to illness and interruptions, it has come to my mind for the first time since I’ve been homeschooling to add a few extra hours of school work when I can.  This way if you do get ill then you won’t feel rushed to play [...]

Don’t Panic – just grab an hour!

Certainly, if you have scheduled your hours with a certain amount to perform every week you will have found how easy it is to fall behind when illness or schedule disruptions attack. Currently, because of the wild September I’ve had I am actually one week of hours behind.  At this point, it is easy to [...]

Free Homeschool Forms

One of the most valuable websites that I have run across as a homeschooling parent regarding forms of all types is at www.donnayoung.org  Drop by her website and plan on spending some time browsing as her website is pretty vast and includes many different types of planners, grading sheets, calenders, etc.

Scheduling Those Hours…

Scheduling those hours can be tedious work when you are totally new to it.  I’ve latched on to a few things that work.  First, decide how busy during the day you want to be?  Do you want to put in eight hours or six a day?  I’ve done the work here for you in several [...]

Logging the Hours

In my experience with keeping the daily log one of the first questions I needed answered was what in the world is an hour?  An hour can sound so simple until you go to log one.  Through the years I’ve learned since Missouri law doesn’t really define the word hour that there are two schools [...]

Where do I log hours for Reading or Language in my daily log?

One of the things that confused me when I began homeschooling was understanding the difference between Reading and Language Arts.  Some places seperate the two and some teach reading as part of Language Arts.  Unless you are ordering all your curriculum straight from a place like www.abeka.com or www.bjupress.com than you may have difficulty understanding [...]

Keeping the Daily Log

The daily log, as stated in RSMo 167.031, is to be your defense in a court of law if your are ever accused of educational negligence.  Missouri law states that the student shall receive 1000 hours of instruction.  600 Core hours should be in the subjects of reading, math, science, history, and language while 400 [...]