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Rosie and Scamper

Hi everyone. I'm Vicki. I was a homeschooling mom for 17 years. I still consider myself a homeschooler, even though my 3 daughters have all graduated.. I think it gets in the bloodstream. :)

I'm working on a series of Christian horse books for children. The main characters are, of course, homeschooled.

My youngest son is a horse fanatic. I look forward to your series when you are done!

Alba wrote: "My youngest son is a horse fanatic. I look forward to your series when you are done!"

There are 4 in print. Working on book 5 now.

what are they called and where can be found?

Sonrise Stable
http://www.sonrisestable.com/

thanks, will check it out

what age group are they targeted for?

Alba wrote: "what age group are they targeted for?"

Generally 13ish and under, but I've had adults enjoy them and children as young as 6.

Hello Rosie , thanks for sharing, it nice to read stories with the characters homeschooled, ther are so few out there.

Hazel wrote: "Hello Rosie , thanks for sharing, it nice to read stories with the characters homeschooled, ther are so few out there."

Hi, Hazel. Where did you get Rosie? She's one of the main characters in my books. My name is Vicki. :)

How long have you homeschooled?

Hi, Hazel. Where did you get Rosie? She's one of the main char..."

Lol, sorry Vicki, I don't know where my head is lately. I have been homeschooling for 11 years. My oldest is in his last year , 12th grade, then I will be down to two. Once a homeschooler , always a homeschooler at heart.

Once a homeschooler , always a homeschooler at heart.


I agree. My youngest graduated last year. In my master plan for my life I had hoped to have grandchildren at this point, but I guess God has a different plan.

Hi! I'm Miranda. I have two boys, ages 10 and 7, in public school right now. I'm doing tons of research on homeschooling because I'm 95% positive I'm going to pull them out of public and homeschool them starting in September. I want to be well educated on the subject. Currently I'm reading The Homeschooling Option by Lisa Rivero and The Everything Homeschooling Book by Sherri Linsenbach. I look forward to this group suggesting more books for me to read. I also want to read The Homeschool Experiment: A Novel by Charity Hawkins. I look forward to your books also, Vicki. I'll take all the advice and help on homeschooling that y'all can give me. :-)

Hi Miranda. People get tired of me, but I encourage about everyone to homeschool. I know there are some people that can't or shouldn't, but I think far more people could than do. I think people worry that they aren't qualified or that their kids will miss some subject that they need to know or they won't be properly socialized - or whatever, but from what I've seen the positives of homeschooling make up for a lot.

By the end of our 17 year journey we leaned far more toward the "unschooling" side of the spectrum. But my kids had a very strong foundation early on and a love of learning that allowed me to give them more free rein as we went along.

Different approaches work for different families and different children. Do you have homeschool conventions near you? Those are very encouraging and inspiring and full of all sorts of fresh ideas.

Hi, I'm Lee Ann Rubsam, author of Character Building for Families, Volumes 1 & 2.

We homeschooled both of our girls from Kindergarten all the way through high school (12 years apart from each other!).

Although the girls are grown, I like to keep in touch with homeschooling moms and dads, and I continue to write for homeschooling families at my blog, The Character Building for Families Blog.

I'd love to get to know some of you!

Hi, I'm Alex Bugaeff. I'm an author and a grandfather. I have been trying for years to improve the public schools where I have lived (with little success). At the same time, I have schooled my children at home while they were attending public school.

In fact, I think all children in public schools should be schooled at home by their parents, too. Public schools have gotten worse in the last 50 years and parents need to make up the difference at home.

I honor all of you who care enough about your children to see to their education and well-being. You are brave to take them out of public school and to put the time and effort into their learning. I look forward to learning more about how you do it.

Alex wrote: "Hi, I'm Alex Bugaeff. I'm an author and a grandfather. I have been trying for years to improve the public schools where I have lived (with little success). At the same time, I have schooled my chil..."

Welcome, Alex! That's a neat story -- that you perceived the need and took the time to educate your children over and above their public education. Not a lot of people would do that.

Hi Lee, thanks, but that's what a lot of parents did "back in the old days." Evening dinner table discussion included serious questions about school and homework that day. Then, no nothing until homework was done, shown and questions answered. Then, help or extra, depending.

I'm looking forward to learning about homeschooling. From what little I know, it is not exactly a process coordinated by any central entity - quite fragmented.

Alex wrote: "Hi Lee, thanks, but that's what a lot of parents did "back in the old days." Evening dinner table discussion included serious questions about school and homework that day. Then, no nothing until ho..."

Yes, we are very grass roots people -- with many different approaches, philosophies, and lifestyles. :-)

The biggest trouble in doing what we did these days is the amount of time it would take to help your children unlearn so much of what they are exposed to in public school. The job my kids have in doing that with my grandchildren is way harder than what we did. Back then, the teachers welcomed follow up from home. Now, they pat you on the head and ask you to stand out of the way, unless you are willing to toe the line.

What are the rules for adding books to this group's bookshelf? Are they self-added or must they be added by other members? Thanks.

Why Homeschool? - a true story.

I was selling my book at a fife and drum muster in Milford, Connecticut last summer when a 12 year old girl came up to my booth.

She asked, "What's your book?"

"History - how our country was formed."

"I like history," she said, "but, they don't teach it in my school."

"Oh, that's too bad. What do they teach?"

"Social Studies."

"What do they teach in Social Studies," I asked.

"How to feel sorry for people."

(She left, then returned with the money and bought my book.)