If anyone can relate to homeschoolers, it’s homeschoolers. From comedy to drama to complete curriculum sets, the following homeschoolers have used their talents to benefit and encourage the homeschooling community.
Blimey Cow: Created by two homeschooled brothers, this YouTube channel is geared towards teenagers and twenty-somethings but I’ll admit that even this middle-aged mom gets a kick out of it once in awhile. They share on many different subjects but since they were in fact home schooled, their homeschooling experiences are shared in a humorous fashion.
Broken Lens Productions: One aspect about homeschooling that I appreciate is that you don’t have to age-segregate when it comes to learning. Siblings work alongside one another helping each other and learning from one another. The videos on this Youtube channel are an excellent example of how siblings within a wide age range can work well together.
TBE Studios: Movies and short films written and directed by thirteen-year-old homeschooler, Audrey Hope. Most of the characters in her films include homeschoolers in her area. Her most recent show is now streaming it’s first episode on Amazon Video.
Shatterpoint Entertainment: Created by homeschoolers, for homeschoolers, these Lego videos are fun and have an educational and biblical message.
Notgrass History: This family of homeschool veterans decided to use their knowledge to created their very own history curriculum that is enjoyed by homeschoolers worldwide.
Awesome Science: These DVD’s were created by a homeschooling family to provide fun and entertaining videos promoting creation using famous landmarks such as the Grand Canyon and Mt. St. Helen’s. These videos are fast paced, informative and presented by young, Noah.
Ready Made Preschool: After finding it stressful to give her preschoolers a quality preschool education while homeschooling older students, this mom created ready made kits to help parents in the same predicament.
Hi Heather,
My name is Sam, I live in Melbourne, here is my situation:
– 5 Kids
– All of them school going age
– Currently attending a private school
Now the problem I am facing is as follows:
The public / private education system currently enforced all over the world was designed in 1900’s to full fill the needs of “Industrial Revolution”. Therefore we have an emphasis on 3R’s (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic). In the 21st century, the skills taught in schools should be based on “Information Age” e.g. Creative thinking, Problem-solving, Collaboration and Digital literacy. Just because instead of Pen and Paper we are now using Laptops or Surface / iPads doesn’t make my kids “Digital Literate” :).
My Kids when they see no value into what they are learning at school, they channel their frustration either by rebellious behavior or total disregard of the system A.K.A “Driving Me Nuts”. So right now I am contemplating different options. I cannot control the education system, however, I can control my home environment and here comes my dilemma, what I am looking for is a system in which I can prepare my kids for the future which is yet to arrive and I have no idea how and what it will look like yet I cannot fully invest due to financial pressure [I have a full-time Job and my wife studies as well].
Seems like giving my kids good learning environment @ home is the only option under the circumstances!
What are your thoughts, how did you managed your Kids home environment in line with current demands or requirements.?
What problems you guys faced and how you guys managed it?
So many questions I understand however I really concerned about my kid’s education.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanks
Sam.