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Homeschooling, The Philippines and Math-U-See

Joy Rojas of the Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote a great article entitled “All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Home School” Here are a few excerpts,

That Michael has been home-schooled for most of his elementary years and all of his high school years explains why. “I am all that I am,” he says. “My parents made deliberate and sacrificial choices for me that they felt were in line with God’s calling on my life. I don’t think I could have taken those extra-curricular activities all at the same time, and still get good academic training, were I not home-schooled.”

Transitioning from home school to a conventional school can also be a shock to the system. Bea Marquez, who was home-schooled before her elementary years, and in grade 5 and 6 under The Master’s Academy, A Beka, Math-U-See, and Writing Road to Reading curricula, had to get used to deadlines and the discipline of a formal classroom setup.

Still, the benefits of home-schooling appear to outweigh any of the perceived “hitches” overwhelmingly. Chelo can impart in one to two days what a teacher in a traditional school normally lectures on in a week, “because she has to ensure the understanding of at least 25 children, whereas I only need to address one to two children at a time.”

Read the full article here.

It’s fun to read stories about homeschooling in other countries, knowing that Math-U-See is there to help people understand math and help them teach it to their children.

If you live in the Philippines and would like to learn more about Math-U-See contact

Noel & Tasha Mison

Phone: 632-842-0374
609 Begonia Street
Ayala Alabang Village
Muntinlupa City
Philippines 1780

Here is Steve with the Mison family. (read his report from that trip)

Steve’s Turkey Report

Steve was in Turkey a few weeks ago and just posted his report on his site [TheFamilyThatStaysTogether.com/Blog]

 

Click here to go read all about the trip.

Ask Steve a question

We’ve started a new section on the forum called “Ask Steve a Question” in which you can visit and do as the title suggests. Once you have asked a question I’ll take the video camera and get his response to your question. Then I’ll post it online so you can see it.

 

Sort of like a virtual convention :-) Click here to visit and ask your question.

 

P.S. Speaking of Steve, he is currently in Istanbul Turkey, and hopefully taking some pictures for a post on his blog :-)

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