Comments on: Home Office, Homeschool

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:19:07 +0000

I have found the ultimate home office tool. A treadmill desk. You can walk all day while working, burn calories without sweating and regain your health. My favorite is the TrekDesk at http://www.trekdesk.com and I truly believe this technology can change the quality of our lives.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:35:42 +0000

I work from home too and I cherish peace and quiet. The one thing I would recommend for a home office, above anything else - especially to people who value peace - is to get a good set of noise reduction headphones. I bought the EX-29 Extreme Isolation Headphones and I wear them from after lunch until closing time - about 4 hours when I'm trying to focus on work. I don't answer phones or anything. That is my productive work time and the headphones really help! They are comfortable and block a ton of noise. They are also a great value.

By: Niken from home school diploma website

Niken from home school diploma website — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:45:52 +0000

Well said. This way you can achieve the ultimate freedom. Especially I love to travel and homeschooling and home office (virtual office) has helped me to travel with my family.

By: COD

COD — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:52:31 +0000

The CA ruling is not that big of a deal. HS’ing as most of us knows it has never been legal in CA. CA HS’ers have to register as private schools to “homeschool” legally. The family at the center of the CA case has a long history of alleged child abuse, and was keeping the kids at home outside the bounds of the law. The Long children were enrolled in a private Christian umbrella school but were being taught at home. That is a clear violation of law in CA, even if it is one that hasn’t been enforced strictly in the past. The scare tactics by HSLDA are politics and an attempt to boost membership renewals. Nothing has changed in CA, all the usual laws still apply.

By: David

David — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:08:25 +0000

Sign the Petition to Depublish the Opinion RE: California Outlaws Home Schooling

On February 28, 2008, three judges from the California Court of Appeals handed down a very controversial decision regarding a case involving a home school family. Their opinion holds that home schooling is not a legal option in California.

Vision America Action agrees with the Home School Legal Defense Association who believes that the best course of action is to petition the California Supreme Court to “depublish” the opinion–which means that it can only be applied to the specific family which the court ruling addressed and not applied to other home schooling families in California.

Please click the link to sign the petition. (https://www2.hslda.org/Registrations/DepublishingCaliforniaCourtDecision/)

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has stated he will intervene if a court ruling against homeschoolers is not overturned. Some home schooling parents say they’ll leave the state, rather than give up their rights to educate their children. Please join us in defending this basic parental right.

By: Angela Allen Parker

Angela Allen Parker — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:33:17 +0000

I’m homeschooling my 10-year-old this year and have been working as a remote professional for over 8 years. It simply makes sense.

This is a great blog, and addresses many of the challenges for those just beginning. I keep my daughter right beside me (her desk is beside my own) and she works on her assignments while I meet with clients online and by phone. When I’m not with a client she can ask questions or review her work with me.

She’s working more hours than her contemporaries, but I see a daily improvement in her education, knowledge and enjoyment of learning and believe that it is far superior to public school education.

The think that bothers me most is that California’s recent homeschooling ruling may impact us all!

By: David

David — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:17:37 +0000

Excellent tips. Thanks for sharing.

We’ve HS’d our three kids for the last six years.

I’m learning along with the kids as we both went to the government (public) schools.

By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:22:17 +0000

Great to see other Home Office/Homeschool families out there. We have four kids between the ages of 6 months and 9 years. I handle all of the business and my wife handles about 95% of the schooling. I have a separate 6×9 space attached to the house, without it I don’t think it would work. Biggest benefit for us is time together and being able to hit attractions when others are at school and work.

By: Nathalie Lussier

Nathalie Lussier — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:29:27 +0000

Although I don’t have any kids yet, I am looking into freelancing and starting some web development and writing work from home. I always thought I would home school once I had kids, but I never quite thought about the mechanics of the day to day. Thanks for posting this, it really helped me to visualize what to aim for when designing my lifestyle and having kids. :)

By: dawn

dawn — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:37:21 +0000

Homeschooling/work-at-home family here, too. Since I’m the freelancer and my husband is now home full-time, he does the bulk of the learning-type activities and we take turns shuttling the kids off to activities. My son thinks it’s funny that our family is totally off the office/school grid — that no one has to leave at 9am every morning. I think it’s pretty great, too.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:30:05 +0000

I homeschool and work from home as well. Great tips in this article. Finding the balance between structure and staying flexible enough to handle whatever comes up is hard…but it’s worth it.

By: COD

COD — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:06:03 +0000

I have the same situation. I work from home out of an upstairs home office, my wife and the kids are mostly in the basement (when they are home) homeschooling. If My wife and I end up chatting via IM during the day more than talking face to face, even though we are both home.