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Our path is less traveled...

and we take it together

Created on 2004-08-06 21:35:52 (#4095754), last updated 2009-01-12

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Name:	Cochran Family Homeschool
Birthdate:	1978
Location:	East Meadow, New York, United States
Website:	Our Homeschool website

Bio

I created this journal to help chronicle our experience as a Pagan homeschooling family. Currently I, Jessie, write the posts here. My son, Orion, is 7 years old and is just learning to write. When he's older and can write he'll probably contribute to this journal as well. We also have a little girl who is 3. And so when she is old enough she'll probably contribute too. :D

There are some days when things seem very difficult and I question whether or not I'm doing the right thing for my children. Days where I'm not sure how we'll ever succeed. But, then there are days where everything just seems to fall into place and I can clearly see that this is the right path for us, as a family. It's times like that where I can totally see my children succeeding in any endeavor they choose and I can see myself guiding them. Helping them to find the answers to a world full of questions and wonder. So, I figure that by having a journal of these moments, I'll be able to remind myself of the good and the bad moments and to keep myself firmly centered and grounded as I guide my children on this adventure.

It's my goal as a homeschooling parent to teach my children how to LEARN. Not merely learn to memorize answers for a test. But to create the questions themselves and to find the answers they seek. If my children have a question about dolphins I want them to be able to find all the answers they want on them. Without anyone telling them they can't. Or that they'll have to learn about something else first. I want my children to LOVE to LEARN! I want them to find education and the exploration of knowledge to be an enjoyable journey.

Anyone who stumbles upon our little journal is free to read it and/or comment. I'm very open about this lifestyle my husband and I have chosen for our family. I only ask that you be polite. I also have a journal which is my own which you can find here: