Comments for Shay Seaborne's Synergy Field http://www.synergyfield.com Where diverse energies combine to make the good stuff happen. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:13:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Homschooling in Prince William County, VA by Chris http://www.synergyfield.com/about/homeschooling_parent/homeschooling/homschooling_in_prince_william_county_va/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Chris Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:13:01 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?page_id=21#comment-122 Thanks for the phone number; my son is coming to live with me in July and wants to go from homeschooling to full-time and our high school seemed a bit clueless who to call. Thanks for the phone number; my son is coming to live with me in July and wants to go from homeschooling to full-time and our high school seemed a bit clueless who to call.

]]> Comment on Homschooling in Prince William County, VA by Tracy Bishop http://www.synergyfield.com/about/homeschooling_parent/homeschooling/homschooling_in_prince_william_county_va/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Tracy Bishop Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:00:42 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?page_id=21#comment-111 Thank you for providing valuable information about homeschooling in Prince William County. I too am in the Ashland community off Dumfries Road. I just decided to homeschool my 8th grader after having her in school 1/2 of the year. The one thing I heard from the new Supervisor of Student Support Services, LaNora Minniefield (it is no longer Cheryl Hiett) is that I need to decide what approved / accredited homeschool curriculum I will be using. Do you know where I can find more information about the approved, accredited Prince William County homeschool curriculum? Thank you. Thank you for providing valuable information about homeschooling in Prince William County. I too am in the Ashland community off Dumfries Road. I just decided to homeschool my 8th grader after having her in school 1/2 of the year. The one thing I heard from the new Supervisor of Student Support Services, LaNora Minniefield (it is no longer Cheryl Hiett) is that I need to decide what approved / accredited homeschool curriculum I will be using. Do you know where I can find more information about the approved, accredited Prince William County homeschool curriculum?
Thank you.

]]> Comment on Delicious night ride by Laura http://www.synergyfield.com/2011/10/delicious_night_ride/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Laura Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:03:02 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?p=844#comment-105 Oh Shay, what a lovely post. It takes an open heart to find perfection where there seemed only ruin. Oh Shay, what a lovely post. It takes an open heart to find perfection where there seemed only ruin.

]]> Comment on Homschooling in Prince William County, VA by shay http://www.synergyfield.com/about/homeschooling_parent/homeschooling/homschooling_in_prince_william_county_va/comment-page-1/#comment-82 shay Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:11:04 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?page_id=21#comment-82 Heather, congratulations on your move and your decision to homeschool. You can use the form that the county provides, but you don't have to use it. Many experienced homeschoolers think it better to write one's own Notice of Intent to homeschool, because the counties often ask for more than the legal requirement. No need to worry about the filing date; Virginia's Home Instruction Statute allows for families to begin homeschooling at any time of the year. Your best resources for further information about homeschooling in the state are <a href="http://www.vahomeschoolers.org" rel="nofollow">The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers</a> website and the statewide email discussion list, <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VAEclecticHS/" rel="nofollow">VaEclecticHS</a>--of which I am the founder and one of the moderators. Thank you for letting me know that you found my page helpful, and I hope you enjoy your family's homeschooling journey. Heather, congratulations on your move and your decision to homeschool. You can use the form that the county provides, but you don’t have to use it. Many experienced homeschoolers think it better to write one’s own Notice of Intent to homeschool, because the counties often ask for more than the legal requirement. No need to worry about the filing date; Virginia’s Home Instruction Statute allows for families to begin homeschooling at any time of the year. Your best resources for further information about homeschooling in the state are The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers website and the statewide email discussion list, VaEclecticHS–of which I am the founder and one of the moderators.
Thank you for letting me know that you found my page helpful, and I hope you enjoy your family’s homeschooling journey.

]]> Comment on Homschooling in Prince William County, VA by Heather Seiber http://www.synergyfield.com/about/homeschooling_parent/homeschooling/homschooling_in_prince_william_county_va/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Heather Seiber Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:20:08 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?page_id=21#comment-81 We just moved into the community (Ashland subdivision off of Dumfries Rd.). I have all of my homeschooling curriculum and intend to start teaching this week. We just moved here from TN (my husband is active duty Army). Do I just print off the Intent form, fill it out and mail it in. Obviously, we missed the 15 Aug cut-off, but we just moved into town. I hold two degrees from Baylor University and will be homeschooling our 2nd grader and 8th grader. My 8th grader is coming from a private school and 2nd grader from a public school. Thank you for your advice! We just moved into the community (Ashland subdivision off of Dumfries Rd.). I have all of my homeschooling curriculum and intend to start teaching this week. We just moved here from TN (my husband is active duty Army). Do I just print off the Intent form, fill it out and mail it in. Obviously, we missed the 15 Aug cut-off, but we just moved into town. I hold two degrees from Baylor University and will be homeschooling our 2nd grader and 8th grader. My 8th grader is coming from a private school and 2nd grader from a public school. Thank you for your advice!

]]> Comment on Rejecting the summer reading program by suburbancorrespondent http://www.synergyfield.com/2011/07/rejecting_summer_reading_program/comment-page-1/#comment-79 suburbancorrespondent Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:29:33 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?p=159#comment-79 You must visit a particular rigid branch of the library system! We have never had any problem "upgrading" the 10-year-olds to the shorter reading list. Then again, it may be because we pay those folks <a href="http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-pounds-less-dollars.html" rel="nofollow">so much money</a>. You must visit a particular rigid branch of the library system! We have never had any problem “upgrading” the 10-year-olds to the shorter reading list. Then again, it may be because we pay those folks so much money.

]]> Comment on Home education tax credit? No, thanks! by maureen "jigs" mc hugh-huber http://www.synergyfield.com/2011/01/tax_credit/comment-page-1/#comment-75 maureen "jigs" mc hugh-huber Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:07:07 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?p=361#comment-75 Learned about influence of tax credits on homeschoolers in Shay's well-thought-out article. Though I'm sure that they know each other, I will send copies of Shay's writings to my stepdaughter Lulu Huber-Brooks, who home schooled her four children. Learned about influence of tax credits on homeschoolers in Shay’s well-thought-out article. Though I’m sure that they know each other, I will send copies of Shay’s writings to my stepdaughter Lulu Huber-Brooks, who home schooled her four children.

]]> Comment on Confessions of a homeschool exclusionist by Annette M. Hall http://www.synergyfield.com/about/homeschooling_parent/homeschooling/exclusionist/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Annette M. Hall Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:54:38 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?page_id=699#comment-54 Shay, you need to start adding tags to your posts and categories, it will help with your SEO -- please don't approve this post. :) Shay, you need to start adding tags to your posts and categories, it will help with your SEO — please don’t approve this post. :)

]]> Comment on Confessions of a homeschool exclusionist by Annette M. Hall http://www.synergyfield.com/about/homeschooling_parent/homeschooling/exclusionist/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Annette M. Hall Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:36:17 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?page_id=699#comment-53 We tried the whole "homeschool support group" thing and we made a few friends along the way but our family never found a group where we fit in. I even tried starting my own group for a while, my son is very social and I didn't want him to feel deprived because we homeschool. I maintain a "support group" in the area as a source of information but I gave up the whole rah rah thing years ago. I no longer promote homeschooling to the masses. Homeschooling is NOT for everyone. I know some people whose children are probably still alive because the parents put the children back in school. :) We all know parents who shouldn't be. We make ourselves available and invite others to participate in select events. My son communication with other kids both online, at church and everyone in our community knows him and loves him. It works for us -- for now. The main thing I to remain flexible and be open to new experiences. I encourage my son to try new things and experience life to its fullest. I try to do the same, sounds like you do as well. Thanks for the post. We tried the whole “homeschool support group” thing and we made a few friends along the way but our family never found a group where we fit in. I even tried starting my own group for a while, my son is very social and I didn’t want him to feel deprived because we homeschool.

I maintain a “support group” in the area as a source of information but I gave up the whole rah rah thing years ago. I no longer promote homeschooling to the masses. Homeschooling is NOT for everyone. I know some people whose children are probably still alive because the parents put the children back in school. :) We all know parents who shouldn’t be.

We make ourselves available and invite others to participate in select events. My son communication with other kids both online, at church and everyone in our community knows him and loves him. It works for us — for now. The main thing I to remain flexible and be open to new experiences.

I encourage my son to try new things and experience life to its fullest. I try to do the same, sounds like you do as well. Thanks for the post.

]]> Comment on Confessions of a homeschool exclusionist by Melanie http://www.synergyfield.com/about/homeschooling_parent/homeschooling/exclusionist/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Melanie Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:09:50 +0000 http://www.synergyfield.com/?page_id=699#comment-52 Wow! I could have written this article except for the fact that our homeschool group is a small one. I was the group leader for 2 years until I became overwhelmed by the exact problems you mentioned. I've solved the issue in the same way you did. I still meet with the main group for many activities and plan a few field trips and things throughout the year but keep my focus on getting together with a smaller group of homeschool friends. This has worked so much better for our families! Just thought I'd let you know-you're not the only homeschool exclusionist out there! Blessings, Melanie Wow! I could have written this article except for the fact that our homeschool group is a small one. I was the group leader for 2 years until I became overwhelmed by the exact problems you mentioned. I’ve solved the issue in the same way you did. I still meet with the main group for many activities and plan a few field trips and things throughout the year but keep my focus on getting together with a smaller group of homeschool friends. This has worked so much better for our families! Just thought I’d let you know-you’re not the only homeschool exclusionist out there!

Blessings,
Melanie

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