Ok, here I am, with my brand-new blog, facing a blank page......this is going to be an interesting experience :)
I never thought I needed a blog....not really. But then I started homeschooling, and since I couldn't find what I was looking for anywhere else, I finally had to take matters into my own hands. You see, our situation is as follows: I am German, married to an American, and Mom to a 5 year old bilingual dual citizen. We all live in Alaska. Since we started homeschooling said 5 year old this fall, I've discovered a huge and wonderful homeschooling community with vast resources, great advice, wonderful materials, etc. etc. BUT: It's all in English. And while I am grabbing all the English language material I can find, I would also like to do part of our homeschooling in German. By that, I do NOT mean "teaching German", but "teaching IN German".
And that's where it gets difficult: In Germany, homeschooling is not allowed. So a community like over here where homeschooling is becoming more and more popular just doesn't exist over there. And thus, German teaching materials are fewer and/or not easily accessible. I have managed to collect my own little "homeschooling library" in German, but it's definitely a work in progress. Additional info would always be appreciated :-)
So that's why I created this blog. I'm hoping that eventually we'll all be able to exchange info, share advice, post links, etc. Mainly about homeschooling in German, but also about homeschooling in general. And if not, if my son and I are really just lone Germanicans on this side of the great pond, then I'll just use this blog to collect and organize my own links. So there LOL
So, welcome everyone! Willkommen im Lehrerzimmer der Rhineland Academy. :-)
