{"id":19770,"date":"2012-05-05T22:24:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T02:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=19770"},"modified":"2015-06-11T16:06:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T20:06:00","slug":"homeschooling-using-the-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/homeschooling-using-the-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeschooling Using the Television"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a post from contributing writer\u00a0Stef.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I used to get so mad when my boys woke up and asked to watch a television show before<\/em> eating breakfast! \u00a0Any break in homeschool lessons and they were holding remotes asking to turn on a show.<\/p>\n

It was amazing how my oldest son turned into the TV Guide<\/strong> on Saturdays and knew every<\/span> television show that was on every<\/span> hour. \u00a0Even the ones we never watched.<\/p>\n

We didn’t watch that<\/em> much television as a family. \u00a0For some reason because we had a television (and only one in our living room) the boys felt it should be on all.the.time.<\/p>\n

I decided they could not watch “fun shows”<\/em> until school was finished and chores were completed. \u00a0(fun shows having little educational value).<\/p>\n

I even made “tv tickets” – that never lasted. \u00a0But then an unexpected phone call I had to make needed a bit of attention so the tv was turned on. \u00a0Or I forgot to print out lessons and grab books, so the tv was turned on. \u00a0Prepping for dinner needed my attention so the tv was turned on.<\/p>\n

I realized they were only asking to watch television because I had been relying on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rather than beat myself up I accepted the fact that “mommy moments”. \u00a0I purchased educational dvds:\u00a0What’s In The Bible, Magic School Bus, National Geographic Really Wild Animals, <\/em>and Nest Learning<\/em>. \u00a0We also went to our library weekly for learning dvds like Squibs and Schlessinger. (be careful of library fines though – we learned they add up … quickly).<\/p>\n

Wouldn’t you know my son is a visual learner, so the dvds have been a fantastic\u00a0supplement!<\/p>\n

We also invested in Netflix. \u00a0Now after\u00a0dinner our family watches educational shows together – it’s the best reality tv<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Rather than fight the television monster I’m using it to enhance learning!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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