Yeah I'm seriously scared for my daughter when she gets to school age. I'm already looking into homeschooling and finding the best ways to teach her life skills. I have a couple more years to really find the best way. But with everything thats been going on I'm starting to feel like it will be my only option.
Just wanted to say that I think you would do fine as a teacher too. I think the best teacher for any child is his/her parents (I mean your mom would be great too, but I just mean don’t underestimate your own skills to be a good teacher). Whether or not you’re a “teacher,” I think any parent knows their child best.
I say this as a formally educated teacher, and whose mom homeschooled me despite the fact she was not formally educated as a teacher.
A lot of it is self-guided learning, you’re just more like a mentor. You don’t have to know all the answers, you just have to know where to look to find the answers when you or your child get stuck. I believe education should be more about learning how to learn, than just memorizing certain facts. There’s a reason homeschooled students tend to do well in post-secondary. We learned how to learn and how to think independently. :)
Just wanted to offer some encouragement. You could definitely teach and then you would have your mom to ask questions when needed.
(Also, just as a side note, I feel like it’s not a coincidence that I, the homeschooled one, am here on GA and my husband, who went through the school system, is not and refuses to accept anything not from the MSM.)
Lol!! I mean not gonna lie never rush to get married anyway. You're young! Be picky! So when you finally want to it will be a beneficial and happy partnership. Take it from someone who was pressured. However I may be jaded lol! And my daughter isn't even gonna date till she's 30!???
Homeschooling or private/charter schooling (preferably church affiliated) are the ONLY options I'd pick. I was VERY fortunate to attend grade school and high school in small-town Kansas, and I had some very conservative and patriotic teachers. Most people are not that lucky. I only graduated a couple years ago but from what I hear the teaching quality has already drastically gone downhill since then lol.
Yeah thats where I'm at in my thinking. However I want to be very careful with private schooling too. I NEED to make sure they are teaching the right things. Like I said I am very glad I still have a couple years to really research the ones available to me.
Homeschool and start teaching life skills from birth. The first three years are very, very important in developing their brains. Even a two year old can help with making cookies, learning how to pour ingredients, two for you and two for me games, loading and unloading the laundry and learning which buttons make things run or stop, tearing of one sheet of paper towel, personal hygiene, setting a table, wiping down a countertop. They learn coordination, balance, self-reliance, helping others, what works and what doesn't. Everything that can be reached and is safe is fair game. It's a wonderful experience to watch a young mind make connections to cause and effect and to bonding ever deeper with you!
I actually do most of that with her now! So that makes me feel much better about my choices! I'm a huge fan of climb on a chair help mama with dishes... sweep the floor with me. Cooking I pick her up and let her see me stirring the food. As she gets a bit bigger she will for sure get to do more. But she loves it! And absolutely loves hearing great job! High 5! It is literally my joy to see her pick up her own clothes and put them in the laundry basket. She wants to help and learn everything I do! Sometimes the things we just do everyday we don't realize how much we actually teach our kids. And to me confidence in learning new things is so important! You just made me realize I'm doing a pretty good job!! So thank you for that!!
Good job, Momma. You're so blessed. They love to be a "helper". I also focus more on the idea that THEY accomplish a task and learned something new. I discuss how they just built upon something they already knew, and learning is so fun, than on the "helper" part. Keep up your enthusiasm. You have the most important job in your child's world.
Yeah I'm seriously scared for my daughter when she gets to school age. I'm already looking into homeschooling and finding the best ways to teach her life skills. I have a couple more years to really find the best way. But with everything thats been going on I'm starting to feel like it will be my only option.
Just wanted to say that I think you would do fine as a teacher too. I think the best teacher for any child is his/her parents (I mean your mom would be great too, but I just mean don’t underestimate your own skills to be a good teacher). Whether or not you’re a “teacher,” I think any parent knows their child best. I say this as a formally educated teacher, and whose mom homeschooled me despite the fact she was not formally educated as a teacher. A lot of it is self-guided learning, you’re just more like a mentor. You don’t have to know all the answers, you just have to know where to look to find the answers when you or your child get stuck. I believe education should be more about learning how to learn, than just memorizing certain facts. There’s a reason homeschooled students tend to do well in post-secondary. We learned how to learn and how to think independently. :) Just wanted to offer some encouragement. You could definitely teach and then you would have your mom to ask questions when needed. (Also, just as a side note, I feel like it’s not a coincidence that I, the homeschooled one, am here on GA and my husband, who went through the school system, is not and refuses to accept anything not from the MSM.)
Yes!! Lucky you! We definitely need some teachers in our family!
Lol!! I mean not gonna lie never rush to get married anyway. You're young! Be picky! So when you finally want to it will be a beneficial and happy partnership. Take it from someone who was pressured. However I may be jaded lol! And my daughter isn't even gonna date till she's 30!???
Homeschooling or private/charter schooling (preferably church affiliated) are the ONLY options I'd pick. I was VERY fortunate to attend grade school and high school in small-town Kansas, and I had some very conservative and patriotic teachers. Most people are not that lucky. I only graduated a couple years ago but from what I hear the teaching quality has already drastically gone downhill since then lol.
Yeah thats where I'm at in my thinking. However I want to be very careful with private schooling too. I NEED to make sure they are teaching the right things. Like I said I am very glad I still have a couple years to really research the ones available to me.
Sounds like you've got it all figured out. Keep fighting the good fight!
Homeschool and start teaching life skills from birth. The first three years are very, very important in developing their brains. Even a two year old can help with making cookies, learning how to pour ingredients, two for you and two for me games, loading and unloading the laundry and learning which buttons make things run or stop, tearing of one sheet of paper towel, personal hygiene, setting a table, wiping down a countertop. They learn coordination, balance, self-reliance, helping others, what works and what doesn't. Everything that can be reached and is safe is fair game. It's a wonderful experience to watch a young mind make connections to cause and effect and to bonding ever deeper with you!
I actually do most of that with her now! So that makes me feel much better about my choices! I'm a huge fan of climb on a chair help mama with dishes... sweep the floor with me. Cooking I pick her up and let her see me stirring the food. As she gets a bit bigger she will for sure get to do more. But she loves it! And absolutely loves hearing great job! High 5! It is literally my joy to see her pick up her own clothes and put them in the laundry basket. She wants to help and learn everything I do! Sometimes the things we just do everyday we don't realize how much we actually teach our kids. And to me confidence in learning new things is so important! You just made me realize I'm doing a pretty good job!! So thank you for that!!
Good job, Momma. You're so blessed. They love to be a "helper". I also focus more on the idea that THEY accomplish a task and learned something new. I discuss how they just built upon something they already knew, and learning is so fun, than on the "helper" part. Keep up your enthusiasm. You have the most important job in your child's world.