You can't screw up. Anything you do is better than public school. Just remember homeschooling isn't public school at home. It won't look like school. It's field trips, hanging out with other homeschool families, joining a community, and letting your kids talk to people. Adults can all teach something, even if it's the guy at the post office. Encourage them to ask questions as you are out and about. Don't rely so heavily on curriculums. Get one or two and call it good. If you don't finish them, don't push yourself to. Also, if the kids are resistant and you are fighting all the time, that means you need to do something else. Usually another curriculum, or find another way to teach them. Watch documentaries (we are currently watching documentaries for Europe... flying over countries in Europe, animals in Europe, history of Europe. All things Europe have been our focus). Learn how to train a dog. Ride horses. Do things, not just school. Have fun! The best compliment I have ever gotten was today when a girl my daughter was talking to said she wanted to be homeschooled. My daughter exclaimed excitedly "Do it!! It is so much fun!!!"
My sister has been trying to convince me since covid shut the schools down. She has a teaching degree and followed me to the Midwest right after graduating. She realized what the schools were during covid and started a homeschool. My nephew has been homeschooled since she saw what teachers were doing over zoom and realized the DEI, social emotional learning state standards and just junk was in the schools. My district wasn’t as bad as hers or at least not as far along so I thought I could make it. I’m worried especially about my 10 yo. I’m actually excited to have this time with them and my sister has been doing this for almost 2 years now. She lives close, my boys are good friends with their cousin. I think it’s the right thing to do
You can't screw up. Anything you do is better than public school. Just remember homeschooling isn't public school at home. It won't look like school. It's field trips, hanging out with other homeschool families, joining a community, and letting your kids talk to people. Adults can all teach something, even if it's the guy at the post office. Encourage them to ask questions as you are out and about. Don't rely so heavily on curriculums. Get one or two and call it good. If you don't finish them, don't push yourself to. Also, if the kids are resistant and you are fighting all the time, that means you need to do something else. Usually another curriculum, or find another way to teach them. Watch documentaries (we are currently watching documentaries for Europe... flying over countries in Europe, animals in Europe, history of Europe. All things Europe have been our focus). Learn how to train a dog. Ride horses. Do things, not just school. Have fun! The best compliment I have ever gotten was today when a girl my daughter was talking to said she wanted to be homeschooled. My daughter exclaimed excitedly "Do it!! It is so much fun!!!"
My sister has been trying to convince me since covid shut the schools down. She has a teaching degree and followed me to the Midwest right after graduating. She realized what the schools were during covid and started a homeschool. My nephew has been homeschooled since she saw what teachers were doing over zoom and realized the DEI, social emotional learning state standards and just junk was in the schools. My district wasn’t as bad as hers or at least not as far along so I thought I could make it. I’m worried especially about my 10 yo. I’m actually excited to have this time with them and my sister has been doing this for almost 2 years now. She lives close, my boys are good friends with their cousin. I think it’s the right thing to do
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