Homeschooling is definitely sanctifying! I have to apologize to my children often for losing my patience, not being gracious with them, and not listening well.
We've taken Thursdays "off" of normal schedule for years--it actually started long ago when our homeschool involved another family and they had a different class on Thursdays so we couldn't do school with them...and even though it's been years since then and there no longer remains a specific reason that is has to be Thursday...Thursday remains our precious day for housework and errands and extra time for those extra fun projects.
That’s a fun tradition that’s unique to you! The 😜 I’ve thought about if I could make our day off another day. But inevitably, when Friday comes, I’ll still be in Friday mode even if I had a other day off. 😉
I love this video! Thank you for sharing all these things. This is our first year doing CC and I’m taking it 1 year at a time 🙂 When it stops working we will move on. However I have to say, this community im in, has to be the most fantastic group of people I’ve ever met in my 9 years homeschooling. I joined because of them to be honest. But in the end, I’m an eclectic homeschooler through and through. 😉
I love that!! I’m so glad you found an awesome community!!! There’s a fantastic Cc community near me also and I’ve been tempted to go back….if it weren’t for the curriculum! 😉 if my teen was still in foundations, I might have gone back. Community is so wonderful!!
Another great video!!! Did you do a "fun" Friday in your CC days? We belong to a co-op where some of the families originally belonged to CC. From my research, it seems it is very similar to CC. There is A LOT of work, especially for my MS son. I'm not sure we could get all the work done if we didn't use every day of the week (4 days at home/1 day at co-op). I feel the "we're behind" pressure if we are not keeping up with the work. UGH!!!!
No, fun Friday was fewer was further between during CC for the very reasons you said. CC was like our “fun Friday. But I won’t say we did a full days work on Fridays. My son in challenge did. But having said that, for the elementary age students, CC was also only 24 weeks. So we had plenty of weeks where we could relax more!
This was such a great video and a good reminder for each of us to take time to reflect and give thanks to God for all the good things. AND the refinement! Oh, such refinement! Funny with your homeschool first day, because our first year homeschool was also my first time having to provide daily care for my mom. That was a challenge for several years, but God did so much in my family during that time. God bless all of you parents who are investing in your children. 🙏
Yes!! Much to be thankful for! Even though we have challenges, we have such a tremendous blessing to be ABLE to invest into these lives. What HE sends forth will NOT RETURN VOID!! I pray everyday that God would speak personally to each of these precious souls. I’m can’t imagine having to adjust your entire year your very FIRST year!! Wow! I bet you learned a lot about letting go of control and resting in him then. ❤️💕
I have loved binge-watching your videos and getting re-motivated in our homeschool journey. This job is tough but so worth it! Do you have your schedules for download somewhere? Or your star system? I've been looking for both because they are EXACTLY what I need right now. :)
I don’t. I tinkered around with building a website this weekend. I was hoping maybe I could get it up and running by the summer so that I could put things like this out there. I will definitely everybody know when that’s ready. Thank you so much for watching!! I’m so happy to be able to help and inspire you!!
We do Fun Fridays here too! We used to school 4 days and no school at all on Fridays Saturdays are so busy for me catching up on cleaning I don't get the rest needed
Exactly!!! Saturday is not a break (most of the time). It’s the day for ok, “now for the house duties….what am I behind on?!” (Or editing videos, really…. UA-cam takes a lot of time also!) and for us, there’s no “easy like Sunday morning.” 😂 Sundays are busier than Saturdays with church activity. Fridays are a NECESSITY!!!
I just love your openness. I only have one child and I found finding the right curriculum just for him to be a journey in itself. Thank you for being so encouraging and uplifting.
You’re so welcome!! Yes!! Finding the right curriculum can be an iterative process!! Sometimes you’re lucky on iteration 1 and sometimes it takes longer! It’s a fun process though (hopefully not too expensive! 🤪)
I have been homeschooling my boys for 5 years now. Your channel has been a wonderful reminder of why we do this. Thank you for the Drive Thru History channel recommendation. We just watched the President’s Day episode, and loved it! God bless you!🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
Love this video so very much !! My style is very similar to yours and I appreciate how honest and genuine you are in all your videos !! I have spoken to some homeschool moms , who seem to be horrified that our style of learning is not sitting at a desk for eight hours doing work !! We utilize all kinds of tools to learn !! A great example is ,when my husbands company went on strike, he took our oldest and he walked the picket line with his Dad . My son learned more that day , than if he read about it in a book . My son is also a Junior docent at our local marine museum and since he’s homeschooled, he can even go during the day to volunteer. So not only is he learning work ethics and serving others , but he is also learning all about marine biology, our local history and meeting guests from all around the world . Definitely 👍 a win win in my book !! We utilize parks , library’s , museums and sometimes our own backyard to learn !! So many great ways to think outside the box on how to educate your children. Thanks again for this video and all your other awesome videos!!! God Bless You !!
Thank you so much!! It’s so fun to find somebody who thinks similarly to you!! Sounds like AWESOME opportunities you’re giving your son! This is ABSOLUTELY one of the biggest perks of homeschooling….finding opportunities outside the home that truly peak the interest of the child. (Marine Biology might be my favorite animal science. Rabbit trail: I saw this documentary -I think on animal planet…I haven’t been able to find it since- but it asked if a killer whale and shark fought, who would win? Which one is truly the biggest treat? And it happened!!! At one spot in the ocean, a huge killer whale met with a great white cluster! It was an amazing documentary. (I don’t want to give away what happened. If I ever run across the documentary again, I’ll have to share it with the viewers!!! It was fascinating!) Anyway-thanks for your encouragement and for being here!!! 💕 I’m as blessed by your comments as you are from my videos!
I had 2 boys take piano lessons for 3 years and due to the inflation and such we had to take them out in August of last year. We couldn't afford them anymore on top of my other son's guitar lesson AND kickboxing. I hated doing it, but we found youtube vidoes for my guitar player to keep up his skills and use Hoffman for free right now for the other boys.
I get it!!! I bet your glad that they had some initial lessons and can continue on their own. UA-cam is awesome for so many things!!! I forgot Hoffman had a free part!! I was actually gonna look into it again for my youngest!
@@kghadzic how long have you been using it?? I haven’t used it in about 4 years! But I just pitched it to my 9 year old last night. She actually wasn’t very excited about it. So I thought I’d start with the free. But in 4 years, I wonder if they’ve made improvements.
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan I think about 1.5-2 years. We had tried when he was around 8 years-old and then reinvigorated it with Pandemic piano lessons. He loves access to the games that stretch his listening and sight reading skills. The practice checklist is great--it's not enough by itself to be really proficient on the piano however, I am hand's off with his piano stuff and he totally likes the checklist. It even tells him which pages to complete in his workbook. It's worth the price. They also just started a new service in which they offer live Zoom lessons ($$). They often have sales on their memberships.
All of this...YES & Amen!!! TY! R! Your vids are always a highlight and great encouragement to this whole homeschooling gig.......even the hubby & 2 presh DD's 14 & 8...luv your content.. 🤗💕
Love this! Thank you for sharing ❤ I’m trying to make some big homeschool curriculum decisions for this upcoming school year. Part of me just wants to throw it all out and just do Bible for reading, writing, grammar, and spelling. And add in math. I don’t know if I’m just burned out at the moment or if I should just go with it. Have you ever felt like this? My kiddos are still young so we’re not required to do all the other subjects yet.
Do it!! 😂 Simplify if that’s what your feeling. The other things are so easy to add in if you’re feeling it and then you can just follow your whim for the week!!! Honestly….that’s kind of what I’ve ended up doing this year. And I’m thinking next year, I’m not going to plan anything formal for science or history. (I’m thinking about it anyway). Because when you simplify what your requiring yourself to do each week, you have mental space to add on when a curious questions comes up. Or when you feel like following a rabbit trail somewhere. It’s not as difficult as it sounds. I think it just messes with us mentally bc we sre so used to the modern school approach. But embrace your freedom!! 😜
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan Thank you for the encouragement! I think I really will. I mean, now is the perfect time. I can’t wait to see your videos for next year. Have you ever heard of Mom Delights? She’s got a website with freebie note booking pages to use the Bible (or any reading source) for copy work, vocab, etc. (And lots of other freebies.) I’m thinking of using those for all the Language Arts subjects. Maybe some gentle grammar, and add in our math curriculum. Then spend lots of time outside and reading books together. I’ll be eagerly awaiting your simplified homeschooling videos ;) 🤗🥳
@@Homeschooling_with_the_Riveras no I’ve never heard of that!! I’ll have to check it out!! Thanks for sharing! I’m looking forward to my plan too!!! Lol!! “What will I do?!?!” 😜
My girls love decorating and my older daughter plans it!!! We don’t like our library’s selection!!! The programs are for old ppl!!! We didn’t start our homeschool group till we where a few years into Homeschooling!!! We decided to leave it till we moved to our home country!!! I love that my kids take music lessons but it took me ages to get them into music!!! I got “do I have to” a lot and then my youngest wanted to learn the guitar and my older daughter and older son was instrested so we did it!!! Family learning is s awesome but my older daughter needed more science!!! My youngest needs her own lessons but she sits in on family learning 90% of the time!!! It’s optional for her!!! I started with individual learning as I saw it worked out at the preschool I worked at!!! Homeschool is definitely sanctifying!!! We love drive thru history!!! I love conversations with my kids about culture, faith etc!!! My older kids have learned life lessons from our recent local political stuff!!!
I love that you comment on every aspect of the video!! You’re awesome!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for always having input!! It’s so interesting to hear another persepctive. I’m sad that you hate your library. 🙁 that’s a real bummer!!!
The library thing makes me laugh because my town’s library is literally the largest one around here and I hate it. My mom’s little library offered more and felt homey. Now they are getting goofy about proof of residency and they got weird with COVID. I need to find another outlet for all of us. Where do you find these co-ops?
That’s a bummer about your library. I mean, every library “culture” is different. That’s true. There are som small libraries that are nailing it too…,just not mine! 😂 So to get plugged into your local opportunities….1 for sure way that you can immediately connect with local homeschoolers is through a classical conversations information meeting. Or at least reaching out to your local CC groups and ask them if there are groups you can hook into. Local CC groups you can find through the classical conversations website and putting in your zip code. That’s a SURE FIRE way bc those people will know about your local area even if you aren’t interested in CC. Also…google. Seriously google your area (maybe a bigger city close to you) and homeschool co-ops. Maybe something will pop up. My area has a website that tells us EVERY HOMESCHOOL OPPORTUNITY there is. Every co-op is listed there. Every special class. Homeschool sports, etc. so maybe googling you can find something like that (or ask the CC people if there’s a site like that) Also search Facebook… Again search your area and homeschool and see if there is a group that pops up. OR…my area even just has a Facebook group for parents in general….maybe a local parent Facebook group would know if there are homeschool groups near you. I hope that helps!
I think with the library thing that it is because I live in a very liberal part of Illinois. I am not in Chicago but I am close to it. My mom’s tiny library was less junk and more substance when it came to the kid programs. I think if i actually was on Facebook I would be able to find other homeschoolers but I chose not to be on it. My neighbor homeschooled and now she left the state. So I am starting over. They are all moving out of Illinois.
Thank you for another informative video! I love the idea of only doing school 4 days a week. My question pertains to the high school years. For those curriculums that are built around 180 days of lessons, how can one get it all in with only schooling 4 days per week (assuming we don’t want to school during the summer)?
I never worry about doing 180 lessons. 🤪 that’s how I do it. 1 high school credit is 120-150 hours. I tailor the assignments. For example, I just mentioned to my son today that we’re going to go through his existing history lessons and decide what he WANTS to learn about. If he’s bored with the lessons, it’s not going to stick anyway. So we’re tailoring it so that he can get the lessons in that we want before the summer. (Also….high schoolers don’t need mom like the younger kids do.) so you can have a 1/2 day for high school if needed. My son plays catch up on Friday afternoons. ;) but that doesn’t involve me! 😉
2015 was a pivotal year for me, too,, that I needed to up my political/government skills. My then 2nd grader (!) was asked who she would vote for. Living in a blue area, the crowd was going one way and it was a good opportunity to explain that just because everyone is doing something doesn't mean it is the right or good thing to do. How great you go to go to those rallies. I would have gone too!
It’s the first and last time we’ve ever done the rallies, but there was so much enthusiasm for it!! I’m not sure if I could ever be that enthusiastic again so I’m glad we have that memory, and the newspaper article! 😜
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan lol yeah, with the way things are going in these last days... I don't see positive things going forward. As I am sure you are, I am focusing my enthusiasm on Jesus. I learned so many lessons the last few years: It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. -Psalm 118:8
@@mrs.jaywojo5426 amen!!!! There is no hope in this world! Trusting him to “keep our minds in perfect peace” while we’re here! And take care of our needs as only he can. 😉 but I have no confidence in man AT ALL!
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan God is so good... I praise Him for waking me up and calling me back to Him. He is faithful in so many ways! I wanted to homeschool and didn't know how or if it was the right thing to do - well, covid and pronouns made it clear that the door was closed on public school. We won't go back :)
Homeschooling is definitely sanctifying! I have to apologize to my children often for losing my patience, not being gracious with them, and not listening well.
And then silently pray that we aren’t ruining them, right? (Which we’re not!! God is bigger and able to overcome our flaws!!! 😉)
Ahhh !! You spoke to my heart. Today was one of those days
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan yes !!! Thank you for the reminder
@@mayraburbano1732 I’m glad I can help! 😉
I love your Friday approach. I’m going to give that a try!
Yes!! It makes pushing through a tough week so much more “bearable.” I can do hard things for 4 days….BUT THATS IT!! 😂😂😂 only 4! 😜🤪
Yes LEAD BY EXAMPLE!!!! Love that point. One of the most important parenting jobs❤
👏 👏 👏 thanks!
We've taken Thursdays "off" of normal schedule for years--it actually started long ago when our homeschool involved another family and they had a different class on Thursdays so we couldn't do school with them...and even though it's been years since then and there no longer remains a specific reason that is has to be Thursday...Thursday remains our precious day for housework and errands and extra time for those extra fun projects.
That’s a fun tradition that’s unique to you! The 😜 I’ve thought about if I could make our day off another day. But inevitably, when Friday comes, I’ll still be in Friday mode even if I had a other day off. 😉
I love this video! Thank you for sharing all these things.
This is our first year doing CC and I’m taking it 1 year at a time 🙂
When it stops working we will move on. However I have to say, this community im in, has to be the most fantastic group of people I’ve ever met in my 9 years homeschooling. I joined because of them to be honest.
But in the end, I’m an eclectic homeschooler through and through. 😉
I love that!! I’m so glad you found an awesome community!!! There’s a fantastic Cc community near me also and I’ve been tempted to go back….if it weren’t for the curriculum! 😉 if my teen was still in foundations, I might have gone back. Community is so wonderful!!
Another great video!!! Did you do a "fun" Friday in your CC days? We belong to a co-op where some of the families originally belonged to CC. From my research, it seems it is very similar to CC. There is A LOT of work, especially for my MS son. I'm not sure we could get all the work done if we didn't use every day of the week (4 days at home/1 day at co-op). I feel the "we're behind" pressure if we are not keeping up with the work. UGH!!!!
No, fun Friday was fewer was further between during CC for the very reasons you said. CC was like our “fun Friday. But I won’t say we did a full days work on Fridays. My son in challenge did. But having said that, for the elementary age students, CC was also only 24 weeks. So we had plenty of weeks where we could relax more!
I LOVE your thoughts on “Christmas Schooling.” I’ll definitely be adding that to our schedule next year. THANK YOU for sharing!
Yes!!!! Don’t skip out on all that fun! There’s still a lot of learning that can be done, but it can be fun!!
This was such a great video and a good reminder for each of us to take time to reflect and give thanks to God for all the good things. AND the refinement! Oh, such refinement! Funny with your homeschool first day, because our first year homeschool was also my first time having to provide daily care for my mom. That was a challenge for several years, but God did so much in my family during that time. God bless all of you parents who are investing in your children. 🙏
Yes!! Much to be thankful for! Even though we have challenges, we have such a tremendous blessing to be ABLE to invest into these lives. What HE sends forth will NOT RETURN VOID!! I pray everyday that God would speak personally to each of these precious souls.
I’m can’t imagine having to adjust your entire year your very FIRST year!! Wow! I bet you learned a lot about letting go of control and resting in him then. ❤️💕
I have loved binge-watching your videos and getting re-motivated in our homeschool journey. This job is tough but so worth it!
Do you have your schedules for download somewhere? Or your star system? I've been looking for both because they are EXACTLY what I need right now. :)
I don’t. I tinkered around with building a website this weekend. I was hoping maybe I could get it up and running by the summer so that I could put things like this out there. I will definitely everybody know when that’s ready.
Thank you so much for watching!! I’m so happy to be able to help and inspire you!!
We do Fun Fridays here too! We used to school 4 days and no school at all on Fridays Saturdays are so busy for me catching up on cleaning I don't get the rest needed
Exactly!!! Saturday is not a break (most of the time). It’s the day for ok, “now for the house duties….what am I behind on?!” (Or editing videos, really…. UA-cam takes a lot of time also!) and for us, there’s no “easy like Sunday morning.” 😂 Sundays are busier than Saturdays with church activity.
Fridays are a NECESSITY!!!
Yes! We work hard 4 days a week and Fridays are light school (Mom not needed) or just outside activities.
Mom not needed is an awesome way to do it!!
I just love your openness. I only have one child and I found finding the right curriculum just for him to be a journey in itself. Thank you for being so encouraging and uplifting.
You’re so welcome!! Yes!! Finding the right curriculum can be an iterative process!! Sometimes you’re lucky on iteration 1 and sometimes it takes longer! It’s a fun process though (hopefully not too expensive! 🤪)
I have been homeschooling my boys for 5 years now. Your channel has been a wonderful reminder of why we do this. Thank you for the Drive Thru History channel recommendation. We just watched the President’s Day episode, and loved it! God bless you!🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
Oh, I’m so glad I can encourage you!! Drive thru history is sooo interesting!! Did you find it on pureflix or somewhere else?
Love this video so very much !! My style is very similar to yours and I appreciate how honest and genuine you are in all your videos !! I have spoken to some homeschool moms , who seem to be horrified that our style of learning is not sitting at a desk for eight hours doing work !! We utilize all kinds of tools to learn !! A great example is ,when my husbands company went on strike, he took our oldest and he walked the picket line with his Dad . My son learned more that day , than if he read about it in a book . My son is also a Junior docent at our local marine museum and since he’s homeschooled, he can even go during the day to volunteer. So not only is he learning work ethics and serving others , but he is also learning all about marine biology, our local history and meeting guests from all around the world . Definitely 👍 a win win in my book !! We utilize parks , library’s , museums and sometimes our own backyard to learn !! So many great ways to think outside the box on how to educate your children. Thanks again for this video and all your other awesome videos!!! God Bless You !!
Thank you so much!! It’s so fun to find somebody who thinks similarly to you!!
Sounds like AWESOME opportunities you’re giving your son! This is ABSOLUTELY one of the biggest perks of homeschooling….finding opportunities outside the home that truly peak the interest of the child. (Marine Biology might be my favorite animal science. Rabbit trail: I saw this documentary -I think on animal planet…I haven’t been able to find it since- but it asked if a killer whale and shark fought, who would win? Which one is truly the biggest treat? And it happened!!! At one spot in the ocean, a huge killer whale met with a great white cluster! It was an amazing documentary. (I don’t want to give away what happened. If I ever run across the documentary again, I’ll have to share it with the viewers!!! It was fascinating!)
Anyway-thanks for your encouragement and for being here!!! 💕 I’m as blessed by your comments as you are from my videos!
I had 2 boys take piano lessons for 3 years and due to the inflation and such we had to take them out in August of last year. We couldn't afford them anymore on top of my other son's guitar lesson AND kickboxing. I hated doing it, but we found youtube vidoes for my guitar player to keep up his skills and use Hoffman for free right now for the other boys.
I get it!!! I bet your glad that they had some initial lessons and can continue on their own. UA-cam is awesome for so many things!!!
I forgot Hoffman had a free part!! I was actually gonna look into it again for my youngest!
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan My son loves Hoffman Academy. My other one, not so much. The price is right, though.
@@kghadzic how long have you been using it?? I haven’t used it in about 4 years! But I just pitched it to my 9 year old last night. She actually wasn’t very excited about it. So I thought I’d start with the free. But in 4 years, I wonder if they’ve made improvements.
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan I think about 1.5-2 years. We had tried when he was around 8 years-old and then reinvigorated it with Pandemic piano lessons. He loves access to the games that stretch his listening and sight reading skills. The practice checklist is great--it's not enough by itself to be really proficient on the piano however, I am hand's off with his piano stuff and he totally likes the checklist. It even tells him which pages to complete in his workbook. It's worth the price. They also just started a new service in which they offer live Zoom lessons ($$). They often have sales on their memberships.
All of this...YES & Amen!!! TY! R! Your vids are always a highlight and great encouragement to this whole homeschooling gig.......even the hubby & 2 presh DD's 14 & 8...luv your content.. 🤗💕
Thank you!! I’m glad it’s a blessing to you!
Love this! Thank you for sharing ❤
I’m trying to make some big homeschool curriculum decisions for this upcoming school year. Part of me just wants to throw it all out and just do Bible for reading, writing, grammar, and spelling. And add in math. I don’t know if I’m just burned out at the moment or if I should just go with it. Have you ever felt like this?
My kiddos are still young so we’re not required to do all the other subjects yet.
Do it!! 😂
Simplify if that’s what your feeling. The other things are so easy to add in if you’re feeling it and then you can just follow your whim for the week!!! Honestly….that’s kind of what I’ve ended up doing this year. And I’m thinking next year, I’m not going to plan anything formal for science or history. (I’m thinking about it anyway). Because when you simplify what your requiring yourself to do each week, you have mental space to add on when a curious questions comes up. Or when you feel like following a rabbit trail somewhere.
It’s not as difficult as it sounds. I think it just messes with us mentally bc we sre so used to the modern school approach. But embrace your freedom!! 😜
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan Thank you for the encouragement! I think I really will. I mean, now is the perfect time.
I can’t wait to see your videos for next year. Have you ever heard of Mom Delights? She’s got a website with freebie note booking pages to use the Bible (or any reading source) for copy work, vocab, etc. (And lots of other freebies.) I’m thinking of using those for all the Language Arts subjects. Maybe some gentle grammar, and add in our math curriculum. Then spend lots of time outside and reading books together.
I’ll be eagerly awaiting your simplified homeschooling videos ;) 🤗🥳
@@Homeschooling_with_the_Riveras no I’ve never heard of that!! I’ll have to check it out!! Thanks for sharing!
I’m looking forward to my plan too!!! Lol!! “What will I do?!?!” 😜
Ooooooh! Looking forward to this ❤
🥰💕❤️ I hope you enjoy it since you’re the first one who mentioned doing this video!! 😃
My girls love decorating and my older daughter plans it!!! We don’t like our library’s selection!!! The programs are for old ppl!!! We didn’t start our homeschool group till we where a few years into
Homeschooling!!! We decided to leave it till we moved to our home country!!! I love that my kids take music lessons but it took me ages to get them into music!!! I got “do I have to” a lot and then my youngest wanted to learn the guitar and my older daughter and older son was instrested so we did it!!! Family learning is s awesome but my older daughter needed more science!!! My youngest needs her own lessons but she sits in on family learning 90% of the time!!! It’s optional for her!!! I started with individual learning as I saw it worked out at the preschool I worked at!!! Homeschool is definitely sanctifying!!! We love drive thru history!!! I love conversations with my kids about culture, faith etc!!! My older kids have learned life lessons from our recent local political stuff!!!
I love that you comment on every aspect of the video!! You’re awesome!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for always having input!! It’s so interesting to hear another persepctive. I’m sad that you hate your library. 🙁 that’s a real bummer!!!
The library thing makes me laugh because my town’s library is literally the largest one around here and I hate it. My mom’s little library offered more and felt homey. Now they are getting goofy about proof of residency and they got weird with COVID. I need to find another outlet for all of us. Where do you find these co-ops?
That’s a bummer about your library. I mean, every library “culture” is different. That’s true. There are som small libraries that are nailing it too…,just not mine! 😂
So to get plugged into your local opportunities….1 for sure way that you can immediately connect with local homeschoolers is through a classical conversations information meeting. Or at least reaching out to your local CC groups and ask them if there are groups you can hook into. Local CC groups you can find through the classical conversations website and putting in your zip code. That’s a SURE FIRE way bc those people will know about your local area even if you aren’t interested in CC.
Also…google. Seriously google your area (maybe a bigger city close to you) and homeschool co-ops. Maybe something will pop up. My area has a website that tells us EVERY HOMESCHOOL OPPORTUNITY there is. Every co-op is listed there. Every special class. Homeschool sports, etc. so maybe googling you can find something like that (or ask the CC people if there’s a site like that)
Also search Facebook…
Again search your area and homeschool and see if there is a group that pops up. OR…my area even just has a Facebook group for parents in general….maybe a local parent Facebook group would know if there are homeschool groups near you.
I hope that helps!
I think with the library thing that it is because I live in a very liberal part of Illinois. I am not in Chicago but I am close to it. My mom’s tiny library was less junk and more substance when it came to the kid programs.
I think if i actually was on Facebook I would be able to find other homeschoolers but I chose not to be on it. My neighbor homeschooled and now she left the state. So I am starting over. They are all moving out of Illinois.
@@sarahe7515 I wish I could leave IL! 🤪
Me too. We have some thing going against us though so we can’t easily leave.
Thank you for another informative video! I love the idea of only doing school 4 days a week. My question pertains to the high school years. For those curriculums that are built around 180 days of lessons, how can one get it all in with only schooling 4 days per week (assuming we don’t want to school during the summer)?
I never worry about doing 180 lessons. 🤪 that’s how I do it. 1 high school credit is 120-150 hours. I tailor the assignments. For example, I just mentioned to my son today that we’re going to go through his existing history lessons and decide what he WANTS to learn about. If he’s bored with the lessons, it’s not going to stick anyway. So we’re tailoring it so that he can get the lessons in that we want before the summer. (Also….high schoolers don’t need mom like the younger kids do.) so you can have a 1/2 day for high school if needed. My son plays catch up on Friday afternoons. ;) but that doesn’t involve me! 😉
Awesome, thank you for explaining and for the ideas!
2015 was a pivotal year for me, too,, that I needed to up my political/government skills. My then 2nd grader (!) was asked who she would vote for. Living in a blue area, the crowd was going one way and it was a good opportunity to explain that just because everyone is doing something doesn't mean it is the right or good thing to do. How great you go to go to those rallies. I would have gone too!
It’s the first and last time we’ve ever done the rallies, but there was so much enthusiasm for it!! I’m not sure if I could ever be that enthusiastic again so I’m glad we have that memory, and the newspaper article! 😜
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan lol yeah, with the way things are going in these last days... I don't see positive things going forward. As I am sure you are, I am focusing my enthusiasm on Jesus. I learned so many lessons the last few years:
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. -Psalm 118:8
@@mrs.jaywojo5426 amen!!!! There is no hope in this world! Trusting him to “keep our minds in perfect peace” while we’re here! And take care of our needs as only he can. 😉 but I have no confidence in man AT ALL!
@@OurHOMEschoolPlan God is so good... I praise Him for waking me up and calling me back to Him. He is faithful in so many ways!
I wanted to homeschool and didn't know how or if it was the right thing to do - well, covid and pronouns made it clear that the door was closed on public school. We won't go back :)