We don’t overly stress about finishing a curriculum in one year. We prioritize some curriculum over others (ie math) but we often take 1 1/2-2 years to finish some LA workbooks, social studies and science curriculums.
I might be slightly type A. I think leaving things over to finish the next year would bug me. But, then, I may need to learn to stretch in that area at times...
@@journeyinthehomein public school we didn’t finish a complete book each year in each subject. And a lot of stuff is repetitive. If you learned it the first time, it can get boring. At least it did for me. I got tired of high school going over basics I learned in elementary school because I paid attention. lol!
I agree with all six things you mentioned! 😆 especially about the child led learning. I've often felt guilty for not revolving my homeschool around my children, like I'm robbing them or something. So I appreciate you talking about this, especially when it's such a "hot" topic. Love your videos!
Please don’t take this wrong, but as someone who has auditory processing disorder, I could understand you better if you slowed down. Lol! We just kinda “go with the flow” homeschool. We started late this year because my 13 year old broke his right wrist. I tried something different and gave them a time limit per book. It worked great for my son who is doing 8th grade work. I’ve also let him begin grading his own workbooks except for the final tests. This has somehow motivated him to move thru school faster and set a goal to graduates early. This doesn’t work with my 11 year old daughter. She is too easily distracted. So we will do something different with her. I tried using my dining room for a homeschool room several years ago. I set the kids up with desks and bulletin boards and all they needed. But being in the same room all they did was fight. So I scratched that. We do use workbooks and not the computers for school. I was going to switch to a computer based curriculum but they prefer workbooks. We use a combination of PACE and Lifepacs. That seems to be working best for us right now. I will change it as needs change. I’m concerned about keeping records for high school next year. But my son’s barber was homeschooled and I’m going to see if I can talk to his mother. My son is talking about being a barber and I’m good with that. He’s also mentioned wanting to weld. Both are great careers and something he would enjoy. My daughter wants to run an animal shelter. I think that is the direction she will probably go. She loves animals.
Yes, going with your gut is so important when it comes to things others are doing, but you don’t think will work for you. Though, I must admit that “morning time” was something that saved our homeschool our first year, and I was dubious about it. But now it’s my favorite time… and morning time is our group subjects plus the extras I want me kids to have.
I know so many people love it. Maybe we'll try it again in the future...homeschool shifts so much from year to year. It's just not working for me currently.
When it comes to child-led learning, this is something to really lean into when you get to middle school and high school for electives. Leaving time in your teens' days for hobbies and interests is just as important as playtime is for littles. Yes, still have them do requirements, but be careful not to overload your teens with so much course work that there is no time for them to develop potential career interests. Morning time is a good way to get some family time in before older kids split off to do their own independent school work done. We do Bible, read aloud, and one thing from our loop. The loop is American History, theology/apologetics, world cultures, nature lore, and world history; not enough to count as a full credit, but over 4 years can be counted towards high school credits.
Yes, I am in favor of helping our children dive into areas that may lead toward potential career interests as they get older also. It's more that I decide what is 'necessary' to learn as the core. I am totally open to their preferences when it comes to electives and such. I'm in the younger years with my kids right now and so I'm thinking for the early ages. As kids get older and are more discerning I can see letting them participate more in the decisions around what we do.
I make my homeschool work for us!!! We love a simple morning time!!! We do a menu but do it as we want and it’s just our bible time mainly!!! We love child led learning but I make sure they learn what they need to learn!!! We aren’t unschooled and I adopted a unschooled teen and he’s got a lot of gaps!!! We homeschool yr round but we homeschool slowly when travelling!!!
We don’t overly stress about finishing a curriculum in one year. We prioritize some curriculum over others (ie math) but we often take 1 1/2-2 years to finish some LA workbooks, social studies and science curriculums.
I might be slightly type A. I think leaving things over to finish the next year would bug me. But, then, I may need to learn to stretch in that area at times...
I quit stressing about that too when I realized that even in public we never completed an ENTIRE book in any subject.
@@journeyinthehomein public school we didn’t finish a complete book each year in each subject. And a lot of stuff is repetitive. If you learned it the first time, it can get boring. At least it did for me. I got tired of high school going over basics I learned in elementary school because I paid attention. lol!
Love, love, love loop scheduling.., I have loops within my loops 😂 it adds the just the right variety into our very structured school data
Haha...different things work for everyone! :) The beauty of homeschooling.
I agree with all six things you mentioned! 😆 especially about the child led learning. I've often felt guilty for not revolving my homeschool around my children, like I'm robbing them or something. So I appreciate you talking about this, especially when it's such a "hot" topic. Love your videos!
Thanks so much for the encouragement!
Please don’t take this wrong, but as someone who has auditory processing disorder, I could understand you better if you slowed down. Lol!
We just kinda “go with the flow” homeschool. We started late this year because my 13 year old broke his right wrist.
I tried something different and gave them a time limit per book. It worked great for my son who is doing 8th grade work. I’ve also let him begin grading his own workbooks except for the final tests. This has somehow motivated him to move thru school faster and set a goal to graduates early.
This doesn’t work with my 11 year old daughter. She is too easily distracted. So we will do something different with her.
I tried using my dining room for a homeschool room several years ago. I set the kids up with desks and bulletin boards and all they needed. But being in the same room all they did was fight. So I scratched that.
We do use workbooks and not the computers for school. I was going to switch to a computer based curriculum but they prefer workbooks. We use a combination of PACE and Lifepacs. That seems to be working best for us right now.
I will change it as needs change. I’m concerned about keeping records for high school next year. But my son’s barber was homeschooled and I’m going to see if I can talk to his mother. My son is talking about being a barber and I’m good with that. He’s also mentioned wanting to weld. Both are great careers and something he would enjoy.
My daughter wants to run an animal shelter. I think that is the direction she will probably go. She loves animals.
Haha, I'm sorry that the speed I'm talking causes some difficulty for you. I grew up in a large family or girls and we all rather talk quickly.
It’s a little quick for me too 😅 I just put the speed on .75 in settings to slow it down a touch.
@@rikkib7636 good to know. :)
Yes, going with your gut is so important when it comes to things others are doing, but you don’t think will work for you. Though, I must admit that “morning time” was something that saved our homeschool our first year, and I was dubious about it. But now it’s my favorite time… and morning time is our group subjects plus the extras I want me kids to have.
I know so many people love it. Maybe we'll try it again in the future...homeschool shifts so much from year to year. It's just not working for me currently.
When it comes to child-led learning, this is something to really lean into when you get to middle school and high school for electives. Leaving time in your teens' days for hobbies and interests is just as important as playtime is for littles. Yes, still have them do requirements, but be careful not to overload your teens with so much course work that there is no time for them to develop potential career interests. Morning time is a good way to get some family time in before older kids split off to do their own independent school work done. We do Bible, read aloud, and one thing from our loop. The loop is American History, theology/apologetics, world cultures, nature lore, and world history; not enough to count as a full credit, but over 4 years can be counted towards high school credits.
Yes, I am in favor of helping our children dive into areas that may lead toward potential career interests as they get older also. It's more that I decide what is 'necessary' to learn as the core. I am totally open to their preferences when it comes to electives and such. I'm in the younger years with my kids right now and so I'm thinking for the early ages. As kids get older and are more discerning I can see letting them participate more in the decisions around what we do.
I make my homeschool work for us!!! We love a simple morning time!!! We do a menu but do it as we want and it’s just our bible time mainly!!! We love child led learning but I make sure they learn what they need to learn!!! We aren’t unschooled and I adopted a unschooled teen and he’s got a lot of gaps!!! We homeschool yr round but we homeschool slowly when travelling!!!
Yep, make it work for you and your kids.
What are some popular things that you don't do in your homeschool?