Today I'm cleaning the homeschool room and preparing our materials for our summer session AND the fall school year. I'm actually having FUN with this. I don't know that I've ever been THIS prepared, or enjoyed the planning and prepping this much. I'm actually smiling as I page through our new workbooks. I can already pick out the parts that I think each child will especially enjoy.
When we started HS'ing I was anxious over everything, confused, overwhelmed, and felt like an overall failure, quite often. I knew it was what God wanted for our family, but I resisted it and was consumed by it all.
I prayed through it, talked through it, and lived through it.
Thankfully I've had a few great HS moms and teachers to bounce ideas off of, get encouragement from, and help support us on this journey.
Maybe some of you are in the stage that I was a few years ago? I just wanted to share tidbits of advice I've been given, or have given to others:
"Homeschooling gets easier, better, richer, the more you do it"
"There's no perfect curriculum, find what works and stick with it, if it isn't working, don't be afraid to try something else"
"Ask questions"
"Don't focus so much on the big field trips and impressive studies, but focus on the everyday learning"
"Build their confidence and watch them grow"
I am thankful for the confidence I've gained, and the passion in my heart for education. I have the 2015-2016 school year just about planned out. I'll do a post with our curricula choices like I did for our 2013-2014 school year.
Wow! You amaze me! I'm still trying to figure out what we're doing for our 2014-2015 school year! ;-P
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