I love reading other homeschooler blogs. I love seeing how they prepare and engage in
their children’s learning. And I love
the planning stage of learning – planning the curriculum, planning the
schedules, planning the activities and especially the books we’ll add to our
portfolio. So I thought I would take
advantage of this blog to record my preparations for the upcoming school year
along with the “why’s” and “how’s” of my homeschooling adventure.
I have been homeschooling for about 18 years – so you’d
think I might be somewhat of an expert in the field. In all honesty, I cannot claim anything of
the kind. Every year seems to be an
experimental year. Either there is some
new curriculum, some new philosophy, some new circumstance, or a child that responds
so differently than the previous one that it’s a whole new experience. So in that respect, I am continually
learning each year on how to home school.
Also, I consider myself a leader in certain areas, and a
definite follower in others. For instance,
if it is something that I know to be morally wrong, I may do my own thing
whether there is someone else being the leader / example or not. However, if it is something that really isn’t
that important – I glean as many ideas and how-to from others who seem to be
pioneers in the field. I’ve considered
creating a custom curriculum or method of educating at home to commercialize,
but what others have done seems to work pretty well, so I simply customize it
for my personal use.
With that said, I would like to share my preparations for
Home Education in the following areas:
*Choosing Curriculum
*Finding a Mentor
*Schedules & Rhythms
*Orders and Routines
*Course of Study
*Syllabus
*Setting up binders
*Setting up the school room
*Updating transcripts and
reading records
*Keeping Records
*Devotionals
*SPICEE Mtgs – Compass
*Education Portfolio – Education
Journal
*What about socialization
*Including the debrief
*Including the 8 keys and 5
environments
*Including my education – You,
Not Them
*How to Inspire
Wish me luck.
