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Homeschooling is a beautiful thing

As a parent educator, you have the freedom to weave your family’s values, your educational goals, and your children’s passions into the living journey of homeschooling. You have the opportunity to step back and look at the big picture. You don’t need to get bogged down or overwhelmed by what the school next door is doing, because you have the ability to design a program that perfectly fits not only each of your children, but your entire family as well.

To be a successful homeschooler, you need a foundation, a plan, and sheer determination.

Base

This is the most essential piece of the homeschooling puzzle.

You need to lay a solid foundation for your children and your family.

  • What is your ideal homeschool environment like?
  • How do you imagine your daily routine would be? How will the house work in the middle of your homeschooling day?
  • Will your children help around the house?
  • What role will you and your spouse play in your education?
  • Will you incorporate your faith into the school day?

If you are a new homeschooler, you should take a few days to consider what your foundation should look like. If you’re a new homeschooler, understand that you may laugh at your ideas a few months from now, but that shouldn’t stop you from establishing an idea of ​​your foundation.

Plan

It’s true, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

The good news is that in homeschooling the plan is fluid and ever-changing. You don’t need to stick with failing plans, but you do need a plan.

  • What grade levels are your children?
  • What subjects are required in your state?
  • What subjects would you like to teach your children?
  • Will you design your own teaching materials or purchase them from a large curriculum company?
  • How long will your school day/year be?
  • Where will you find training, mentorship and encouragement?

pure determination

Homeschooling is wonderful, but it’s also wonderfully difficult. It is a big task not only to educate your child, but also to keep your home from falling apart at the same time. There will absolutely be days when you will question everything. There will be more than one day, week or year that you fear you are ruining your child’s education. This is normal.

Before you delve into this thing called homeschooling, you need to:

Determine that you will stay the course.

Decide never to give up out of frustration. When those days come that make you think you have to quit, declare it a free play day, hit the library, visit a veteran homeschooler, or go to the zoo.

Just decide never to give up out of frustration.

Understand that homeschooling is hard, but just because it’s hard doesn’t mean you’re unqualified. Honestly, there is no one more qualified to teach your children than you. You know their strengths, weaknesses, and passions better than anyone.

Homeschooling can be extremely fun, rewarding, and exhausting. It is worth every effort to see your child become a curious learner.

If what you’re currently doing isn’t working, go back and look at your foundation and plan.
As a veteran homeschooler, I can assure you that it is all too common for homeschoolers to go off on tangents. It’s also common to drop topics or entire resumes that aren’t right for your family.

Change is good.

Homeschooling is good. It’s not for everyone, but it’s good!

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