Comments on Our Life Upstate: Happy Homeschoolin'

Really, this is going to be such a learning experi...

2009-11-05T19:21:55.141-05:00

Really, this is going to be such a learning experience for him! I'm sure he is going to just soak in the knowledge, and probably these memories will stick for life.

My family subscribed to the "life is learning" philosophy (Really, get and read "Home School Burnout" by Raymond Moore--it's AMAZING!). We had comparatively little workbook/textbook learning (although I LOVED reading all kinds of other books) and lots of life.

My reading story is my that mother bought an entire first grade curriculum when I was 6. I plopped down on the floor with the first reader fresh from the box and read it cover to cover right there. My mother was shocked and hadn't realized that all of the letter stuff and sounding out street signs was giving me all the preparation I needed to learn to read. All three of her boys, though, didn't take off reading until they were ready. They COULD read earlier, but things really started clicking for them when they were around 8 or 9 or so. Don't stress. He's a little boy. Feed his interests (if he likes planes, get him books with pictures of planes--even at a higher reading level--and help him make paper planes, read about how planes work, read history stories about planes, etc.) and let him lead in his education. It can ignite a fire towards loving learning forever.

Oh, and like Happy Housewife said, don't let him burn out. A lot of school is just busy work. At his age, even an hour of "school" a day is more than enough. In high school, I still probably only needed around 3 hours or so a day to get what I needed done.

Enjoy your trip!

I think with homeschooling, sometimes you feel lik...

2009-11-05T10:01:51.174-05:00

I think with homeschooling, sometimes you feel like you are getting lots done and sometimes a week goes by and you feel like nothing got done. I think it tends to balance out. And I think even in those week that "nothing" gets done, they are still learning; your son learned about the importance of caring for your health and maintaining your vehicle, at the very least :o)

wow, im so glad for you :)

2009-11-05T03:27:41.022-05:00

wow, im so glad for you :)

I am sure you are doing great! Is sentences are aw...

2009-11-04T22:30:33.153-05:00

I am sure you are doing great! Is sentences are awesome too! He sounds like he is ready to begin reading soon! Also, don't sweat the weeks you don't get as much formal learning done, every experience is a learning experience. Plus he is young, you don't need 8 hours a day to teach a 5 or 6 year old.
Toni