I read an interesting post from Ode magazine's blog today entitled Who gets to decide what is right for you to learn? I suppose it is preaching to the choir to link it here, but this time of year I like the extra boost to kick off my new year of homeschooling.
On that note, I also finished reading the book, The Homeschool Liberation League by Lucy Frank. I was pointed to this book by Laughing Stars, who has a review here. I also reviewed it on my LibraryThing account.
I find it useful to give myself some inspiration this time of year. When you've been homeschooling for 10+ years, it is very easy to feel burnt out and bored with the same old routines. Just as it is important to vary your exercise routine to keep you motivated, it is important (for me) to exercise my mind with homeschooling stories and learn about new ideas so that I am motivated to do this for one more year. There is an interesting quote in the book I mentioned above. "...the average homeschooling family changes their style of homeschooling seven times in the first two years." That stuck in my head. I imagine I've changed my style at least seven times in the first two years for each child. The number is probably higher with Sierra because we are still trying on different styles. Homeschooling is a learning process with each child. Finding the best educational fit to make it work is what keeps this interesting for me. Maybe when all this is over I could start a career as an education detective...
2 comments:
Hmmm, maybe that means I'm just about ready to stick with my current style!! Thank goodness I only have one child to go through this with :)
Ditto. I homeschool a son with Downs, and also a daughter in fifth grade. Between hand-me-downs from older family members, bookstores and online, we change a lot. I think we must be eclectic. LOL
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