Thank you!! I will have to get started on this!
I wish you well.
Remember, it’s about self-education:
https://homeschoolcoach.wordpress.com/a-students-view-of-self-education/
Excerpt:
“My name is Lauren Lindsay Calderwood. I am 17 years old, a senior in high school, the second oldest of eight siblings, and an aspiring author, avid reader, and entrepreneur. My mom, Joanne Calderwood, is a popular speaker at homeschool conferences across the country, where she addresses the topic of self-teaching.
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Q. First off, what exactly is self-teaching?
Well, strangely enough, it means I teach myself! My mom gives me the books- for example, my current textbook on psychology. I take the book, read it, follow the instructions and do all the coursework necessary to learn the material. I proceed at my own pace until I have finished the book. That’s pretty much it!
My parents know I am perfectly capable of doing this without their constant supervision; I can learn things on my own, without mom needing to look over my shoulder or, say, read my chemistry text aloud to me to make sure I understand it.”
(apologies to humblegunner for excerpting a blog - it’s just too long I don’t want to drown this FReeper with too much info too quickly, just trying to let a 17-year-old make the point !)
Of course, that is not to say that you can safely ignore your childrens’ education.
Quite to the contrary -
YOU are the LEADER of YOUR homeschool.
You must supervise the education of your children and supervise it well, or you probably will not get good results, as children will need supervision and leadership in their educational activities.
Laziness is the worst enemy. Another is getting “too busy” with “other things”. You know, like TV, play, shopping, etc.
Here’s a link from the same blog with some tiny nightmare stories in the user comments...
https://homeschoolcoach.wordpress.com/mastery/