Are you getting stressed about homeschooling?
Sometimes homeschooling families start to feel the pressure of too much overwhelm. It’s easy for things to feel “stale” or not rewarding any more.
Thankfully, the homeschooling lifestyle is particularly well suited to FIXING this problem, and this short article talks about different strategies, including ones I’ve mentioned here, that really help. Take a look!
Remember, just because you get tired and overwhelmed does NOT mean you give up on homeschooling! It means find ways to recharge and refresh. The most valuable characteristic of homeschooling is its flexibility, and the knowledge that education happens for a lifetime – not only until age 18.
Your children will learn the specific skills and techniques they will need for their careers. Your job is to instill in them a love of learning, a knowledge of how to access and evaluate information, and basic math and reading skills to get them through life.
You can’t know what specific knowledge they will need for a future career – so don’t try to “jam in” subjects just for the sake of it! Focus on the tried and true methods, the old standards that NEVER lose relevance. Read the classics. Learn a language. Study history. Observe and experiment in the environment. People who love learning CANNOT be stopped.
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posted by anitamarchesani on September 21st, 2010
I completely agree that the love of learning supersedes the memorization of facts. Learning should be fun, even the basics .
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