![]() Maybe homeschooling is so misunderstood and mysterious because there are usually no outsiders witnessing a family's home school day. But, regardless, I think that many people don't consider homeschooling because it just seems so foreign and difficult. And, yes, I fully realize that there are many things that my kids can learn at school that they may not learn at home.some really good things and some not-so-good things.and each family has to weigh what is best for their kids in any given year. ![]() At home, the teacher/student ratio is just so much better. Could they really learn as much at home as my kids were learning at school with professional teachers? Well, now that I've tried it, I'm convinced that they can learn just as much (or more) than at school. I often looked at my homeschooling friends and wondered what their days looked like. I think homeschooling can be very mysterious to those who have never tried it. These clips, of course, don't show the stressful and non-cooperative times, only the good times! I don't want anyone to think that the kids never fight, complain, or whine!! They do!! They can whine and complain with the best of them! However, I must admit that most days are pretty amazing! In fact, I've been enjoying homeschooling so much, that I literally feel a little giddy each night at the thought that I get to wake up the next morning and spend this precious time with my little people. I've been taking little video clips of the kids for the past few months in order to document our maiden voyage on this journey. We're now coming to the end of our first semester of homeschooling. However, we still use mostly German when we're not homeschooling and we also have German reading time and German class (where we focus on grammar, writing, and spelling). ![]() Most of their subjects and most of my material is in English. On top of that, I knew I had some reluctant readers, and I wanted them to learn to love reading (and math and science and writing and poetry etc.).Īll I can say is that I had NO idea how much we would love homeschooling!! We really, really love it! Now that I'm responsible for their entire education, I find that I teach in English the majority of the time. So, a big part of my homeschool plan has been to teach the kids about European history, expose them to European art and music, and also to work on their foreign language skills (German and French). I am an adamant believer in trip-prep!! The more we learn about the places we plan on going and the things we plan on seeing, the more the kids will appreciate, enjoy and remember their experiences. ![]() So, in January, I took the plunge and decided to homeschool all three kids full-time!Īnother reason, why I decided to homeschool full-time this year, is because we are planning a trip to Europe. And, after seeing how much fun we were having, the twins begged me to pull them out, too. But this past September, I decided to pull Jonathan out of school and homeschool him full time for various reasons. I've been part-time homeschooling my younger kids (pulling my kids out of public school about one day a week) since Kindergarten. So, I did it!! I've been playing with the idea of full-time homeschooling for years.
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