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What do you all know about homeschooling? Families across the nation are experiencing the homeschoolawakening and are beginning to take advantage of the freedom and opportunities for self-discovery — with the world as their classroom!
Homeschooling can truly look so different from family to family. But that’s one of the beautiful aspects! We can all make our family’s homeschooling journey look like what we want and work the way that’s best for our particular families. There’s not just one way to homeschool! Homeschooling families can do what they need to help their children thrive.
Big Misconception-
The biggest misconception some parents have is thinking they can’t homeschool their children. They feel they aren’t equipped. But who could be a better teacher than you, the one who loves your children more than any other teacher could!
Kirk Cameron Presents: The Homeschool Awakening
Join award-winning actor, Kirk Cameron, as he dives into the adventures of dynamic American families on a mission to put fun and faith back into learning. The HomeschoolAwakening explores the ins, outs, and honest answers to homeschooling’s most frequently asked questions. You’ll get to learn about the value of homeschooling from a homeschool dad himself: Kirk Cameron!
This film is a breath of fresh air! It really opens the door to homeschooling for many families who had (incorrect) preconceptions about what homeschooling really is. Homeschooling doesn’t hold families back, instead it can offer incredible flexibility and stability for families.
Homeschooling Versus Public School At Home
If you were forced to bring your kids home to school them over the past couple years, that is NOT the same as homeschooling. You didn’t get to choose the curriculum. You didn’t have the freedom of creating your schedule. Your kids had to be on their zoom class at an exact time. Your kids had to check in throughout the day. These stipulations and rigid schedules are the exact opposite of what true homeschooling can offer!
The Homeschool Awakening Film Trailer
Homeschooling Can Be So Beautiful!
Instead of waking at the break of dawn and chasing the bus, your family could be crawling out of bed, snuggling together on the couch, and begin your days together reading your favorite books!
Homeschooling provides our family with so much freedom. We can visit empty libraries and take field trips where we aren’t fighting huge crowds. Our schedule is what we make it and homeschooling allows us to learn together with our kids while we live every day life.
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Homeschooling is not easy and (for me anyways) comes with a lot of guilt about whether you are doing the right thing or not. My biggest tip is to try not to be hard on yourself and staying organized and writing out plans/schedules really helps. There are also so many benefits, my kids are really close and get to learn a lot of life lessons that will really help them out as adults.
I homeschool and I’d recommend looking into online programs. I started homeschooling in 2011 and did all the teaching myself with the help of assorted curriculum materials until I discovered online programs. Life has been a lot easier since then. I have graduated 2 kids so far (one is in the military and one is in college).
So many options! Look for a local homeschool group Facebook page or homeschool co-op and the opportunities are endless. In our community (which is pretty small!), we have tons of opportunities. There are homeschool teen nights, co-ops, field trips, 4H groups, homeschool sports, AWANA, youth group, and more.
There are different options here. Often times, there are local homeschool co-ops where subjects are being taught. You can sign your kiddo up there if you’d rather not teach it yourself. Another option is to learn the subject along side your kids. Some families choose to hire a tutor to teach a specific subject. Some states, like MN, allow you to enroll your child in one (or more) classes with your district if you’d like as well.
In our state, yes! One of my kiddos didn’t technically qualify for speech but the school speech therapist said it would still be beneficial so he said he would still meet with him! So we had speech once a week for a couple months. I just drove him to school and then we went back home right after.
There’s multiple ways to do this. Either teach a curriculum that can include everyone (but different assignments will look different for each child/age) or divide and conquer. Our family does divide and conquer. Each child has their own curriculum and I rotate and help whoever needs me at the moment. If more than one child needs help, I have one skip over to reading, journaling, flashcards, or another task until I’m free. If it’s a younger child who needs help, sometimes an older sibling will jump up to help before I even have a chance to respond! The older kids love helping their siblings most of the time.
Great question! There are so many options. Our family chooses to participate in a homeschool co-op, First Friday Teen nights, field trips with our local homeschool group, AWANA, youth group, and more! There are lots of chances for socializing if you look.
I honestly thought about homeschooling my youngest, but my concern was that I wouldn’t be able to give him the same opportunities that I had growing up. For example, I took French in high school and in college, but what if he wanted to take Latin or German? I am sure there are resources to help when a child chooses subjects beyond what I studied, but it was a concern.
The great thing about homeschooling (at least in our state) is that homeschooled children CAN sign up for classes if they’d like! So I could enroll my kiddos in a specific subject and bring them to our local school each day for it if we’d so choose. They can also play in sports with our district if we wanted.
Great question! It really depends on the child and family. I didn’t personally use a preschool curriculum and instead just focussed more on reading aloud to my kids and playing games. I also included the kids in the kitchen when it came to baking, measuring, pouring, etc.
I’ve homeschool my kids since my oldest was prek age. We are on year 7 & its so hard to believe!! My biggest tip is not to try to make look like public school at home. Embrace the flexibility and make time to just have fun learning with your kids.
My question would be how do you set schedules that work and also how do you get your children to listen to your? How do you know if homeschool is right for you?
I have homeschooled my children and honestly it works best if your child is open to it. At times I did it for the wrong reasons and it did not work for that particular child. However, if the right situation it can be a wonderful experience.
I have homeschooled my children. I really enjoyed it. It is not easy but is worth it. My advice is to do what works best for you as far as a schedule goes.
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I didn’t home school but this looks very helpful to parents who do. I’ll share with my HS friends!