Homeschooling

We'll see how much info I get in before duty calls! We first started planning on homeschooling when Austin was 3 and Nyah was 2. There are lots of reasons why--political, social, etc., but mostly I enjoy their company and being with them. I'm not a slave to them throughout the day (they are independently involved in play and other activities most of the day), and after realizing I could do preschool learning with them at home I also realized we could continue to do the other grade levels as well. So I began researching the many options and tons of information available about homeschooling and feel we have made a decision that is the best for us at this time. We are constantly evaluating how things are going and what the future holds for us.

I don't feel like my kids are super geniuses or that what we are learning surpasses what kids in public school are learning. We do have a different way of learning from public schools and spend our time focusing on subjects that are different from many first grade and kindergarten classes. My kids may know more about pirates and ninjas than other kid their age, but these are subjects we have spent more time learning about. On the other hand we don't spend time drilling on the days of the week or months of the year or math facts, so my kids may know less about these areas than public school kids their ages.

I plan on giving more info on what our "curriculum" includes and what resources we use, but Olivia's awake from her nap and her typing just doesn't make as much sense as mine!