How is Homeschooling Going?

𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬!

• Why did we choose to?
• How is it going?
• What curriculum do we use?
• Will we do it again next year?
• How is working from home + homeschooling going?

So I’m gonna try to answer as much as I can here… but know you can ask me ANYTHING! Ok?

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜?

We began praying about homeschooling over two years ago. IT was something God laid on mine and Matt’s heart separately, which is really cool. That’s always been a sign for us that God is moving. One of the main reasons we felt led to move in direction is because we wanted more time with the boys. We didn’t have a bad school experience or anything like that. At the end of the day, we were only spending about 3 hours of quality time with the boys and much of that was eaten up with navigating schoolwork! Some other motivation for us was being a part of what they were learning each day and being able to filter what they are learning each day through TRUTH!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?

It always feels messy, if I’m being honest! But it’s good mess! The boys would rather do ANYTHING than schoolwork, but they do have some subjects that are easier than others. Science and history are the main ones they enjoy! We have found some type of rhythm to our days, but I still have to wrangle them to write papers, do Latin, etc.

𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿?

Yes… unless something happens to tell us otherwise!

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 + 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴?

It’s going! I still teach a class for ICC on T/TH, and we have help with the boys! A retired neighbor is amazing and keeps them one day a week. She has been a BLESSING! Right now, my niece is helping for a hot minute! On Mondays, we have Community Day, and the boys meet together with a group of local homeschoolers for class and community! So, I really only teach them on Wed and Fri, and we use weekends to catch up if need be. I’m really working to teach them to be self-starters and take initiative to get their work done as independently as possible! We had a good breakthrough with Milo this week on that so PRAISE! I have had to shift my coach work hours to accommodate schooling. I work earlier in the day now, in the afternoons and later in the evenings. Much like I did as a new coach with a full time teaching job! I am thankful for beginning my coaching career that way, because those habits I created while working full time are helping me still grow a solid business with homeschool! #timeblockingislife

𝟱. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺

We have a variation of these. Saxon Math, Apologia Chemistry/Physics, Claritas Grammar, Bible Based Writing. Ok, I think that’s it! I think homeschooling is a very UNIQUE experience for every family, but I love that about it. It doesn’t need to look like anyone else. You make it work for you and your family!

𝙎𝙊𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜.
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙.
𝘽𝙐𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚, 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧!