Former teacher here. I homeschool. I recommend everyone who can to homeschool. The US has objectively THE WORST education system as well as the most dangerous.
@ If you actually cared about how US schools rank among other nations you would have googled it. If you do start researching this be sure to look at how much money is spent per child compared to other nations and how prepared US students are for college or careers immediately after graduation compared to other countries. As well as the literacy rates of graduating seniors.
@@RandomOldPerson I have been educated in England and Canada, and I know it is not as simple as you think. For one thing, every area of a country is different. Also, if you include private schools, then you can't just make wild generalizations about countries. There are more important variables than just the country-like rural versus city etc.
@ I’m limiting my complaints to public schools. That’s a fair point. But when talking about a country as a whole where the end results are averaged together it’s disingenuous to point at the few exceptions almost always limited to wealthy areas and say “see, some are good.” What doesn’t matter is that there are thousands in good schools. What does matter is there there are millions in terrible schools who have no idea how poor their education level actually is until their first year of student loan debt is spent in remedial high school level classes or they can’t read or write well enough to hold a job. And that’s not even touching how permissively violent public schools are. There is a reason the US is experiencing a massive shortage of teachers compared to other countries as so many leave the system entirely.
My family has been my biggest critic of my homeschooling journey. Now, almost 5 years later, they are coming around. My child gets a well rounded education 👏
Not everyone will agree with what you do and the decisions that you make for your child. The important thing is that you are confident in your decision and do not allow the opinions of others to deter you from your original plan. Stay strong and have faith. When you are confident in your decisions, people notice that and take note.
@@lvelfe3415I need help in this area… someone please help me in desperate need because virtual school is causing extreme headaches literally for all of my children so please someone help it’s an emergency at this point have 5 kids… Ages; 12, 11, 8, 6 and 3
@@impactfully5714 Yup! My husband's side is all teachers and were very skeptical when I started 5 years ago. Heck my husband wasn't even in favor of it. Now they see the difference in our kids and the ones they teach and are coming round.
In June my brother told me “ I couldn’t homeschool “ for whatever his reason was but it made me feel very down and belittled bc I always felt like I couldn’t so I wouldn’t but this time I kept pushing even though I would hear his voice in the back of my head long story short I ran into my an high school friend and I was telling her about it and you told me “ if I want break generational curse I need to block out all negative opinions “ and since then homeschooling been amazing with God help. It’s a wonderful experience because I’m also learning new things and well as my children.
Good for you for continuing to push forward and allowing God to strengthen you in your journey. As your name states “faith walk” continue to walk by faith and God will crown your efforts with success. You got this lady and God has you! I’m also going to be homeschooling my children and I know this is the path God chose for us as a family. I will keep the advice and encouragement I am giving you when the road gets tough 🙏🏾 be blessed!!!
We’ve been homeschooling now for a few years for a lot of reasons (dyslexic, ADD, etc). The most important reason, however, is because we can go at her pace. With her dyslexia, reading has been a big challenge for her (one we are pushing through but at a slower pace) so her reading level is behind but her math and science work is nearly two grades ahead because she loves those subjects. People ask all the time what grade she is in and we tell them honestly that we don’t follow standard pacing - if she’s interested in it and understands it, we let her move faster.
With your daughter dealing with dyslexia, she may pick up Hebrew relatively easier when she gets to studying language as it’s done from right to left instead of left to right.
Yea, same with my kiddo .. she’s technically in 4th but we say 4th thru 6th 😂😂 we went super slow in the beginning and then momentum started to propel her.. whenever she gets stuck, we slow down. Wouldn’t change a thing, even if she was behind .. I have faith that eventually she would have caught up bc the most important part is that she has a good foundation and sometimes that takes a little longer to build!🧱👷♀️
I use to say "We don't do grade levels" or something like that. Now I just say whatever grade fits their age. Most people are making small talk or trying to relate to the child--- they can't fully comprehend the no grade thing. I now try to leave the educational philosophies for more appropriate times. 😅 Most people don't not need to know that much about my family, my child, or me. Most family just avoid asking any homeschooling questions in general.
@@Ladykee774 I'm sorry if I'm interjecting as u didn't ask me but i wanted to share something that may be helpful... I downloaded some free public domain book on an old kindle I bought for cheap & noticed that you can switch the font to a font that helps dyslexic ppl read.. this can help with supplemental reading.
This has been really really helpful to this mommy who was ready to quit. I love homeschooling, and my son loves it, but sometimes I get overwhelmed and feel like am failing. Hearing all you said has made me realise we’re actually okay 😅😂 Thank you!❤
21 caveat- If 2 hours is not enough time for your ADHD family with multiple ages and grades, thats ok. We're at about 6 hours with all of our breaks and it feels much better than trying to rush to get done in 2-3 hours.
I appreciate this video as a homeschool mama. These points are some things that I had to realize over time and I felt like a failure but I kept pressing on and we are still going strong.
I'm considering homeschooling for 1 year, to catch my kid up, the school isn't doing anything to help me help him. I know its gonna be a struggle I refuse to let him continue to fall. He come home and I have to spend hours helping him understand his school work, I might as well homeschool.
I decided to do this because of this reason too, they were behind since COVID it seems. My children have been homeschooling for 1 month and they are already reading, writing, and doing math at least a grade higher than they were. Not sure what was the issue with the school. After this school year I was considering to put them back in public school, I'm sure they will be ahead. I'm not sure yet.
There's so many cheap and free resources too. Look up time 4 learning. Also abc mouse for phonics Dollar tree has workbooks I use a combination of these. Field trips to the library, Science museum Aquarium visits Michael's classes. I bake with them for direction following and fractions... Everything is a learning opportunity. Dr binox for science Superbook to learn Bible stories. Walking exercises on you tube. We go on nature walks too. I'm telling you there's so many ways to teach!
Thanks for making this video. I had my first child this year in January and my husband and I are strongly considering homeschooling when it's time for her to begin schooling. I'm trying to start researching what it will look like now, and figure out basic fundamentals of homeschooling to start basing a plan off of. This video helps give me and idea of what we may want to consider focusing on!
We’re new homeschoolers; it’s a whole new world for our entire family. I’m supplementing our pre-K program on the alternate days with a popular homeschool curriculum to see how this goes for us. The first few sentences you spoke in this video were really encouraging and gave me some extra hope, thank you.
Im homeschooling my grandson today he turn 4yrs. I have taught him to read at age 2. I am teaching him elementry adding and subtraction, writting and science. Work books we use. We cook i teach him measurements. I love teaching him. He play soccer, and soon will be learning piano. We are ask why hes not in a daycare or headstart often. Im told how advance he is. Hes doing kindergarten/1st grade work. We work 2-3 hrs depending on his assignments. Hes a happy child he love learning. Im not sure if he will continue to be homeschool until hes old enough to go to kindergarten. Which is in 2yrs because his birthday is after sep1. Im quite sure he will be at a high 2nd grade level than. Thank you for your many suggestions in. Books.
Wow! I just LOVED everything you had to say! We’re in our 7th year of homeschooling, and every point you made was either a great reminder, a totally confirmation of what I already thought, or something I hadn’t actually thought of yet. Yes, every year/ season is different. Yes, it definitely takes a few years to get a good feel of things. Even after 7 years I still feel like I’m figuring things out and learning new things. I think that goes back to the changing seasons (new ages/ grades, new family members, etc). But keep on, everyone! This is a good thing ☺️
Wow i really appreciate this video. Just about to start homeschooling and this was one of THE BEST advice videos i have come across so far. Thanks for your honesty and transparency. I love your homeschooling videos and you are awesome!
I homeschool and have gotten my first two kids into college with scholarships. They do not have the same set of skills and abilities I had going into college, and that has sometimes scared me, but we have cultivated their own unique set of talents, and I have learned to trust the process.
Homeschooling is not for everyone. It's ok to admit if something just isn't working. But particularly since it is a more individualized approach may take a little time to figure out what works best for your kid(s). I'm higher IQ than my nephew (and had some other advantages he doesn't) and had to work to adjust my expectations to what he can do rather than what I could do at the same age.
I admit I used to believe in the misconceptions of homeschooling and even thought it was the worst thing for a child education until now. I've begun to realise, after actually looking into it, that it's got so many benefits. I'm now considering doing this when I have kids of my own. I want my kids to be happy, well rounded, and confident
Thank you so so much for making this video. I know that homeschooling is the right choice for my children becuase they're thriving, but my God it's hard. I started a year ago while nursing a newborn and trying to start a business, and it was a whole baptism of fire (and that's coming from me who was a high-school teacher for nearly a decade!). It really helps to hear all of this, because I spend a lot of time beating myself up over not being perfect (side-effect of being a teacher in the uk) and not having enough hours in the day! Thanks again for this, you've made me breathe a deep sigh of relief and given me ideas to help with our four-kid-stong homeschool. Blessings!
I needed to hear it is hard for everyone. I keep reminding myself I’m in it for the long haul, but I just started and am already questioning whether we can do it until my kids graduate high school.
We also just started and it’s hard! If I even think about high school, I want to quit. Gotta take it day by day. We can do this! It will be so worth it
Often by the high school years, your children will be now independent in some areas of their education. A rhythm and expectations have been established over the years, and they will often Gasolina lead themselves through the subjects that are easier for or more interesting to them.
Akeeba Maze, love, hugs, and blessings to you all. God bless you, my Sister Akeeba Maze and your families too. ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️🥰
The reason I don't homeschool is because I don't have time to do it full time the way I want to but I applaud any parent who's homeschooling their child who has the ability to do so I still partly homeschool my children and that I give my children assignments and I monitor their progress beyond what they do in school.
May be necessary depending on the school, but be careful of burn out. Kids do need down time, and you may want to spend home time exploring/learning things school doesn't cover.
Try this tip to help lessen school burn out. Instead of administering formal assignments and worksheets at home, which they get at school, you can do weekend field trips, play educational board games as a family, complete book reading challenges with rewards, take trips to your community library (there’s always activities going on), do science experiments, have fun with educational manipulatives, watch documentaries or movie versions of books read, etc. This will take stress off of you when it comes to planning and allow your children to learn in a less formal and relaxed environment. Hope this helps 😊.
It makes my blood boil and I never know how to respond because I don't want ppl think I'm overreacting lool I just feel it's horrible on kids tbh, I don't even do that do school children because I don't know what they're learning!!
I’ve been so happy watching your channel since I have found you, I honestly love your guidance. Do you have a video on how to teach your 5 year old with adhd to read?
Former teacher here, we homeschool. We adore our home & town, but the district is tiny with all the tiny school issues, and the kid is doing great at home. Plenty of social time, plenty of work time, plenty of free time, no one is yelling at him, no one is threatening him, no one is bullying him, he can set his own schedule as long as the work gets done, we can spend more or less time on a topic, life isn't a total petri dish... Has it always been easy? Heck no. Is it worth it? Yes, absolutely. Is it for everyone? No. I keep digital records & the educational outline is right up top of each subject so I can make sure we're doing what we were supposed to do. We definitely simplify the wardrobe. Capsule for everyone, and variations on a theme, enough for 1 week. It works well.
Agree with the ADHD/Dyslexia comments, we usually take a 6 hour day with breaks to get through the work, and we school year round with vacations when needed. It takes the kid a LONG time to get though the material, so time limits are not a thing here.
How is a parent able to home school a high school student? A single individual that understands calculus, biology, chemistry, history, English literature, etc. well enough to teach all of these subjects seems very rare. What are the suggestions for home schooling high school level students? Khan Academy?
We outsource biology to a biologist, geometry to a math teacher, literature has been outsourced, basically there are plenty of teachers who are experts in their field that homeschoolers use.
Curriculum...tutors...college classes...you don't have to know everything. At a high school age they should be able to read and learn it themselves or with the help of a tutor if need be. It certainly helps though if the parent is involved enough to help the child find answers to what they may be struggling with. There are tons of resources out there especially in this age of technology.
Look into Robinson Curriculum. It’s based on the method that the child should be doing all their own learning based on the three R’s. With his six children after his wife died he needed a system where they teach themselves. Two hours of math first thing in the morning, 1 hour writing, 2 hours reading.
i LITERAL moved to a state based partially on a past video you posted. I haven't yet experience all the benefits mentioned from that video. I would love for you to elaborated in more details of the resources mentioned. It would be helpful me and my homeschoolers. thx in advance
@@clararobinson72 maybe but not for us, every assignment we click on takes us somewhere else asking for more sign ins. It's asking for us to sign on to things we were never asked to sign up for. Why can't they just sign on the school and do the work ?
Family and church members also constantly undermine our choice to homeschool. They automatically go to my kids and ask them why they don’t go or want to go to public school. They tell them they’re missing out on everything. It really irks me. I don’t go to their kids and tell them that they should ask to be homeschooled.
Chores, house upkeep, meals, grocery shopping. I cannot manage to do it all. I would have to hire help with money we don’t have. I would love to know what other households do.
Pick and choose what you *need* done day by day has been our answer. And incorporating home care/chores as part of their home schooling activities. Already starting with my 2 year old. Been a big help just getting her to keep her toys in one room, wipe messes/her hands, and throwing dirty clothes in the washer. She's building a lot of skills.
I only have 1 child that is school age right now. We start at 830 and the latest we will go is 1130. Sometimes we finish early, and sometimes we don't get it all done that day but regardless we stop at 1130. That includes a few outdoor time breaks. After that we eat lunch and do chores. Nice chores are done she has the rest of the day for free time. I'm not totally sure how I will do it when the other kids get to school age but for now this is what we do.
What I do is set times homeschool must be done by, and times when I work on chores, and times when I work on my own projects. During Ty one times I try really hard to only focus on that thing. I might not got Everything done on one day but eventually it all gets done!
Amazon has many workbooks for all grades. Just depends on your preference and children style of learning. I have used several different ones when I started homeschooling some of my top are...Evan-Moor fundamentals workbooks, Handwriting without tears, school zone, Brain Quest, Carson Dellosa. They all have many types of books.
Reading list of the books they have read, and trips, workbooks, social activities, subjects learned, art projects, online classes on subjects you can't teach, nature learning, biology, physics, cooking, language lessons, library trips. I feel most school only have the knowledge and capabilities to teach kids who are standard learners, all with an difference in learning style is not allowed to learn the way their brain works but have to learn how the majority of brains learn despite the schools and teachers know that some of the kids have a brain that learns differently. That kills the curiosity, the natural learning, and the self worth of those children in schools. The issue I see is that the school market themselves with quotes, a place for all too learn, a place where difference is valued, a place where all kids can learn and thrive, the including school, but it is lies and just wishful thinking, when it comes to keeping those marketing quotes, they won't and can't because lack of knowledge and not wanting to learn the knowledge required to keep those marketing promises. This is why we consider a different approach as our 1st grade child is already 1-2 grade levels above 1st grade but has to be dragged down to 1st grade standard curriculum, she is a 2E child that is not allowed to learn in school as what she learns she learns very quickly with very few repetitions. We have now had to tell her that in school she can focus on having fun with her friends, and she can learn all she want in her pace and learning style at home, no limits, we support her and makes it possible for her to be her. Since the school won't do anything to support her style of learning, as it is "wrong" according to them, as they don't understand it is possible to learn differently than they teach. Sooner or later we will have to drop school and find a combination of homeschool and online classes to fit her learning style, that is the reality of having 2E kids. I am 2E as well just late discovered, so at least I understand her learning style and brain type so I can support her in learning the way our brains work, and she knows we are not wrong for being different, we are simply just different and that leaves us with different options and possibilities, and our brains works vastly different than most others, so much so they have a small chance of understanding how our brains works, but that is okay. We need to start using eachothers differences for good, instead of being afraid of differences and wanting to fix them to fit into the majority. Economically we really have to set up our live to be able to afford homeschooling and extra online classes. I was a stay at home mum, before she started in school, it was economical challenging with one income and the fast rising cost of food, having an income since she stated in school and some alone time has really been good, but the cost of her not being allowed to be herself and learn in school is not worth the money I earn, not in the long run. We have to make a plan to reduce our bills, but still find money for extra online classes and learning trips and sports. But we will and can make it happen, we just need a plan.
When I removed my daughter from public school a year ago, she was 1.5-2 years behind. Now, she’s only a year behind. I’m the one that helped her improve, but if I ever placed her back, you can bet they would bring up that she’s behind. I teach 1 vs they teach 25-30.
Former teacher here. I homeschool. I recommend everyone who can to homeschool. The US has objectively THE WORST education system as well as the most dangerous.
oh darling if the US one is bad then what should I call the one in my country? nonsexist will be it
Worst than what? What countries are you referring to?
@ If you actually cared about how US schools rank among other nations you would have googled it. If you do start researching this be sure to look at how much money is spent per child compared to other nations and how prepared US students are for college or careers immediately after graduation compared to other countries. As well as the literacy rates of graduating seniors.
@@RandomOldPerson I have been educated in England and Canada, and I know it is not as simple as you think. For one thing, every area of a country is different. Also, if you include private schools, then you can't just make wild generalizations about countries. There are more important variables than just the country-like rural versus city etc.
@ I’m limiting my complaints to public schools. That’s a fair point.
But when talking about a country as a whole where the end results are averaged together it’s disingenuous to point at the few exceptions almost always limited to wealthy areas and say “see, some are good.” What doesn’t matter is that there are thousands in good schools. What does matter is there there are millions in terrible schools who have no idea how poor their education level actually is until their first year of student loan debt is spent in remedial high school level classes or they can’t read or write well enough to hold a job. And that’s not even touching how permissively violent public schools are.
There is a reason the US is experiencing a massive shortage of teachers compared to other countries as so many leave the system entirely.
My family has been my biggest critic of my homeschooling journey. Now, almost 5 years later, they are coming around. My child gets a well rounded education 👏
Same for me
Not everyone will agree with what you do and the decisions that you make for your child. The important thing is that you are confident in your decision and do not allow the opinions of others to deter you from your original plan. Stay strong and have faith. When you are confident in your decisions, people notice that and take note.
I don't see how anyone can be critical of homeschooling when you have 6 year olds bringing guns to school and shooting the teacher.
@@lvelfe3415I need help in this area… someone please help me in desperate need because virtual school is causing extreme headaches literally for all of my children so please someone help it’s an emergency at this point have 5 kids… Ages; 12, 11, 8, 6 and 3
@@impactfully5714 Yup! My husband's side is all teachers and were very skeptical when I started 5 years ago. Heck my husband wasn't even in favor of it. Now they see the difference in our kids and the ones they teach and are coming round.
In June my brother told me “ I couldn’t homeschool “ for whatever his reason was but it made me feel very down and belittled bc I always felt like I couldn’t so I wouldn’t but this time I kept pushing even though I would hear his voice in the back of my head long story short I ran into my an high school friend and I was telling her about it and you told me “ if I want break generational curse I need to block out all negative opinions “ and since then homeschooling been amazing with God help. It’s a wonderful experience because I’m also learning new things and well as my children.
Good for you for continuing to push forward and allowing God to strengthen you in your journey. As your name states “faith walk” continue to walk by faith and God will crown your efforts with success. You got this lady and God has you! I’m also going to be homeschooling my children and I know this is the path God chose for us as a family. I will keep the advice and encouragement I am giving you when the road gets tough 🙏🏾 be blessed!!!
I want to start but am scared I don't know why I don't think I'm capable
My family would also disapprove
God does not care about homeschooling he cares about people learning to be KIND
I totally agree with #23 (focus on teaching kids to read first)!!! Thanks for this list!!
My son's working on getting his writing down this year.
We’ve been homeschooling now for a few years for a lot of reasons (dyslexic, ADD, etc). The most important reason, however, is because we can go at her pace. With her dyslexia, reading has been a big challenge for her (one we are pushing through but at a slower pace) so her reading level is behind but her math and science work is nearly two grades ahead because she loves those subjects. People ask all the time what grade she is in and we tell them honestly that we don’t follow standard pacing - if she’s interested in it and understands it, we let her move faster.
With your daughter dealing with dyslexia, she may pick up Hebrew relatively easier when she gets to studying language as it’s done from right to left instead of left to right.
Yea, same with my kiddo .. she’s technically in 4th but we say 4th thru 6th 😂😂 we went super slow in the beginning and then momentum started to propel her.. whenever she gets stuck, we slow down. Wouldn’t change a thing, even if she was behind .. I have faith that eventually she would have caught up bc the most important part is that she has a good foundation and sometimes that takes a little longer to build!🧱👷♀️
I use to say "We don't do grade levels" or something like that. Now I just say whatever grade fits their age. Most people are making small talk or trying to relate to the child--- they can't fully comprehend the no grade thing. I now try to leave the educational philosophies for more appropriate times. 😅 Most people don't not need to know that much about my family, my child, or me. Most family just avoid asking any homeschooling questions in general.
What program do you use because my daughter have dyslexia
@@Ladykee774 I'm sorry if I'm interjecting as u didn't ask me but i wanted to share something that may be helpful... I downloaded some free public domain book on an old kindle I bought for cheap & noticed that you can switch the font to a font that helps dyslexic ppl read.. this can help with supplemental reading.
This has been really really helpful to this mommy who was ready to quit. I love homeschooling, and my son loves it, but sometimes I get overwhelmed and feel like am failing. Hearing all you said has made me realise we’re actually okay 😅😂 Thank you!❤
21 caveat- If 2 hours is not enough time for your ADHD family with multiple ages and grades, thats ok. We're at about 6 hours with all of our breaks and it feels much better than trying to rush to get done in 2-3 hours.
Thank you! I always feel bad when I hear this because what “should” take us two hours, inevitably takes us four.
I appreciate this video as a homeschool mama. These points are some things that I had to realize over time and I felt like a failure but I kept pressing on and we are still going strong.
This is our 5th year and this was still super helpful. Thank you.
I'm considering homeschooling for 1 year, to catch my kid up, the school isn't doing anything to help me help him. I know its gonna be a struggle I refuse to let him continue to fall. He come home and I have to spend hours helping him understand his school work, I might as well homeschool.
I decided to do this because of this reason too, they were behind since COVID it seems. My children have been homeschooling for 1 month and they are already reading, writing, and doing math at least a grade higher than they were. Not sure what was the issue with the school. After this school year I was considering to put them back in public school, I'm sure they will be ahead. I'm not sure yet.
There's so many cheap and free resources too.
Look up time 4 learning.
Also abc mouse for phonics
Dollar tree has workbooks
I use a combination of these.
Field trips to the library,
Science museum
Aquarium visits
Michael's classes.
I bake with them for direction following and fractions...
Everything is a learning opportunity.
Dr binox for science
Superbook to learn Bible stories.
Walking exercises on you tube.
We go on nature walks too.
I'm telling you there's so many ways to teach!
Thanks for making this video. I had my first child this year in January and my husband and I are strongly considering homeschooling when it's time for her to begin schooling. I'm trying to start researching what it will look like now, and figure out basic fundamentals of homeschooling to start basing a plan off of. This video helps give me and idea of what we may want to consider focusing on!
This was wonderful advice! I'm a first year homeschooling mama and I feel like I'm trail blazing!
Start before you're ready!
We’re new homeschoolers; it’s a whole new world for our entire family. I’m supplementing our pre-K program on the alternate days with a popular homeschool curriculum to see how this goes for us. The first few sentences you spoke in this video were really encouraging and gave me some extra hope, thank you.
Everytime I watch your videos my baby looks at the screen and smiles like he understands what you're saying. He watches with me lol
Familiar face. 😊
@@KetovoreToddlerMom Yes, probably because my hair stays two strand twisted. Our hairstyle looks the same.
Im homeschooling my grandson today he turn 4yrs. I have taught him to read at age 2. I am teaching him elementry adding and subtraction, writting and science. Work books we use. We cook i teach him measurements. I love teaching him. He play soccer, and soon will be learning piano. We are ask why hes not in a daycare or headstart often. Im told how advance he is. Hes doing kindergarten/1st grade work. We work 2-3 hrs depending on his assignments. Hes a happy child he love learning. Im not sure if he will continue to be homeschool until hes old enough to go to kindergarten. Which is in 2yrs because his birthday is after sep1. Im quite sure he will be at a high 2nd grade level than. Thank you for your many suggestions in. Books.
Wow! I just LOVED everything you had to say! We’re in our 7th year of homeschooling, and every point you made was either a great reminder, a totally confirmation of what I already thought, or something I hadn’t actually thought of yet. Yes, every year/ season is different. Yes, it definitely takes a few years to get a good feel of things. Even after 7 years I still feel like I’m figuring things out and learning new things. I think that goes back to the changing seasons (new ages/ grades, new family members, etc). But keep on, everyone! This is a good thing ☺️
Yesss please do a video on building a village!!!!
Wow i really appreciate this video. Just about to start homeschooling and this was one of THE BEST advice videos i have come across so far. Thanks for your honesty and transparency. I love your homeschooling videos and you are awesome!
Mrs. Maze you are so knowledgeable and down to earth. Thank you for all your valuable information.❤
I homeschool and have gotten my first two kids into college with scholarships. They do not have the same set of skills and abilities I had going into college, and that has sometimes scared me, but we have cultivated their own unique set of talents, and I have learned to trust the process.
Yessss on a video on building a village!!!
I'm glad you said it takes a few years. Because it's been less then 2 years and I feel close to throwing the towel.
In my experience, she's absolutely right. It takes a few years to find the rhythm for your unique family!
Homeschooling is not for everyone. It's ok to admit if something just isn't working.
But particularly since it is a more individualized approach may take a little time to figure out what works best for your kid(s).
I'm higher IQ than my nephew (and had some other advantages he doesn't) and had to work to adjust my expectations to what he can do rather than what I could do at the same age.
I admit I used to believe in the misconceptions of homeschooling and even thought it was the worst thing for a child education until now. I've begun to realise, after actually looking into it, that it's got so many benefits. I'm now considering doing this when I have kids of my own. I want my kids to be happy, well rounded, and confident
You channel is my introduction to the world of homeschooling! Thank you so much for this content!!
Thank you so so much for making this video. I know that homeschooling is the right choice for my children becuase they're thriving, but my God it's hard.
I started a year ago while nursing a newborn and trying to start a business, and it was a whole baptism of fire (and that's coming from me who was a high-school teacher for nearly a decade!).
It really helps to hear all of this, because I spend a lot of time beating myself up over not being perfect (side-effect of being a teacher in the uk) and not having enough hours in the day!
Thanks again for this, you've made me breathe a deep sigh of relief and given me ideas to help with our four-kid-stong homeschool. Blessings!
Awesome point about distinguishing between activities for socializing and making friends. That is a great tip for any parent to learn!
Yes! I needed to hear all of these today. Thank you! 😊
Been really thinking about doing homeschooling so this really helps! Thank you!
I needed to hear it is hard for everyone. I keep reminding myself I’m in it for the long haul, but I just started and am already questioning whether we can do it until my kids graduate high school.
We also just started and it’s hard! If I even think about high school, I want to quit. Gotta take it day by day. We can do this! It will be so worth it
YES YOU CAN!
Often by the high school years, your children will be now independent in some areas of their education. A rhythm and expectations have been established over the years, and they will often Gasolina lead themselves through the subjects that are easier for or more interesting to them.
I love your content! Thank you for what you do
Thank you so much for reminding to give ourselves grace for the small stuff!
Thank you these are awesome!! You’re giving straight facts!!
Akeeba Maze, love, hugs, and blessings to you all. God bless you, my Sister Akeeba Maze and your families too. ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️🥰
Thank you! Wonderful video 🙌🏽
omg so happy i found you god bless you and your family, me and my mini love you over here❤
The reason I don't homeschool is because I don't have time to do it full time the way I want to but I applaud any parent who's homeschooling their child who has the ability to do so I still partly homeschool my children and that I give my children assignments and I monitor their progress beyond what they do in school.
May be necessary depending on the school, but be careful of burn out. Kids do need down time, and you may want to spend home time exploring/learning things school doesn't cover.
Try this tip to help lessen school burn out.
Instead of administering formal assignments and worksheets at home, which they get at school, you can do weekend field trips, play educational board games as a family, complete book reading challenges with rewards, take trips to your community library (there’s always activities going on), do science experiments, have fun with educational manipulatives, watch documentaries or movie versions of books read, etc.
This will take stress off of you when it comes to planning and allow your children to learn in a less formal and relaxed environment.
Hope this helps 😊.
“Hey it’s not appropriate to test my kids “
❤😢❤😢😮😮😮😮 i needed that 💕🙏🏽👋🏽😍🥳🫶🏽😮💨
It makes my blood boil and I never know how to respond because I don't want ppl think I'm overreacting lool I just feel it's horrible on kids tbh, I don't even do that do school children because I don't know what they're learning!!
Thank you Thank you Thank you for this! I needed to hear every point!
Would you please share more about the anchor charts you mentioned and how you use them in your homeschool?😊
I was a former public school teacher I'm currently teaching at a Christian charter school district.
I’ve been so happy watching your channel since I have found you, I honestly love your guidance. Do you have a video on how to teach your 5 year old with adhd to read?
Start before youre ready!!!!!!
Thanks for the tips! Great ideas. Do you have any videos on how you homeschool in MD (co-ops, activities, where you find outsourced classes) ?
Former teacher here, we homeschool. We adore our home & town, but the district is tiny with all the tiny school issues, and the kid is doing great at home. Plenty of social time, plenty of work time, plenty of free time, no one is yelling at him, no one is threatening him, no one is bullying him, he can set his own schedule as long as the work gets done, we can spend more or less time on a topic, life isn't a total petri dish... Has it always been easy? Heck no. Is it worth it? Yes, absolutely. Is it for everyone? No.
I keep digital records & the educational outline is right up top of each subject so I can make sure we're doing what we were supposed to do.
We definitely simplify the wardrobe. Capsule for everyone, and variations on a theme, enough for 1 week. It works well.
Agree with the ADHD/Dyslexia comments, we usually take a 6 hour day with breaks to get through the work, and we school year round with vacations when needed. It takes the kid a LONG time to get though the material, so time limits are not a thing here.
How is a parent able to home school a high school student? A single individual that understands calculus, biology, chemistry, history, English literature, etc. well enough to teach all of these subjects seems very rare. What are the suggestions for home schooling high school level students? Khan Academy?
We outsource biology to a biologist, geometry to a math teacher, literature has been outsourced, basically there are plenty of teachers who are experts in their field that homeschoolers use.
many teachers are quitting their jobs and switching to only teaching at co-ops or 1 on 1 with homeschoolers.
Curriculum...tutors...college classes...you don't have to know everything. At a high school age they should be able to read and learn it themselves or with the help of a tutor if need be. It certainly helps though if the parent is involved enough to help the child find answers to what they may be struggling with. There are tons of resources out there especially in this age of technology.
Look into Robinson Curriculum. It’s based on the method that the child should be doing all their own learning based on the three R’s. With his six children after his wife died he needed a system where they teach themselves. Two hours of math first thing in the morning, 1 hour writing, 2 hours reading.
❤ ur message!
i LITERAL moved to a state based partially on a past video you posted. I haven't yet experience all the benefits mentioned from that video. I would love for you to elaborated in more details of the resources mentioned. It would be helpful me and my homeschoolers. thx in advance
#3 I like Saxon Math hardback books. Great building but hard to find
I need help with #34 😜 I'm always buying curriculum without a plan. Big mistake.
Omg what a great video. So much good information
Thank You.
Do you do one on one sessions with training parents or giving parents a confident boost ?
Good afternoon I enjoy your teaching thanks
Thank you so much I’m very grateful
Can you help with planning for the year or semester
Thanks for sharing this post ❤️😀.
It really does take a few years to get adjusted
Good information thanks!
It definitely took a couple of years 😂. Thankfully I got it now. 😂
Please do a village building video! Very interested in what you have to say😊
A church that I used to attend had a school. We home school. The church said that we were bad PR for the school because we homeschool.
How do you feel about k12 ?? I currently have my kids enrolled but I'm not liking the set up.
Also do you have to report to anyone ? Are you doing your own thing or following a program ?? I'm extremely new to homeschooling
Hi, my nephew is currently an 8th grader and been on K12 since 6th grade, we love it. Sorry it isn’t working for your family.
It's simple.
Interested in this too
@@clararobinson72 maybe but not for us, every assignment we click on takes us somewhere else asking for more sign ins. It's asking for us to sign on to things we were never asked to sign up for. Why can't they just sign on the school and do the work ?
I miss homeschooling. My 14 year old wanted to experience the local high school.
Really helpful! Thank you!
Great video, thabks for sharing!
Great video. My favorite might be to minimize their clothing. Sometimes it feels like they have more clothing than I do! 😂😂😂
Family and church members also constantly undermine our choice to homeschool. They automatically go to my kids and ask them why they don’t go or want to go to public school. They tell them they’re missing out on everything. It really irks me. I don’t go to their kids and tell them that they should ask to be homeschooled.
How do you handle taking care of the house and all chores?
Yes!
Chores, house upkeep, meals, grocery shopping. I cannot manage to do it all. I would have to hire help with money we don’t have. I would love to know what other households do.
Pick and choose what you *need* done day by day has been our answer. And incorporating home care/chores as part of their home schooling activities. Already starting with my 2 year old.
Been a big help just getting her to keep her toys in one room, wipe messes/her hands, and throwing dirty clothes in the washer. She's building a lot of skills.
I only have 1 child that is school age right now. We start at 830 and the latest we will go is 1130. Sometimes we finish early, and sometimes we don't get it all done that day but regardless we stop at 1130. That includes a few outdoor time breaks. After that we eat lunch and do chores. Nice chores are done she has the rest of the day for free time. I'm not totally sure how I will do it when the other kids get to school age but for now this is what we do.
What I do is set times homeschool must be done by, and times when I work on chores, and times when I work on my own projects. During Ty one times I try really hard to only focus on that thing. I might not got Everything done on one day but eventually it all gets done!
Workbooks are great when you’re starting the homeschool journey.
Great video!
Where can I get some of these workbooks from?
Amazon has many workbooks for all grades. Just depends on your preference and children style of learning. I have used several different ones when I started homeschooling some of my top are...Evan-Moor fundamentals workbooks, Handwriting without tears, school zone, Brain Quest, Carson Dellosa. They all have many types of books.
Reading list of the books they have read, and trips, workbooks, social activities, subjects learned, art projects, online classes on subjects you can't teach, nature learning, biology, physics, cooking, language lessons, library trips.
I feel most school only have the knowledge and capabilities to teach kids who are standard learners, all with an difference in learning style is not allowed to learn the way their brain works but have to learn how the majority of brains learn despite the schools and teachers know that some of the kids have a brain that learns differently.
That kills the curiosity, the natural learning, and the self worth of those children in schools.
The issue I see is that the school market themselves with quotes, a place for all too learn, a place where difference is valued, a place where all kids can learn and thrive, the including school, but it is lies and just wishful thinking, when it comes to keeping those marketing quotes, they won't and can't because lack of knowledge and not wanting to learn the knowledge required to keep those marketing promises.
This is why we consider a different approach as our 1st grade child is already 1-2 grade levels above 1st grade but has to be dragged down to 1st grade standard curriculum, she is a 2E child that is not allowed to learn in school as what she learns she learns very quickly with very few repetitions.
We have now had to tell her that in school she can focus on having fun with her friends, and she can learn all she want in her pace and learning style at home, no limits, we support her and makes it possible for her to be her.
Since the school won't do anything to support her style of learning, as it is "wrong" according to them, as they don't understand it is possible to learn differently than they teach.
Sooner or later we will have to drop school and find a combination of homeschool and online classes to fit her learning style, that is the reality of having 2E kids.
I am 2E as well just late discovered, so at least I understand her learning style and brain type so I can support her in learning the way our brains work, and she knows we are not wrong for being different, we are simply just different and that leaves us with different options and possibilities, and our brains works vastly different than most others, so much so they have a small chance of understanding how our brains works, but that is okay.
We need to start using eachothers differences for good, instead of being afraid of differences and wanting to fix them to fit into the majority.
Economically we really have to set up our live to be able to afford homeschooling and extra online classes.
I was a stay at home mum, before she started in school, it was economical challenging with one income and the fast rising cost of food, having an income since she stated in school and some alone time has really been good, but the cost of her not being allowed to be herself and learn in school is not worth the money I earn, not in the long run.
We have to make a plan to reduce our bills, but still find money for extra online classes and learning trips and sports.
But we will and can make it happen, we just need a plan.
Thank you
I have been doing home school for 2 years. I sent my child back to the classroom. , the teacher states that she's below grade level. 😢
You can do an independent assessment test
And so are a bunch of other kids that were in public school last year.
Maybe Spectrum workbooks or maybe the teacher can suggest something else for extra help?
When I removed my daughter from public school a year ago, she was 1.5-2 years behind. Now, she’s only a year behind. I’m the one that helped her improve, but if I ever placed her back, you can bet they would bring up that she’s behind. I teach 1 vs they teach 25-30.
Nearly all public school kids are behind too
Are you ever going back to the classroom
#23 and #43 yesss
Remember when you choose the state to raise your kids...your saying that other adults know better than their own parents.
Just found your channel. Love your humor, enthusiasm and encouragement. Now I want to be your BFF 😊😂❤
Is there anyone here in Southern California? I need a homeschool group here.
Yes they village video
Advice for homeschooling only children? Someone just told me that that my kid isnt going to have any social skills if I take him out of school.
Find a co-op or a wild and free group near you.
Also sports!
The time they socialize with friends is after school and extracurriculars or church groups for kids
Well I went public K-12 and I have no social skills so ….. ymmv 😂😂😂
O the the other Hans, your child may not thrive socially in many of our current formal school settings.
Kids will make you think they didn't do anything all year long, lol, been there and heard that.
Hey akeeba
Meaning have you ever considered teaching at a character school public education is totally wack.
Why when she can teach her own children.
I mean all of this is a ya'll (parents) problem.
🤣