So helpful, thank you! Great to have you back! I benefited so much from your old videos! I appreciated your thoroughness in researching everything you did with your kids and you really gave me confidence as a homeschooler especially in recommending math u see and the five in a row and also your deep dive into unschooling. Thank you!
My little boy is 9 and starting 4th/5th grade because I incorporate things from both grades into his curriculum. I find as he's getting older, I feel like I'm not giving him enough work to do, he gets grumpy and is constantly trying to "barter" with me on how much work, how many more pages... etc, and it becomes a struggle, then he shuts down and I can tell that he's no longer listening or learning anything and I end up stopping because I'm tired of the arguing. He has never gone to public school, and he knows what is expected of him, yet, he's pushing the boundaries, that I feel overwhelmed. Any advice?
That's tough. My advice is to let him know that the work has to be done, but if he'd like to do it in a different way, you guys can talk about it. I always have my kids do one subject with me and then take a break (because I have four kids to teach and they all do different things); that way they aren't sitting for too long. I also sometimes set a timer and tell them that even if we aren't finished with our lesson at that time, we can quit for the day. I'll also break the lesson down into smaller chunks so that they can see, hey, you did that chunk, I think you can do one more. Oh look, we did that chunk, we only have one more to go! And then lots of hugs when it's done and a nice break for them. :)
@@BethPavlik Thank you for your advice, I truly appreciate it! I will definitely try to incorporate your timer strategy. Thanks for responding to my question 😊🙏🏼
So are you combining unschooling with curriculum? I'm new to homeschooling. I love the idea of unschooling but I'm not sure how to properly do it. I'm currently about to join CC (interested in the community part) while still trying to navigate toward unschooling.
If you're interested in unschooling, I would highly recommend you watch my interview with Pat Farenga who worked with John Holt, the man who coined the term "unschooling". ruclips.net/video/aV6Ak-f97o0/видео.html It was during this interview that Pat explained what John Holt meant by "unschooling": learning that doesn't take place at school or look like learning in school".
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So helpful, thank you! Great to have you back! I benefited so much from your old videos! I appreciated your thoroughness in researching everything you did with your kids and you really gave me confidence as a homeschooler especially in recommending math u see and the five in a row and also your deep dive into unschooling. Thank you!
I'm so glad you've found my videos helpful. Thanks for watching!
So happy to see your back!! We are homeschooling preschool, 1st grade and 4th grade this year.
Thank you! I hope you have a great year.
10th grade - transitioning back to homeschool
My oldest is starting high school now too, feels like we have a good plan for her.
I hope you have a great first year of high school!
I have twins in 10th and one in 8th this year...
My little boy is 9 and starting 4th/5th grade because I incorporate things from both grades into his curriculum. I find as he's getting older, I feel like I'm not giving him enough work to do, he gets grumpy and is constantly trying to "barter" with me on how much work, how many more pages... etc, and it becomes a struggle, then he shuts down and I can tell that he's no longer listening or learning anything and I end up stopping because I'm tired of the arguing. He has never gone to public school, and he knows what is expected of him, yet, he's pushing the boundaries, that I feel overwhelmed. Any advice?
That's tough. My advice is to let him know that the work has to be done, but if he'd like to do it in a different way, you guys can talk about it. I always have my kids do one subject with me and then take a break (because I have four kids to teach and they all do different things); that way they aren't sitting for too long. I also sometimes set a timer and tell them that even if we aren't finished with our lesson at that time, we can quit for the day. I'll also break the lesson down into smaller chunks so that they can see, hey, you did that chunk, I think you can do one more. Oh look, we did that chunk, we only have one more to go! And then lots of hugs when it's done and a nice break for them. :)
@@BethPavlik Thank you for your advice, I truly appreciate it! I will definitely try to incorporate your timer strategy. Thanks for responding to my question 😊🙏🏼
I will have an 11th grade and 8th grade.
I hope you have a great year!
Are you still unschooling?
Yes, still not teaching my kids like school does. 😊
So are you combining unschooling with curriculum? I'm new to homeschooling. I love the idea of unschooling but I'm not sure how to properly do it.
I'm currently about to join CC (interested in the community part) while still trying to navigate toward unschooling.
If you're interested in unschooling, I would highly recommend you watch my interview with Pat Farenga who worked with John Holt, the man who coined the term "unschooling".
ruclips.net/video/aV6Ak-f97o0/видео.html
It was during this interview that Pat explained what John Holt meant by "unschooling": learning that doesn't take place at school or look like learning in school".