RE: October/November/December Homeschooling Miscellany
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Well done, it's not easy homeschooling I'm sure, though it's cool you let them decide when and what to do.
I was homeschooled, I think I've mentioned, but I had to present a 'case' to my parents to get the approval, (write a paper do a presentation of pros cons etc) which was good as it got me prepared for the time I had to self discipline.
I was luckily homeschooled by a tutor who came three times a week, so it was NOT the burden of my parents. It did teach me to self discipline my school work though and I was far advanced in that when University came, as many people who had been to school felt lost not having the daily routine of teachers saying do this now and the bell rings now go here, I had to take assignments from my tutor and actually study and prepare in between the days she was there. I still had the 5 day a week, M-F times for school, but weekends free.
IF I had kids I'd probably do the same. Good on you.
You may have done as it sounds kind of familiar :)
Did you ask your parents if you could homeschool instead of going to school? My kids have never been til last year when middle child tried it out (and I think I've whined a hell of a lot about it since XD). Your homeschool regime sounds like it was pretty hardcore :O
I don't see it as a burden, it does take up quite a fair bit of time (which is the main reason I deeply resented the school intrusion) and also money (hoping the new budget plan thing I've worked out will help with that). I have to admit the discipline with the schoolwork is one thing I sometimes get concerned about should they pursue further study because we don't do much in the way of bookwork at all, but I also know that they can knuckle down when they want to including putting up with things they don't like doing if they know it's part of some end goal they want to achieve (who likes doing drills in gymnastics? But that's what you do if you wanna git gud scrub) so I'm pretty sure as they mature and are increasingly able to look longer and longer that they'll do what they need to when they need to do it.
If you had kids and did the same I hope you would write about it as it would be interesting reading :D
Thanks ^_^