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God, husband, kids, family, work, home, and personal time. So many priorities, so how do we add homeschooling to the mix?
First of all we don’t treat homeschooling like public school. Kids do not need to be at bookwork for 6-8 hours a day. Because you only have a few kids it is easier to teach, especially if you have only older children, those who can read by themselves and work on the assignments. Homeschooling only takes my younger children about 2.5 hours, more if we are on a heavier schedule but no more then 4 hours and less if we are on a lighter schedule. Kids are learning all day even if you are not teaching them from bookwork and they pretty much have your undivided attention and are only competing against their siblings.
Second it’s all about prioritizing. What things are most important? When would you need to do things? Making up a schedule would be a great idea. Asking your hubby would give you an idea of what he thinks are important. If you want to learn more about scheduling you can go HERE.
Thirdly sometimes homeschooling will be a priority and sometimes housework or family time will be a priority. You can even use those times teaching. Learning is not just bookwork. Learning is also by doing. Baking is math. Baking is homemaking. Baking is health. Baking is fun. You can teach them anything with any job they do. Many times they learn just by watching. Watching you read. Watching you create. Watching you do. Their minds comprehend more then most give credit to.
Unless you work outside the home, homeschooling is perfect to do during the day but even if you don’t, many parents homeschool their kids at night. Our homeschooling can last all day. Doing one subject here, another subject there. All in between errands, doctor visits, shopping, cooking, etc etc. There is no law that states you must homeschool your child/ren between 9am-4pm. You the parent decides. That is the beauty of homeschooling.
How do you prioritize homeschool? How do you make it fit in the already busy day?
See what my homeschool blogging buddy says about this subject on her post HERE.
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2 comments
Candace Hendrick
January 24, 2013 at 8:45 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hi! I have to put homeschool first. Otherwise, everything blends together and homeschool doesn’t get the attention it needs. That’s how it is at my house:) I agree about bookwork too. It has it’s place, but so many hands on in the house and out of the house experiences can be really educational. Nice to meet you!
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Jen
January 28, 2013 at 12:26 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
It has become apparent in our family that we do not pay enough attention to homeschooling lately. Therefore, I tend to agree a little more with the comment above, for our family, right now. When things are running well here, I find that I can often do some sort of housework while monitoring my children and their schoolwork. For example, this morning I folded and put away clothes while reading spelling words to my son. He had a comfy seat on my bed while doing his spelling lesson – something he wouldn’t have in public school. So, my answer is that my kids are old enough to do their work on their own, with me managing them. While I manage, I do what housework I can. Things will look different in a year or so again, when my younger daughter starts kindergarten level work. I’m so thankful that the early years of schooling build slowly when you homeschool!
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