You know what’s cool about homeschooling?
You can always change midstream!
You know what’s bad about homeschooling?
You can always change midstream! LOL!
It’s like a two-edged sword.
Remember back in June how I shared what our 2019-2020 curriculum would be? Well….let’s just say there’s been a change.
I loved the concept of Weaver! I really do. I really wanted to make it work and I think for my youngest there will be elements that I will keep on using. HOWEVER, after almost crashing and burning, I need to accept one staunch reality.
I am a WORKING, homeschool mom.
As if homeschooling was not enough, I also work teaching and tutoring math online. For now that is a nonnegotiable.
With that being said… I really don’t have the time to plan nice elaborate lessons PLUS when I am really tired or burnt out, I don’t have a ready made backup. I used YouTube as my Homeschool Substitute Teacher one time… but I can’t keep relying on that. I really felt like I was not giving my kids enough.
I know, I know, I said “while the online academy gave us structure (and I did see marked improvement in the ITBS scores), it still required hands-on from the parent and it still meant that I had to reteach a lot of the concepts. It was a lot of double duty.” But what I did not say was that while I had to reteach concepts, at least they were able to start the lesson on their own. On days when I am burnt out or backed up with work, having the online curriculum was a real blessing.
Lately, I’ve been crashing and burning. A lot of this is health related. I am anemic and trying to get to the bottom of the cause. For right now, I need all the help I can get.
With all that being said.
I am going back to Monarch!
I will continue the Family Bible Lessons from Sonlight Education Ministries as well as the Children’s Century Classics books which my kids love.
But we are going back to online.
Are you making any changes in your homeschool?