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#Classical conversations homeschool classrooms how to#

How you homeschool at the beginning of the year may look completely different than how you end the year.

#Classical conversations homeschool classrooms how to#

Settle into learning not about how to homeschool (there are books galore out there – for later), but how YOU homeschool.

All that planning? It’s fun – believe me, I’m into it! But this first year out the gate, may I encourage you to learn how to be a lead learner? Notice I said I didn’t have it all figured out before the school day starts – much less the school year. I don’t have to have it all figured out at the start of each year (or even each day) in order to lead my students well. Where I fall short as a parent-teacher, I can pick up the slack by investigating, asking questions, problem shooting, and finally – settling on the truth. I can ask Him, “How do I teach these kids? How do I show them the Truth?” What does that look like today, God?” The weight of being the teacher to my kids is lessened by my choice to learn alongside them.Ĭlassical Conversations (and I am sure other homeschool curricula) refers to an aspect of this approach to parent-student as “being the lead learner” in your homeschool. That sentence was so much easier to write because I have a Teacher – the best one ever! When the days are difficult, I can run to Him and sit at His feet and learn. It’s another simple sentence, not nearly as hard to write: The weight of that makes me want to cry out, “HELP!”Īre you feeling that weight, too? Here’s the encouragement I have for you. But because this is the job God gave me (and my husband) when He gave us these kids.

And not even because I feel inadequate as a teacher – because I do. Not because I don’t want to be a teacher. This simple sentence is earth-shattering for me. I am sitting here as I type this with the cursor on the blank space below that sentence. Wait a minute…this next sentence is extremely hard to write. I feel like I am writing the story of my life here. However reluctant I was to say we would homeschool when it came to actually homeschool- ing I was off-the-charts excited. Lastly, we are not independently wealthy and cannot afford to hire a tutor. We (and I am only speaking for the two of us) don’t feel the huge expense is worth it. Second, we didn’t want to send our kids to the private Christian school my husband attended.

And if I am being honest, it wasn’t all that great. My public school education in the 80s and 90s in Texas is long gone. Was she ever living? I mean was there ever going to be a reality to this dream of mine?įirst, we couldn’t send our kids to public school in Southern California. There was definitely something wrong with my plan!īetty Crocker is – well, I am just going to say it – dead. Doesn’t that sound lovely? Oh, and the kids in this fantasy were excellent students who did their homework immediately upon arriving home from school, nary a cross word. I wanted to be that mom who had the house tidy with home-baked afterschool snacks, dinner on the table at 6, and laundry folded neatly and put away at the end of the day. When I dreamed of my kids’ school years, I saw myself being involved with their school work, but definitely sending them to school. I had a Betty Crocker homemaker outlook on life. However, it took me a long time to come to the realization that we would homeschool our kids. We decided on homeschooling after working with my oldest through one-year-old preschool (at home) tot school for twos (at home) and preschool (at home). First, here’s a little background about us. I only recommend things I use and believe to be a blessing. If you click and make a purchase based on my recommendation, I get a small remuneration at no extra expense to you. To be of some small encouragement to first-time (fill-in-the blank) parents – that is the goal here. I went to my first Practicum the summer before we started kindergarten with our oldest.Īfter hearing from a number of first-time CC/first-time homeschool mamas, I have had it on my heart to share a little bit about our journey. We chose Classical Conversations early in our homeschooling journey. This year all FOUR of our kids will be enrolled in our local CC Community! We are about to enter our 7th year of homeschooling! It’s crazy to think how much we have learned and grown in these past 6 years of homeschool.