So it is safe to say that the first "semester" of homeschooling failed miserably for us. Reading was like pulling teeth and getting Jeremiah to stay focused and take care of Caleb was a nightmare. In fact, before Christmas, thoughts of giving up have already started to creep in. However I had a heart to heart with myself and before I say this is not for us, I am going to try to change the rules a little bit.
I love school and have loved the traditional method of school since I can remember. However, I think I have been placing too much stress on myself and on Jeremiah. He is 5 for goodness sake!! So we are going to focus on how to teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons, math and handwriting! Everything else will be fun and involve freedom. No more than 20 minutes per sit down lesson and then after that just let me him have fun.
I am going to try my hardest to stick to a schedule and finish up the curriculum in those three areas before I decide it is just not going to work.
I really wanted to be able to spend more time with him, and yet all the pressure I placed on the idea of what "school" is supposed to be has caused me to be stressed out just thinking about school and doing anything educational related with him, which is not what it was supposed to do. I don't want to burn him out, I wanted to do this because I wanted him to love to learn and I wanted to be there to see it happening, so I am going to try hard to let go a little bit instead of trying so hard for it to be perfect.
Some of you may be saying DUH, but I am such a perfectionist, homeschooling Kindergarten has been rougher than it should be, because 5 years old learning mixed with whiny three year old and a hormonal pregnant mom is not going to ever produce a perfect day or perfect schedule and I am finally okay with that.
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