Dear Curriculum,
I’m not going to beat around the bush; this is exactly what it looks like, a dear John letter….
We had a good run. You looked so great with your glossy pages and beautiful pictures, but you just aren’t right for me. I always thought you were amazing. You have a solid Christian base, and you’re everything I always thought I wanted… however, it’s just not working.
It’s not you… it me. Or maybe it is you… Read More
When we actually started homeschooling…
I say ‘actually’ because I tried formally homeschooling preschool with my oldest – I was just so excited, so I bought a beautiful boxed curriculum… but we fell flat on our faces. My preschool philosophy has morphed over the years too, but this post is not so specific. I’ll tell you another day about my preschool philosophy.
But I digress…
When we started, I would have balked at the idea of classical education. I was set in my ways of “traditional” schooling, as I called it. What I meant was that the paradigm I aligned with was a “school at home” model. For Pete’s sake, I’m a trained educator; it just made sense. Read More