Hometeacher Support
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:05 am
I would like to see supportive articles or sections in a magazine for Hometeaching parents who have had only an average education themselves.
So much of what is 'required' seems fluff to my husband and me. We did not take 2 years of English, 2 years of Lit, 3 years of Math and 4 sciences along with all those electives.
Rather we were in vocational classes with just an additional class here and there. I remember being rather stessed to see the list of subjects required of our state's students.
Feeling pressured to fit it all in with my oldest has taken the joy out of teaching and learning. (My oldest is 18 and graduating, while my youngest just turned 6 and is registering this year. We have 9 children.)
I do not think that ANY of my family has been completely satisfied in any of our curriculum that we are using.
I wish them to learn with interest and be able to RETAIN. The curriculum that I am using in most subjects is too packed and full of things we wouldn't use for day to day living.
I wish our homeschool to move along smoothly, timely, and effectively.
When pressured to achieve so many subjects, they are not mastering them.
I may not be covering numerous subjects, but what we do cover, I want them to learn well.
I'd like to see some guidance that will help the average hometeachers in this area.
If anyone responds to this, I will then add info on our family's style of teaching and what kinda works and what seems to hold us back.[/i]
So much of what is 'required' seems fluff to my husband and me. We did not take 2 years of English, 2 years of Lit, 3 years of Math and 4 sciences along with all those electives.
Rather we were in vocational classes with just an additional class here and there. I remember being rather stessed to see the list of subjects required of our state's students.
Feeling pressured to fit it all in with my oldest has taken the joy out of teaching and learning. (My oldest is 18 and graduating, while my youngest just turned 6 and is registering this year. We have 9 children.)
I do not think that ANY of my family has been completely satisfied in any of our curriculum that we are using.
I wish them to learn with interest and be able to RETAIN. The curriculum that I am using in most subjects is too packed and full of things we wouldn't use for day to day living.
I wish our homeschool to move along smoothly, timely, and effectively.
When pressured to achieve so many subjects, they are not mastering them.
I may not be covering numerous subjects, but what we do cover, I want them to learn well.
I'd like to see some guidance that will help the average hometeachers in this area.
If anyone responds to this, I will then add info on our family's style of teaching and what kinda works and what seems to hold us back.[/i]