Our homeschooling year will be starting on Monday! I've never been one to follow the school calendar, but this year will be something a little different. I'm new to this state and this will be my first year using a supervising teacher. I've been a bit nervous about this, because while my curriculum is challenging and my kids test above grade level, it really doesn't work for us to have a lot of papers, so I'm worried what this lady will think about that. My oldest learns best when we both read a book and discuss it. He also branches out on his own, finding connections and reading about them until he finds himself in a whole other subject area. I don't want to discourage that in any way or fill up time he would spend on these pursuits with unnecessary busywork. My youngest son, on the other hand, is a very logical person. He wants exact answers to everything. So with him, the fill-in-the-blanks type of work matches his style.
My oldest will be doing driver's ed this year! He has to go to the local school for several 6:30am classes. Won't that be fun! LOL Good thing we live very close. I need to get out and drive with him more. He'll need 20 hours driving with me.
About Me
- typistmom
- I'm a single mom of two boys who works and schools at home in Iowa. I have my own general transcription business that keeps me typing all day and into the night. My second job, which I've recently started, is tutoring Chinese students in the English language, which is incredibly fun and rewarding. I've been homeschooling my boys, ages 12 and 15, for about six years. That has been an incredibly enriching and rewarding experience, and I learned for myself how the love of knowledge can continue throughout your lifetime. There's always something new to explore.
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