I live in Texas and there are quite a few homeschooling moms out here, as well as others, who have inspired me to want to give-homeschooling-a-go.
Why? Why not? I feel that homeschooling will benefit my family and my kids. We will be able to grow closer together, learn together and grow together. And yes. That means me too. I CAN LEARN TOO. I studied in the public schools near my home growing up, so I have zero experience running a home-school. I also received my bachelors in recreation management. Not a masters. Not a doctorate. A Bachelors. Yea. I got married at age 21 while still in college, had my baby girl at age 22 and am currently expecting baby #2 in April 2016. I would like tohave more kids and be able to home-school all of them. That's a step-by-step process which I will have to work on, I have so much to learn, and for all those moms out there that feel they don't qualify or think, "how am I going to know everything i'm supposed to teach my kids"? Well, that's me. I have my doubts and worries about starting out with homeschooling. I want to make sure my kids are able to make it to college, maybe even get college credits early, if possible. Am i prepared to do it? Have I studied enough? Probably not. That's why all it takes is some MOTIVATION, EFFORT, and some CREATIVITY. Again, I CAN LEARN TOO. My baby girl is 2 years old, just turned 2 in October and i'm already feeling pressure to get her learning. You might be able to find preschools that accept your child at age 2 1/2, which means I could start teaching my daughter things anytime now. or before. or later. I think it depends on YOU , your family, your needs and what your goals are.I don't think there's one right way to home-school, rather many right ways to do it. I've started out simply homeschooling. Which means i've started out by teaching basics to my little girl( ABC's, colors, numbers) and I haven't spent much $ doing that, Blog posts on my simply "homeskool" methods to follow. I've also started researching which curriculum to use(it's overwhelming). As time goes on, I will change up my schedule, add curriculums, improve the way I teach, figure out how my kids learn best, and stick with it. This blog will show my improvements and how i've started my own teaching without a curriculum and then with a curriculum. oh boy. I CAN DO THIS. Luckily, Texas laws are pretty flexible. As taken directly from a Texas website, "When choosing a curriculum, keep in mind that by law it must be in visual form, such as workbooks or a video monitor, and it must include Reading, Spelling, Grammar, Mathematics, and Good Citizenship." https://www.thsc.org/home-school-resources/curriculum/choosing-a-curriculum/ **Look up your state requirements before you begin!!** So, let's get to it. Let's Simply Homeschool!
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