How to be a better homeschool mom is in a question that is on the minds of many of my clients. That feeling is the same for dads. While the work-life balance equation of a real estate agent can often be challenging, unexpectedly adding in being a homeschool teacher only adds to the challenge. While many are struggling with these new responsibilities, my conversation today with the president of the board of the home school association for the state of Oregon will not only give you tremendous hope that you’re probably doing better than you think, but it will also give you some great ideas as to how to better mesh what you’re already doing with helping to give your children a great education.
How many times have we said to ourselves or to others: “I wish they would have taught me those things when I was in school.” Or, “Kids grow up so fast. I’d love to just capture more of those moments while they’re young. Or, “I’m tired of running around like a taxi-cab driver and wish that we’d just have more time together as a family.” Or, “I wish the school system would focus more on _________.”
As we recognize that the goal and vision of our kids’ education is to turn them into functional, productive and good adults, then we can start to think differently about education. While school systems and online resources offer a number of resources to lend help to parents, now is the chance for us to say: “What are the things that I want my children to be able to do and what would be fun for me and fun for them to teach them that thing?”
What you’ll get by tuning in:
- Realign your priorities of homeschooling your kids with a bigger vision of what education is all about.
- Recognizing that your children need as much perspective and emotional support as they do learning math and science.
- Recognizing that you don’t have to have a book open or be working on assigned work in order to be educating your children.
Additional Resources:
Facebook group - Homeschooling in Oregon : Talk with OHEN
Free instructional videos, all ages, all subjects - khanacademy.org
Free downloadable curriculum by grade level - coreknowledge.org
Free online classes, all grade levels, many subjects - delphian.org
