Getting Back On Track

Posted by Cindy on January 20, 2007

I came across a WONDERFUL site the other day that pulled my thoughts back in the direction that I feel God is leading us in our family and homeschool.  It seems I start every school year with such good intentions, and then somehow my original vision gets crowded out by the “have to dos”.  What are the “have to dos”??  Here are some examples:

-Have I filled in the little box on my lesson plans for every subject today?

-We need to be finished with the botany unit by Christmas because we MUST cover zoology this year, too.

-Will my daughter really be prepared for 5th grade math next year if we skip over a 4th grade Saxon lesson here and there?

You get the idea.

Overall, I believe myself to be a very relaxed homeschooler.  I don’t mind skipping redundant lessons in a workbook.  I don’t mind chucking a workbook for a more real-life approach.  I don’t mind changing plans at a moment’s notice for a field trip or a friend in need.  But, it never fails, every year about this time I find myself having to stop and get myself back on the right track.  I don’t know how I slowly become a slave to the workbooks and my lesson plans as the fall semester goes on, but I sure do!

Let’s just say that the articles on this site have helped me to regain my focus.  You will be blessed!

http://www.homeschooloasis.com/lol_main_pg.htm