When I first started homeschooling, one of my greatest fears was that I would not know enough to adequately teach my kids up to and all the way through the high school years. It's a common fear.
The good news is that you have many years to prepare for upper level maths, and if you follow a path like Saxon lays out for you, you'll be ready.
There is a myth that claims, "You can be anything you want to be." Many adults joining the workforce are quickly discouraged by a reality that doesn't match that childhood imagination. While a college degree might have guaranteed you a job twenty years ago, times have changed. It is challenging for us as parents and teachers not to get discouraged about the harsh realities awaiting our children when we send them into the world.
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I never thought I would homeschool my children. Understandably, I followed what I knew. As a child, I had fond memories of my elementary school years. My mom frequently volunteered in my class, and I was prepared to follow in her footsteps. However, when my oldest started kindergarten, I didn't find it as easy to get involved as I had hoped. teachers didn’t want me to bring my toddler along to class.
At the same time that I was struggling to find a way to stay connected to my son's school, his extra-curricular activities were absorbing an inordinate amount of time.
Recently I inherited a stack of treasures my husband’s mother had saved from his childhood school years. Artifacts included handwriting samples, artwork, and test scores. Although it was fun to see, my home was already bursting at the seams with collections of my own children’s past work. It piles up very quickly.
That is why we decided to go digital with our homeschool portfolios.
Teaching reading was my greatest fear as I contemplated homeschooling. Could I do it? What if I messed it up? What if I turned my kids off of reading forever?
Of course, teaching a child to read is not nearly as difficult as you may expect. And all of my children are proficient readers! What I've found over my years of interacting with my readers is that there is really only one element that is key to helping someone find success in reading — quality time with a mentor.
