Homeschooling

I homeschool my 10 year old and plan on homeschooling my 9 month old when the time comes. Honestly there are so many online and dual immersion type programs along with local communities that it makes homeschooling way easier and more appealing now imo. You can really get into whatever topics and subjects your child wants. My son is very outdoorsy and so we do a hiking class and go to outdoor learning spaces all the time. We work on 3-4 subjects M-TH then Fri is hands on leaning and visual activities. Sometimes reading. We also go on field trips with other homeschool families. Most places like museums and fairs have some homeschooling days that are cheap or free

If you’re going to keep her home for pre-k, I would start as much fine motor activities as you can :) learning resources has a lot of cute games. We do 6 hours at pre-k per week and I do more at home!

My oldest used to attend public school. They had too many students on their plate to help them all do well. If children like or need to spend a little more time than other children their age in any area, then public school may not be able to meet their needs effectively. If they can’t finish things within a certain time allowed, or they can but feel stressed out, then public school can do more harm than good. The reason is because stress over time is trauma, and trauma interferes with learning. It’s likely that these students who grow up in public school end up having to go to mental health therapy and psychiatric medication at some point in their childhood. This can be quite costly and inconvenient for families in this day and age. Sometimes it’s ineffective, and causes the whole family to be affected. Private schools that are flexible in nature are good as well. If you want to go this route, look for keywords such as “individualized”and “self-paced.”

👀 following this thread because I’m interested in doing so

I planned on it because I had an amazing experience being homeschooled But I work and I honestly really like that he’s in public school I like that he has theater and sports and music and dance and I don’t have to pay for it lol

Thanks everyone for your input. I know the pressure will be on me but I’m willing to do the work. The only thing I’m concerned is that I feel like she would have less social interactions. How did everyone deal with that and is that even an issue? I don’t have any friends with kids her age so it’s already hard for me to have playdates for her.

As a homeschooled kid I had plenty of interactions I was homeschooled through CHEP so we had a hq that we could go to and do classes with other kids like art classes or theater lol go make butter and learn American history We’d do field trips like go to Knott’s And 6 flags had a homeschool day We did martial arts and did rec sports We also did acting classes and went on auditions and met kids like that And we grew up with a lot of kids our age You just have to put in the effort but it’ll happen You said she’s 2 I wouldn’t be concerned yet (Also to add we weren’t homeschooled to be sheltered or for religious reasons)