Comments on: Taking Stock for a Successful Year

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[...] Angela at Mother Crone’s Homeschool returns to show us how she also is putting some of her ‘down time’ of summer to use to look ahead to where they are going in Taking Stock for a Successful Year. [...]

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:55:06 +0000

Another intoduction to a chapter in your book? Great post. It is awesome that you understand your children so well. It is a great gift to them and your readers.

I’ve been grappling with the dichotomy of “boxed curriculm” and preparing materials myself. I don’t see myself as a boxed sort of person and in that I feel like our approach could be more unschoolish, at least at this point. The problem is unschooling doesn’t appeal to me. Does that make sense?

Your post shows me a way that creating mateials and “going with the flow” doesn’t have to be unschooling.

By: homespunschool

homespunschool — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:42:09 +0000

I love this post. I always have my eyes open to my child’s needs, but it had never occured to me to sit down and list strengths/weaknesses and also character issues. I tend to go with the flow a lot and have been wanting to tighten things up – to have a more mindful plan – without the burden of a curriculum. You have shown me the way. Thank you I am so glad we have oldtimers like you around who can share the wisdom of all your homeschooling years with us. Sometimes I feel I’ve been doing this for ages but six years is nothing compared with ELEVEN! Yay for you!

By: Alasandra

Alasandra — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:14:25 +0000

A personalized curriculum to me is the heart of what homeschooling is all about. You expressed it beautifully.

By: Tara

Tara — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:34:57 +0000

What a timely post for me. I just spent yesterday afternoon going through a list of “I Can” statements provided to me by the new school district T will attend and freaking out because 1. the list was huge and 2. she’s only mastered 65% of last year’s list. We’re continuting to school lightly over the summer but I refuse to freak out and try and cram in everything “on the list.” T really wants to give this performing arts school a try but if we end up coming back to homeschooling again, the information on your blog will prove to be invaluable.
Thanks for all the wonderful thoughts!