Comments on: How to Create a Simple Classical Homeschool

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:18:01 +0000

In reply to Joelle Umandap. Thanks, Joelle!

By: Joelle Umandap

Joelle Umandap — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:50:52 +0000

Love it! Thanks for this reminder.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:14:28 +0000

In reply to Alison. I found the kids and the homeschool keep changing. The handy thing about children growing up, is they do grow more independent. I found the amount of time I need to invest per child remains roughly constant. My K and 1st grader sit down with me and do all their school work for the day. My 8th and 11th graders complete most of their schoolwork by themselves. We sit down together to correct problems, answer questions, hold discussions, and ensure quality work is done. :-)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:09:24 +0000

In reply to Michelle Caskey. My pleasure.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:50:00 +0000

I’m always a little hesitant to chime in to curriculum discussions with homeschoolers of preschoolers, kinders, and even first graders who have shelves of packaged curriculum and extensive plans for their young children, that mine is only doing math, phonics and basic letter formation/penmanship. I’m sure a lot of their resources are wonderful, I just don’t have the time for that!

I’m a little bit worried though, that in the coming years I will have to stretch myself thin to meet the needs of several children with increasing time requirements!

Thanks for sharing Sarah, I’m a big fan of keeping it simple!

By: Michelle Caskey

Michelle Caskey — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:38:15 +0000

Love this! “The trick to a successful homeschool isn’t to frantically try to do everything. It’s to focus on what’s most important at each stage of development.” There are so many good options out there that it’s easy to overwhelm our kids… and us. Thanks for this wonderful reminder!