Homeschool eureka

For real this time I figured it out this year I have a real plan and the resources I know which strategies I am going to use and backs just in case. I feel comfortable proceeding with or without all the bells and whistles. So far we have been very organic or very unschoolie ha I made a new word. We wake up and go through our day and learn as the day flows. My oldest Lacks some common sense so we need a bit more structure to our routine so he can see a bit clearer why we do what we do how we do. My oldest is third grade age. He is not academically behind but as with any homeschooler there are gaps. I don’t run a leaking boat so we have patching to do. Once I patch the gaps in his scientific method I will be happy to be more lax. Lol yeah right he is getting older and I will blink and he will be in college with the discipline of a fly. I am grossly over exaggerating. But that is what homeschool mom’s do from time to time.

We have taken on the task of making sure our child learn how to learn efficiently and effectively in order to affect change in society and their own personal lives with as little stress as possible. I have the spiritual stuff down. With the book “build your own theology” in mind I have found great resources to implement teaching the boys to foster their own relationship, not just accept how I relate to god. I am looking forward to speech and debate on the topic in the future.

My philosophical approach makes this so easy. I go back and forth between what to call it in my planner, philosophy or theology heck mythology could be an option during some of our discussions. Needless to say I am a true traditionalist. I am a purist when it comes to classical education. They didn’t have the Bible when Plato and Socrates where walking the streets having discussions. Socrates was killed for swaying the minds of the youth away from the brand new “fad” lol of religion. Hello, every one was gnostic, polytheistic, pantheist or atheist. Just like now only now we added monotheism because pantheism, what is that? Smh. I have wavered my life between gnostic and pan theist I was monotheistic for a hot second then I realized it was confused pantheism. To find my community of spiritual peers I have settled on unitarian universalism. All roads (religions) lead to the same destination. Each path simple provides a different view. I chose the classical method because we are always asking questions I love Charlotte Mason ‘s approach because her lessons are short and touches on everything intently with purpose. We read a book have a conversation filled with questions. Do some copywriter of the good stuff and do a project spending a lot of time outside. Nathan loves to draw. I want to teach him a few techniques simply to enhance his output so he can mature in his appreciation. He doesn’t have to be Rembrandt I just want him to be able to put on the page what he sees in his mind and be pleased with the result on some level. I was watching a special feature on a spider man dvd and the cartoonist talked about how they were never fully happy with their work. I like how they are always Seeking to improve. I want that for my boys. And not in a negative way. Perfection is an illusion. Stagnation and death of spirit are very real. Phobe on friends telling her bicycle not to die. Pops into my mind. Lol if you stop growing then you are dying plain and simple. If you want to live a long time you must always be growing. That can’t be hard because there is a lot of information to attain.

Now for the quick change of gears. Still on homeschooling but back on the track have having it all figured out. Loop Scheduling. I like how all of the above can fit language arts. To include foreign language and Botany. How can I not teach Botany and herbalism I am a holistic health specialist. Now for the other subjects of math, science, art, and music. Loop schedule. Math games three times a week science three times a week art two times a week. Theory and practice one day appreciation the other. Show and tell on Friday or Saturday. Depending on the season summer we have baseball on Saturdays. We listen to music almost everyday but I need to be more intentional with the boys. I appreciate the tempo and the lyrics, I know exactly why I love the genre of music I love and the artists within it. I want my children to be able to do the same even if they stop liking te music I love. I have a feeling my youngest is going to love death medal lmao so three to four times a week we will be more intentional with our music. The third and fourth day will be the practice day when I get them enrolled in lessons or hah I forgot online free piano lessons I have buy keyboard on my list. The book Listful Thinking is epic I love it and her website is Amaze balls. Drop the mic on that one. Lol

One last shout out to Karen Cadera on Facebook who has created the best homeschool music curriculum to teach children piano. She offers free and paid courses. We participated in the summer siesta and the current free planet symphony in preparation for the total solar eclipse this coming Monday. http://bit.ly/SolarSystemSymphony