First confession: I haven’t “done school” in three months.
Second confession: It was during these three months that Jamie asked me to be a regular contributor here at Simple Homeschool (so excited for this!).
Final confession: My kids have learned more and I’ve learned more about them learning more (got that?) in these three months than ever before.
So the timing felt right, and that’s what I’m learning:
About feeling right and summer education.
See, during the three months we weren’t “doing school,” I was in the throes of my busiest season. I speak at women’s events and these are heavily concentrated in the fall and spring. At first this felt like a handicap for homeschooling.
The regular school times were my busiest seasons, which meant Mama’s brain was just plain tired. Sure, we spent time together each day adventuring and discovering, reading and exploring, but I just wasn’t up for cracking open the curriculum for concentrated school-time.
But then it dawned on me: We can set our own school schedule! And further, we can learn year-round without worrying about breaks or calendars at all. And more than that, I was amazed at how much my kids learned despite our lack of formal school. Could I really be this relaxed about it all? {Read the rest here… thanks so much!}