One Week Down!

Well, the first week has officially come to a close! So many people I know seem to think I'm crazy for choosing to homeschool, even though my daughter is only in preschool! Apparently, the idea of staying at home with your four-year-old is nuts! Who would have thought?

While it hasn't been easy juggling my own studies with that of my daughter's, I know it will be worth it. I feel so fortunate that I am able to share all of these exciting learning moments with her instead of her being off with some stranger. As wonderful and caring as many school teachers are, they just cannot replace a parent in a child's life. And we, as a population, seem to have forgotten that parents are teachers, too!

During the industrial revolution, the government decided compulsory education was in order due to the large amount of children left in the streets while their parents were working long, exhausting hours. People seem to forget that origin, preferring to fall victim to the false believe that parents were proven to be poor educators, when in fact, schools were simply developed out of a need for childcare, not because of anything lacking in the parents!

We are capable of educating our own children, and the ability to do so is a blessing, not a burden. I feel every parent who has the financial ability and time flexibility to do so, should!

Day Two

Driving home from Wal-Mart today, we were in the car listening to "Flute Music from Around the World." Since our unit study for this month is Oceans, I decided to reply the Norwegian flute song, and we made an entire story about the man who played the song, and why he played it. We decided that there was a sea serpent that lived in the ocean near his home. From there, we spun an entire tale of the man's adventures with this sea serpent and his flute. Just shows you that, especially at the preschool level, you can learn and explore everywhere you are!

Day One

Today was my first day as both a student and a teacher. Granted, every parent, whether they realize it or not, is a teacher to their children. However, today was my first "official" day of teaching my daughter while also beginning Spring semester at my own university.

I am a 23 year old college student and mother of two. After trying a semester of having my oldest child in preschool, I've finally decided to step up to the plate and start teaching her at home. I'm starting this blog to catalogue our experiences so that any other families in similar situations might be able to take heart - or perhaps to take caution.

Between studying for my Mesoamerican History course, working on my first Creative Writing assignment, and preparing for Forensic Science tomorrow, we managed to do our reading, math, social sciences, and art. Things might not have gone perfectly, but they certainly started out well. Here's hoping the rest of Spring works out so smoothly!