10 Steps to Homeschooling with EXCELLENCE - Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella
EVERYTHING CHANGED in 2020! For the first time, many were faced with one of the greatest decisions of their parenting lives. How would they educate their children? COVID-19 restrictions, masks, social distancing, and virtual classes forced parents to reconsider education.
Every day now, parents are considering homeschooling for the first time ever and asking the question, “But How?” Yvette Hampton and Aby Rinella answer this critical question.
Getting Started:
Here are 10 very specific steps to get you started on the right path, or encourage you along the way if you’re already traveling the homeschool road.
Psalm 1:1-2: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.”
Proverbs 1:8: “Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.”
1) PRAY. Do that first. Surrender your homeschool to the Lord. Seek Him in all you do.
2) KNOW YOUR WHY. So that when it gets hard, and it will, you can go back and be reminded.
What does the Bible have to say about education? - Israel Wayne's, Christian Education: A Manifesto is a wealth of Biblical instruction on training our children's hearts and minds.
Education: Does God Have An Opinion? Book by Israel Wayne
3) KNOW YOUR STATE LAWS – Visit this page to find the homeschooling laws in your state and connect with your state homeschool organization.
4) JOIN HSLDA
5) DE-SCHOOL – Get rid of the “school” mentality - Do not compare, do not try to recreate someone else’s homeschool or traditional school in your home. Answer the call the Lord has given YOUR family. Give time for a family reset.
6) FIND A LOCAL COMMUNITY
7) UNDERSTAND STYLE - your teaching style and your children's learning styles.
The Way They Learn, by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
Demystifying Learning Styles on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
8) CHOOSE CURRICULUM – Ask friends or family for recommendations
9) ATTEND A HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE – in person, if possible. Learn about your state conference by becoming a member of your state homeschool organization.
10) START WITH THE END IN MIND, and at the same time, acknowledge that change is inevitable. Be flexible.
Recommended Resources:
Stream Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution for free
Getting Started Series on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
Homeschool Survival Series on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast
Homeschooling Every Subject Series on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast.
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