[Transitioning mid year]

12 minutes ago, Xahm said:

Personally, I find Charlotte Mason's ideas to be very helpful in developing a good homeschool lifestyle. For this reason, I'd advise you to stick with what's basically working for now while (in all your free time, haha) reading Charlotte Mason's works. They are available in the public domain online and are pretty easy reads, as things go. Tweak things in your routine and non-school activities first, then think about what curriculum will help you achieve your goals on the next school year. I used many of Charlotte Mason's ideas, but I don't actually use any curriculum (I think) that bills itself "Charlotte Mason inspired." 

this is a wonderful idea and something I often encourage moms considering homeschool...then forget about myself. 😂 

 

What do you use? Are following a CM style generally and just using other curriculum or just making up your own? 

[Transitioning mid year]

Hello all,

 

I am new to this forum but found this group in my search for a better fit for our homeschool. Up to this point, we’ve been kind of hodge podging things together from various sources; Gather ‘Round, AGF language arts, and Masters for math. I have a second grader and a kindergartener. I also have two toddlers. 
 

At this point, I am just feeling the lack of “spine” that Gather Round is offering and was toying with the idea of switching fully to A Gentle Feast. I love the actual Charlotte mason approach that we’ve been really missing, and as I get to know our homeschooling goals, I’m realizing we’re really not in a Charlotte mason method at all. 
 

At this point I’m wondering if we should switch mid year or just keep trucking along and try to add in more charlotte mason elements to what we are already doing. Thank you in advance!