I'm a graduated homeschool student myself (and so is my husband) and now I'm homeschooling my own children. dds ages 6 and 4. We are in our second year of homeschooling --and believe me-- its not without its mistakes. And I thought I knew what NOT TO DO from my own experience.
My Biggest Mistake..... A Beka: So much busywork and repetition. I feel like its got my nose to the homeschooling grind stone. But we are finishing the year out with it because we have a baby on the way and due sometime in May (1 and a half months from now). My husband is so pro-A Beka and thinks its an academic wonder (he grew up on A Beka), so it may take some getting used to on his part.
Next year: More real books, more hands-on activities, more field trips and more fun. Also, the schedule we had planned for ourselves has been so rigorous. I am thinking about doing a 6 week on and 1 week off schedule for next year. Either that or 4 days a week instead of 5.:001_smile: