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  1. I have homeschooled 6 children so far. Three have finished and one of them has gone to college and gotten a medical assistant degree and planning to go for more. Still homeschooling three more ages 13, 11, and 9 and will continue through 12th grade. Home is best! Teresa
  2. I would definitely suggest MFW. It is open and go and has fun things to do, but is not overwhelming. I have used K, 1st, ECC and up. We love it. I also second what Cindy said, Blessings, Teresa
  3. Hi Helen, First of all, you are doing plenty if not too much... I also use MFW and love it. I have hsed for 18 years now, hsing 6 children. I used to use "this and that" and always wondered the same thing as you...am I doing too much or too little??? Then I found MFW and have been using it for 4 years now with 3 children. It has really given me a piece of mind knowing that I am doing enough and can do a good job of hsing. It is a good solid program. What I have learned over the years is not to compare our schooling with others. It will make you feel inferior and make you crazy. You may hear all of these wonderful stories of other hsers and wonder how in the world they do it and feel as if they are perfect and have perfect children and have the perfect lives, but you don't have their whole story...only bits and pieces. Everyone has different circumstances that they must deal with. Some only have one child, some have extremely bright or gifted children, some mothers have been teachers, some are better planners and better organized. Whatever the situation, yours is going to be different than theirs in some way. So...do school the way you want or need to. Feel good knowing that you are and can do an awesome job doing it the way YOUR family does it. As far as using MFW, I am one of the average ones that will tell you that I struggle everyday to get it all done. Most of the time something gets pushed to the next day or the next. Why? I just don't know, but we do the best that we can. There are others that add several things to MFW and still need more....I just don't know how they do it. You still have them at young ages and that can put obstacles in the way. But you can do it. As for your schedule, I am impressed. And...if you get done by 2pm, you've got it going on. The reason why I say that is because you have extras that you are doing beyond MFW and I struggle just to get that done. Many moms do the book basket and read-aloud books in the evening, during breakfast, or lunch. If you can't get some of it done during your scheduled time try doing some reading at night. For me, I have tried it, but it never seems to work out because Daddy is home and we just don't do it. You are also doing instrument practice during school time and for most, even public schooled kids, is done after school so if you get it done during school time, you are doing great. I don't do a foreign language or instruments and still struggle. Not that I don't want to...sigh... MFW does have a lot of reading...I'm not sure just how much is in Adventures because I haven't done that year, but it does in the older years. I have done K and 1st with my son and we have all done ECC, CTG, and RTR together. Do try to keep it relaxed if that is your goal. You do want a child that is a happy learner and a teacher that doesn't get burned out. It makes for a very unpleasant school time. When it comes to narration, it is something that comes with time. Your son may not know exactly what you expect from him. What you may need to do is do it yourself like you want him to do it as an example. Remember his age though and don't expect more than what he can do. Once he hears you tell it back he may "get it" more easily. He may think he needs to tell you "word for word" and not understand you only want basic info. You may also try giving hints of names, or words to remind him of some things he may remember. You can also start out by asking him questions about the story or information and let him tell you what he knows about that. My son struggles with reading and math, retaining facts and phonetic sounds, but after 4 years of listening to me read books aloud, he does very well remembering things that he hears from our readings. Just remember...gain knowledge, but don't compare...just let Him guide your steps and everything will work out for the best. If you have any questions please ask away!!! BTW...are you aware that there are MFW yahoo groups that you can join for support? Blessings, Teresa
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