starwarsmomma Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I'm not sure why, I just feel the need to plan ahead. I already have THIS year's curriculum bought and ready to go, and I'm working hard to convince myself there's no hurry for next years curriculum. But I already have it kinda planned out. And I wanna buy it. NOW. I have a little bit of money "earmarked" for homeschool stuff (not spending till we are sure about employment situation though)... LOL Anyone else? Is it some sickness, like homeschool-curriculum-itis? I just love seeing full shelves, with all the pretty books. BOOOOKS. They're so pretty and smell GOOD. I LOVE the smell of homeschool books. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Yeah, there's somethin' wrong with it ... IT MAKES THE REST OF US SLACKERS LOOK BAD! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Is it crazy? I hope not because that's me too!! Not that I've filed anything past this school year but I've purchased some school books for future years because I got great deals...not because I "needed to" or "had to".. but because the price was right.. For example. I purchased... Apologia Astronomy last year because we wanted to use that...and I knew we wanted to do Botany next...well I found someone that was selling the set for an amazing price..so I got Apologia Astronomy, Botany, Zoo 1, Zoo 2 and Zoo 3...for $50PPD :001_huh: I couldn't pass that up! Then I wanted to buy HWT workbooks. BUT I knew we were going to be using them all so why pay additional shipping when I had the funds to get all the workbooks I need...So purchased Prek up to 4th grade in HWT workbooks!! But I did realize I would have to purchase another set for my middler and youngest but atleast my oldest is out of the way for this. Next tax return I'll purchase all sets of HWT wb's for my middler and my baby boy. Crazy right? LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karis Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Yeah, there's somethin' wrong with it ... IT MAKES THE REST OF US SLACKERS LOOK BAD! :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I don't plan/buy that far ahead because what is available can change. Something that I like much better may be on the market by then (including a new edition of what I had bought) or I may have gained a new insight into the best way to teach my kid that makes me change course, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I went to my first convention in 1983ish, when dc were 8 and 5; the only workshop I went to all day was the one about getting your dc through high school. :-) So, two years ahead? That's nothin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I haven't bought anything yet (in fact... I still haven't bought most of this years curriculum.. :tongue_smilie:) but I do have a sort of... 13 year plan. lol. I already know what languages we are doing in what grades, where I want to be in a specific grade, have an idea of what type of curriculums I want to use.... I'm sure I'll have to tweak it as DD gets into her own groove, but it is so much fun planning it out! If something derails us, (or speeds us up) I'll just plan it all again! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unity Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 So, it started with me fooling around with history plans for my oldest 2, since I really only have 6 more years of history with them. You know, what do we want to cover in the time we have left? So then their plan impacts their younger sister, so I start planning my 8 yo's schedule through high school, too. Then, of course, while I'm at it I throw in my 4 yo and even the nursing baby...for whom I now have a tentative all-the-way through history plan! Yeah. So 2 years is looking really sane to me right about now! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I bought LOF books before I needed them. It turned out to be a good idea since I switched my older daughter out of CHalkdust Alg 2 to LOF Advanced Algebra even though I hadn't planned to use it with her at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I'm not sure why, I just feel the need to plan ahead. :lol: I am finding that the older kiddo gets, the better I am at predicting which direction we should go. Or perhaps he's just better at coping with whatever I fling at him.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Um, see my signature. :lol: However, I'm not buying anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Not crazy at all! ;) I'm a hard-core planner too so I totally relate. Planning in advance is fun! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Goldwater Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Been having this same ongoing conversation in our house...with 2 DCs starting high school work, and seeing the whole college entrance criteria (don't want to mess up our transcripts), also now with 3 DCs serious into sports and 4H multi-projects as well, wow, we plan far ahead now. DW hhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttes it when things get too hectic or over-extended, so by planning far ahead, we can manage the '2 places @ one time' problems far in advance... The planning works, but I think that it makes time pass by faster...is this explainable, in a quantum physics sort-of way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Buying two years ahead might be risky, unless it's just a later grade of something you've been using for a couple years and know you love. Planning is good, though, even though you'll likely tweak things. I'm obsessively planning right now, because ds is going into 8th grade this year, so it's time to at least tentatively map out all of high school. Yikes! Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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