tracigirl Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 All the curriculum is ordered for my 2nd and 4th grade boys, Friday was their last day of school and tomorrow is our first day of HS. I am excited and nervous. I keep reading about taking it easy the first few weeks and adding things in slowly...is this really ok? I've heard that it is even a good thing to do so we can all adjust to the change. And as good as this sounds, I kind of feel like I am not doing my job if I take it too easy. Thoughts???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom28kds Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 No thoughts. Just wishing you a wonderful time with your kids. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OK Family Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Yes have a wonderful time. Start slow, and add things to your day as your comfortable, most of all just enjoy being home with your kids. You will get to witness many lightbulbs go off. I love it when my 3rd grader makes connections and then shares them with me! I'd miss out on that if I sent him to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 How exciting. :) You'll do fine. I say the first lesson should be baking something yummy preferably with pumpkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 You can do it! It really doesn't have to be hard. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracigirl Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Thank you for all the encouragement! What a wonderful thing to wake up to! I am excited! Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperch Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsam Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Have a wonderful day and try to enjoy every moment (even when it seems really hard (boys issues, not necessarily school issues)- I have 3rd and 4th grade boys- our first year homeschooling, too). Good luck. Jodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Yes, you should definitely start out slow and add more in as you go. Give yourselves time to adjust to the new routine. Have a great day!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 take it easy. Leave them wanting more...make it so warm and snuggly and wonderful that they won't ever regret leaving school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charris Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Congratulations! This Friday is my son's last day of public school. We start homeschooling next Monday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsiew Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Have a great day and enjoy your kids! It will take a bit for them (and you) to find a new rhythm.... take it at whatever speed works for you and your kiddos! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 All the curriculum is ordered for my 2nd and 4th grade boys, Friday was their last day of school and tomorrow is our first day of HS. I am excited and nervous. I keep reading about taking it easy the first few weeks and adding things in slowly...is this really ok? I've heard that it is even a good thing to do so we can all adjust to the change. And as good as this sounds, I kind of feel like I am not doing my job if I take it too easy. Thoughts???? Your job is to help your dc be the best they can be, not do do school. This means that absolutely you need to allow time for them to adjust to being at home, with you, with their siblings, all day long. And it also means that it could easily take more than a few weeks for your dc to recover themselves. For some, it could easily mean that the dc weren't ready for serious academic studies until after Christmas. Really. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewaggie99 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 We started homeschooling in April (afterschooling in the previous years). It took a few months to adjust. Definitely enjoy your time with the kids, start slow, and give yourself a grace period. I found my kids were happy to HS, but struggled with the different routine. We are doing much better now and enjoying our time together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hope you have a great first day! Absolutely take things at a pace where you and they can ease into school. Consider it part of your job :-). Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Ummm, don't shoot me but I'd go one step further and take some time off to "deschool". Hit some museums, visit the library, read together, play together, have fun! Start "school" after christmas. This way they can forget how much they hate school. You will not be behind for very long, HSer's learn so much so quickly you will be caught up by May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 How fun! Have a great, fun first day, first week, first month..... Enjoy your kids! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I keep reading about taking it easy the first few weeks and adding things in slowly...is this really ok? I've heard that it is even a good thing to do so we can all adjust to the change. And as good as this sounds, I kind of feel like I am not doing my job if I take it too easy. Thoughts???? YES, YES, YES!!!! I completely ignored this advice my first year, and I paid for it. I tried it the second year, and I cannot believe how well it worked. In fact, it worked so well, that I decided to do it again this year, even though we were adding only one new curriculum. Now, I can't imagine trying to start everything on the first day. The reality is that you don't have to do everything every day or even every week. Even school teachers take it easy the first week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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