My wife and I have started homeschooling our daughters since the last year. Personally, I’ve been pushing for it long before COVID. But, since that’s become such a concern, we decided to give it a shot and see how it goes. One year in, we’ve all fallen in love with it. I can’t imagine that we’ll ever go back to public or private school for a NUMBER of reasons, most of which I won’t get into in this post.
Goal Number ONE of home schooling is to help my daughter find a “Love for Learning”. That in mind, we’ve taken an Eclectic approach to Homeschool. Initially, we started schooling the way we were all used to. Several classes, in well accepted common areas of study, consecutively spaced throughout the day. But what we’ve found is what I think everyone already knows. That’s a super tedious slog for ANYONE. Why is it most kids dislike school? Disinterest in the content, probably in large part. “Eclectic Homeschooling”, as well as “Unschooling” are good remedies to keep the attention of even the most over stimulated ADHD children.
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