Looking Ahead to Next Year

We have about six weeks of lessons left,
31 days to be exact.
We'll finish sometime around Memorial Day.

It has been a good year. We've learned a great deal, and will finish satisfied with our progress.

But I am already looking ahead to next year.
Truth be told, I started in January, maybe before.

 

 

Next year, our oldest will start High School. We've already settled the question:
Will you homeschool through High School?
It's one of the more prevalent questions we homeschoolers get asked.
Usually the questions are earnest and full of interest. People want to know and are encouraged by other's homeschooling experiences.

However, sometimes, it almost feels like a back handed question when asked with that condescending air. Like the speaker is really thinking, "Sure I see you can homeschool up until 8th grade, but High School, that's a separate beast you are not fit to fight."

We've decided to tame the high school beast anyway.

Our younger children will continue on in our homeschool as well. Currently, I'm collecting ideas for their lessons as well. This year, we finish our four year travel through history. I'd like to start again at the beginning with Creation and Ancient History. I'm considering a different history curriculum, but haven't quite decided, yet. Another change might be in math for our oldest daughter. She will have completed all the Horizon elementary math levels. We have been greatly pleased with her progress, but are considering another curriculum for the higher levels.

We have enjoyed the long journey. We've been traveling it for almost a decade, and with a child in Kindergarten, we have over ten years to go.

This year alone has been one of our best.

Some posts about our current school year include:
What School Looks Like in Our Home
Westward Expansion, Art, and Resources...a Weekly Wrap-Up
Homeschool Days at the Aquarium
An Unplanned Day of School

I don't want to leave you with an inaccurate impression. Homeschooling hasn't always been easy, and it hasn't always felt successful.

Some posts about the challenges of Homeschooling:
Ten {Plus One} Mistakes
Wasting Time and Money on Curriculum Purchases
How I May Have Failed Teaching Preschool
How to Be the Best Homeschool Mom

Overall, homeschooling works for our family.
For that, we are grateful!


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