Homeschooling for Beginners | What You Really Need To Know
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Shandace Robertson sits down with a friend who has been homeschooling for 5 years. They tackle everything from curriculum to self-care for homeschool parents.
1. How did you decide you would homeschool? 00:46
2. Advice for families where one parent is not fully onboard? 2:49
3. What is something you wish you knew beforehand? 5:05
4. What is something all parents should consider before homeschooling? 6:25
5. How many hours do you spend on school on an average day? 8:19
6. What does a typical day of homeschooling look like? 8:37
7. What about socialization? 13:15
8. Some parents worry they will “ruin” their kids. What are your thoughts? 15:28
9. How do parents ensure they don’t cause a learning delay? 17:17
10. How do you handle subjects that you are not good at? 20:22
11. How much does it cost? Can you actually homeschool for free? 24:19
12. How did you find the co-op you joined? 25:37
13. Where do you get curriculum and how to you choose the “right” one? 28:00
14. Advice for parents 'on the fence' about homeschooling? 31:32
15. BONUS: what is the best and worst part of homeschooling? 32:44
This video tells you what you really need to know about homeschooling your kids.
Determining Learning Style Articles & Quizzes:
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Resources:
Homeschool laws by state: hslda.org/legal?gclid=Cj0KCQj...
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Methods:
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Montessori: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montess...
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That was genuinely one of the best, well thought out and done, interviews I've ever seen regardless of the topis. I'm so glad I found this video+
Oh wow! That's the nicest thing anyone on TH-cam has said to me. Thank you
Agreed! 😍
I have a lot of my family worried about me homeschooling, and my kids not getting social interactions. I feel because they are home and in a safe place they will be able to be themselves and not be afraid to ask questions and in public schools they get made fun of or bullied that may interfere with their overall behavior and could withdrawal from being the person they want to be.
@ashlisoverbay socialization, or lack there of, seems to be the number one worry when it comes to homeschooling. As you probably saw in this video, there are A TON of ways that homeschoolers can interact with others and socialize. Co-ops, other homeschool kids, parks, church, family members, siblings and the list goes on. And your observation about them feeling empowered to ask questions in a safe environment is spot on! Keep it up!
I've actually gotten better at math since homeschooling my son.
Wonderful! Amazing how that works!
I think as a parent taking on teaching we need to realize we are taking on being students again. We have to learn in order to be a good teacher right?
@@straydeviare Right!
Thank you for sharing about your initial anxiety with drop off and having all your kids too! I also felt this way and a lot of times felt like such a failure because it would such a rush and uncomfortable for me. Now I’m so excited to start homeschooling my kids soon!
Hey! Thank you for the comment, I really appreciate it. I'm so glad this video was able to help you. Good luck with your homeschooling. Keep it touch as I'd love to hear how it is going. 💓
This is Mel from the video 👋🏻 I’m so glad this resonated with you!!! It was kind of a snap decision for me because I was so overwhelmed, but it led me to this beautiful place of teaching my kids at home. I hope it goes SO well for you and that you grow closer with your kids through the process! Also, my 6 year old son just told me, “I used to hate school, but I love this part!” speaking of him playing legos while I read living history books to him 🥰
Omg I’m so glad that I found your channel. My husband and I are homeschooling our 1st & 3rd grader for the first time. Refreshing to see a mommy so similar to what I’m trying to do. It’s new and scary at times. Thanks for sharing 😌😌😌😌
@canadian.Mommyof3 A genuine thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it! I'm glad this video was helpful. We hope to post another homeschooling video soon. Is there anything you'd like to see on that video?! Would love to hear your thoughts.
We are going to start homeschooling our 1st and 3rd grader this fall
Thank you for this extensive, down to earth video!
We love home learning:) I have 3 kiddos 6, 11 and 13.
We do ours via a DL public school that allows so much freedom. There are so many resources out there!
Greetings from BC, Canada.
Greetings! We were in Vancouver not too long ago and visited a restaurant called Dark Table and had an amazing time. Glad to hear you love homeschooling! Thanks for the comment!
@@gigglezillakids7379 cool! That’s my city ☺️
I am super grateful for this video. I am in my second day of homeschooling my 5y 7m son and i was literally losing mywits this mrning. The resources, sobering insights and awesome reasons that match mine are soooo encouraging. Thank you so much
OMG, I'm so glad! It's challenging in the beginning but it does get better. Hang in there, mama!
Thank you for this truly informative video! now I know this is the right path to take for me.
thank you so much for your hard working & sharing these amazing resources
Thank you for the comment. I really appreciate your kind words.
First year doing classical conversations for my 5 year old boy. We love it! ❤
I love it! Since doing this interview I have had several conversation with people about CC and they have such wonderful things to say about it. Thank you for watching and thank you for the comment. Merry Christmas :)
Thanks for sharing this! So good to know others feel anxiety at the beginning!
New subscriber here! Great video! This is our second year this year and love it. It’s so rewarding! Thank you for the video.
Wonderful, thank you and welcome aboard!
Thanks for this. Looking to share this with my childs mom. She is nervous about the idea.
This was one of the most helpful homeschooling videos I've watched. Thank you so much! Giving me the motivation to jump in 😊🙌⭐
Aww! Thank you! Jump in with both feet :)
Wow...just came across your video. This was so informative and I appreciated the conversation style of the interview. I am new (2 months) to homeschooling and was getting discouraged. After this video I think I will keep trying .
Yes! Keep going! The first few months are the hardest for both the parent and the child. Find support groups and co-ops in your area! Keep me posted. I'd love to hear how it's going in a few months.
Thank you….. I think I gained browny points while listening to you two since my wife has brought this home schooling to my attention and she was right next to me while I watched you two, thank you thank you!!
Ahh! I love it!
Thank you ladies for this video. It was super informative.
Thank you!
Nice tips. We're about to start homeschooling soon, so this can come in handy.
@Learning Girl Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment ☺️
Thank you this was everything I needed to know
Wonderful!
I appreciate this video!! I am going to start homeschool this year, my son will be a so call kindergarten student and I plan to do the homeschool teaching.... thanks your perspective!
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
THANK YOU!!!
Thanks so much this was so informative!
Aww! Thank you
LOVE IT!
Thank you!
Great video ! Good info
Thank you!
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Best friends!
After learning the different ways one learns Audio, visual, tactile. I approached studies for myself like this. Watch read or have someone instruct me about a certain subject. Then attempt to do it by hand and repeat it myself. Once I've revisited both until I am good at that I then instruct or teach someone else how. Something about the trial and error helps retain that subject matter. At least for me that practice has helped me become a great learner. I think that approach can benefit anyone as it encompasses all the different ways someone can absorb knowledge in any subject.
I found that dissecting and troubleshooting a lesson is what learning is all about. Not just memorizing. In that way you have absorbed the criteria in full rather just repeating something out of a text book. I think in the long run that information is stored and easily accessible. Where some studies from school that I just repeated over and over to memorize has been lost over time.
Totally agree! I realized that I am a visual learner and it totally changed the way I approach learning. Thanks for the comment!
Great video!
Thank you 🙏🏾
Great video and much needed information 🌺 thank you for your work!
Just one little advice, the music in the background is a bit distracting and too loud for the overall audio level. I think the interview would've been perfect without it 🙏
We decided to homeschool and I have no clue what I am doing! We havent started yet as im going along with the public school calendar, we start next week. I am terrified and so lost of where to start
I literally pulled my kids out on the 23rd of august! So I still don’t know what I’m doing. You are not alone.😌
@@ashleymendiola751 i actually contacted my ypungest ones teacher from last year and her advice today was invaluable!!! And she is doing her end of year assessment for me.
@Mary Woods I am glad you were able to connect with a teacher! Sounds like they will be a great resource. I literally just posted a video last week about how to start homeschooling. th-cam.com/video/M-8gVJnAybw/w-d-xo.html I would start by joining Facebook groups in your area and networking with other homeschool parents and co-ops. My friend homeschools her kiddos at her kitchen table with purchased curriculum and supplies from the Dollar Store. Hope this helps!!!
My parents set me up for a online homeschooling program, I can do my stuff at my own pace and it’s like these videos that teachers made and I’m learning a lot, I wanted to know do I have to do anything with the state to do this type of homeschooling ?
Hey! I have a few follow-up questions. Did they withdraw you from public school or is your program through the school district? There are different laws by state so the rules depend on where you are. Here is a list of laws by state. Find yours then maybe connect with your parents. hslda.org/legal?gclid=CjwKCAjwx46TBhBhEiwArA_DjCDlD2raU681YNM1w9DrC9GtpBwyF6ElrwpnFO0xxFK-1sj-Mq6YqBoCf3EQAvD_BwE Thanks for the comment! How are you liking online school?!
Hello I love the information question what curriculum you recomed
Hi! It really does depend on a few factors. How much time you have to homeschool, your child's learning style, will you supplement with online learning or co-ops, do you want it to be faith-based, Classical, Montessori...and so on. I would start with "why" you want to homeschool and read about the top five types. If your goals don't align with one, research another. Good luck!
Great information, the video can really do without the music though, or at least turn it down. It’s really more distracting
How do you find out what type of learner your child is? Audio or visual etc? Is there a test they need to take?
@Lara C Hi Lara! Such a good question. There’s a few ways to determine your child’s learning style.
1. Observing what the kids like or the types of activities they enjoy.
2. Ask their teacher for feedback (if they aren’t being homeschooled.)
3. Or, yes, have them take a test to help you determine their style.
There’s a really good article on a website called “Hip Homeschool Moms.” They describe each learning style in reference to determining the best homeschool curriculum and even have a short quiz at the end of the article. hiphomeschoolmoms.com/what-is-my-childs-learning-style/
I’ll add this article to the description as well! Thanks for such an insightful question. 💕
Hi @Lara C! For my kids, it just came from observing them in their play and interests. My oldest LOVES listening to books and likes being read to, and can tell you what he’s learned from what he’s heard. So auditory learning is obviously his strong suit. My middle, however, has a harder time paying attention and is more drawn in when doing things with his hands, though can repeat things back that he’s heard pretty well. He’s more hands on then, though I can use some oral teaching as well.
I hope this helped a bit! It can be tricky but if you feel like something isn’t working, don’t be afraid to switch it up!!
@@melaniematheson3607 Thank you. I can see that my older one has a bit of auditory, hands on and visual. My 2nd one is more hands on and very arty crafty. Do you choose the delivery of the curruculum to suit their learning style? If so are there sites out there we could check out to see if how deliver a certain topic/subject? Like how do I teach maths to my arty hands on child? Or how do i teach her to read? These are some of the things I am thinking of as I prepare for our homeschool journey .
This is so encouraging at this time on our hi homeschool journey as we're wrapping up this year and thinking of how we need to approach to next year, what changes need to be made and what do we want to stick with.
@Charity Fisher 💖
Can I start homeschooling my 2 and half years old daughter ?? .she doesn't talk that much .. what to start with??
The sooner you introduce learning, the better. It's important to build a solid foundation for future learning/homeschooling so at 2 1/2 I would start with the basics. Letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. I posted a video about how to introduce learning and even have a free lesson plan. th-cam.com/video/dazrhQ7zqJU/w-d-xo.html
I was a nanny for a family who had a 2 year old and she didn't talk very much at first but after teaching her letters, number, shapes, animals, and talking to her all day, her vocab really improved. Good luck, mama! Keep me updated.
I have a question regarding teaching spelling. My 10 year old is a great reader but bad speller. He is spelling according to how he has been taught phonectically which doesn't always come out right in spelling. e.g. he cannot understand why the word 'island' is not pronounced is- land. etc etc. He thinks English is confusing.
Oh my word, he’s right! English is so confusing. Truthfully I haven’t used a spelling curriculum, but I have heard good things about all about spelling from friends. I use a more Charlotte Mason approach using a language arts curriculum called Spelling Wisdom (so I guess that is a curriculum haha). It’s only done once/twice per week, the kid reads a short saying, poem or passage, then copies it down. By carefully reading it, they will pick up the spelling of the words used. You ask them to spell as many words as they can, then ask them one particular harder word as well. But don’t let them guess, you don’t want them to get confused by how they think it’s spelled. If they don’t know, let them look at the word again. The curriculum is from Simply Charlotte Mason. I like it, it’s a very slow and gentle approach.
I hope this helps, Lara!
How many hours a week or a day do you homeschool?
Mel homeschools 5 days per week from 8am-1pm with a lunch break in between.
whoaaaaaa, the feet on the living room sofa. ok, sorry, back to the topic.!! good interview. thanks for the resource. didnt like the easy peasy
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Totally random...but the girl on the lefts mannerisms remind me of Taylor Swift! haha Love the video too (:
Interesting! Now I have to go watch Taylor Swift interviews. Thanks for the comment :)
@@gigglezillakids7379 she even kind of looks like Taylor Swift to me haha but brunette!
@@xthebluenitex Ill see her at church tomorrow and I'll pass along this comment to her!
Ok..her reasoning for pulling him from preschool it’s legit just laziness..🙄 you got tired walking him into class...that really bugged me..but everything else was good
Hey! You might be surprised by how many people resonate with her about being overwhelmed with getting multiple kids to and from school everyday while also dealing with your own emotional stress and anxiety. Homeschooling was the right choice for her emotional health and her family. Thanks for the comment and feedback. Cheers
Just to go out to do groceries is a stressful process with a 7,4yrs and 2mos old. So YES, having to do that every day for her I bet was extremely stressful which I completely understand and wouldn't want to deal with either. Get off your high throne and stop judging, its extremely disrespectful and often why people don't reach for help when is mostly crucial to them.
@@gmg03 Couldn't agree more! Thank you!
I am actually saddened by how comfortable people have become with putting others down over the internet. It's heartbreaking.
My kids would not be able to be on their cell phones anytime i am homeschooling them. Before school starts and after school ends is when ide let my kids be on their CELL PHONE there is just something EVIL about cell phones that i do not like
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