Pursue Your True Education

I have helped a number of home-school families.  One trap new families fall into is to try and replicate the public school curriculum.  Once a family brought a stack of books from the local public school.  This is predicated on the idea that the public school curriculum is good.  Committees create state standards.  Look at this example.  Kids study China, Greece, and Mali.  Really?  Instead concentrate on the core four: Math, Science, English, and History.  Yes, include time-lines, book reports, research projects, and map studies.  Make the core four your daily priority.  Invest four hours a day—everyday.  Read thirty minutes a day.  This is your safety net.  Now pursue your real education.  One young friend was passionate about animals.  She shadowed a local vet several times a week.  Another family helped design and build a shed for their family.  Many families invest hours and hours in music, gymnastics, and dance, both lessons and practice.  Another family friend’s boys shadow Daddy at his construction company.  What is your passion?  Cover your bases with the core four and then pursue your real education, your passion.