Summer School?

You might be wondering, why would anyone start a blog about home-schooling in July? Well, that's one of the beauties of home educating your children... you don't have to follow the crowd. If you want to teach your children through the whole year, and allow them to get ahead of their peers, you can do that. If you want to take the entire month of December off to enjoy the festive season as a family, you can do that. The options are as varied as your imagination.

Our family doesn't take the summer months off. This has allowed our boys to get far enough ahead (not having to deal with the review part of school that often takes a couple of months to get through) that we can take time off in December to bake cookies and do family things. Don't feel sorry for the children though... They enjoy their lessons thoroughly, and are eager learners. There is still plenty of time in each day to have fun. Last week we went swimming 4 or 5 times (about 14 hours total swimming), and still had time on the weekend to go to a cook-out, and have a day of rest. It's all in how you manage your time. Prioritize, and you can accomplish just about anything. Does this mean I have it "all together" and that my house is spotless while my children are well educated, and fancy dinners are cooked every night? The short answer is, no. Not every day anyway. Usually it's the housekeeping that falls by the wayside while the family is well fed and educated. I've noticed that dishes don't get upset and leave if you ignore them for a day. They'll still be there tomorrow. (Unfortunately.) Just do what's really important. Your children are only young once.