How do you know when it’s time for a homeschool curriculum change? It’s a question homeschool moms ask all the time.
How do you know when it’s time to get new shoes for your children? When they complain that their feet hurt when they wear their shoes. How about new clothes? How do you know when it’s time to replace the old ones? When their clothes just don’t fit anymore—sleeves too short, shirts not long enough. How about replacing their bikes? When their knees hit the handlebar and their legs are just too long.
When Is It Time For A Change In Curriculum?
In other words, when something doesn’t fit or they outgrow it, you replace it. You know when its time for a change by taking note of the visual or audible cues. You don’t make them wear shoes that don’t fit—you change them, without giving it another thought.
Why would it be different when it comes to our homeschool curriculum?
When Your Kids Don’t Like Your Homeschool Curriculum
Curriculum should be treated the same way, but so often we stay the course simply because we’ve made the investment and it is easier than trying something different.
This is the time of year that so many people have approached me with the same question, asking “When is it a good time to change the way we homeschool? The kids hate what we are doing, and so do I.”
Why don’t they like it?
It’s boring.
There are too many papers to grade.
Kids hate the books.
Moms hate the daily struggles and battles.
Don’t kill the joy of learning for these young minds. If you are getting clues that it is time to make a change, pray about the possibilities. Ask questions. Try a unit study. Roller Coasters? Goofy Gecko? Discover the Senses? Just one. Textbooks and workbooks and naysayers will always be there.
It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.
More Homeschool Encouragement
- The Importance of Family Traditions
- Celebrating Progress in Your Homeschool
- Helping Your Children Pursue Their Dreams
Go ahead! And then come back and let me know what scares you most about change. What are YOUR questions? I’m here to help!
Blessings,
Amanda B.