February 9, 2014

Homeschool Kindergarten

I know I posted about this last year, but I just wanted to state again that Kindergarten may not be the right place for your child.  You can check out my post last year for my reasons: Some thoughts about keeping children home for Kindergarten. 

I was thinking about this again because I just read a great article shared by my cousin about the way they are pushing kids to read at younger and younger ages and it's setting kids up to hate reading.  Some kids are not cognitively ready to read, and that's okay!  It's like trying to push all kids to walk at 7 months just because there are a few that can.  Reading should not be pushed when the children are not ready. If you read the comments of the article, you will also see the opinion of some kindergarten teachers who hate the new way they are forced to teach these kids in order to keep their jobs!  They know it's not developmentally appropriate but feel powerless to stop it because of the unreal standards being imposed on our schools.  

If your child is not ready or is becoming very frustrated with reading because he/she just can't seem to get it, maybe homeschool is the right option for you.  Homeschooling allows you to move at your child's pace in a loving environment.  

Over the next several weeks I am going to be posting the books and resources I have used in homeschooling my little ones, as well as how we organize our day, in the hope that it will help those of you who are making this decision.  



March: Other Kindergarten Stuff

I hope this will be helpful. If you have any specific questions you want to ask me or want me to cover, please either email me or comment on this post.  





4 comments:

  1. This is my 3rd year homeschooling, but my first year homeschooling a kinder. I was very nervous going in to it because of the pressure of teaching her to read. I was also nervous we would butt heads since she's a spunky little girl. But, it's been great. She's excited to learn & has been doing very well - both with her studies & her attitude. I don't know if I'm going to continue homeschooling, but I definitely don't think I made a mistake by keeping her home this year.

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    1. That's great! I think the Kindergarten year is so much fun!

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  2. Great post Erin! I started homeschooling my oldest when he was three weeks into K5. We already saw how much damage it was doing to him, and we haven't looked back since we made the jump into homeschooling. Now we've been at it for 11 years with three boys! I'd love to shout to homeschool newbies: YOU CAN DO IT! :)

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    1. That's awesome! I think a lot of people hear the word "homeschool" and think they could never do it, but I hope we can convince them otherwise! There's something so special about spending that extra time with your little ones at home.

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