Homeschool and Charlotte Mason
I've always wanted to homeschool, since before J started kindergarten, but it was too expensive and I was not sure we could handle it. K12 has been a real eye opener of what I can handle and how they learn best, but we are all unhappy with their system and do not want to use the public schools where we live now. So I kept looking and found the most wonderful sources. At the end of this year we will switch to a blend of Build Your Library and Ambleside Online. Thinking back I am heartsick at lost time when this beautiful free resource was available and I had no idea. It is hard to let go. Ableside Online is based on the methods of Charlotte Mason, so I started reading her books which has made me a little sad about my own childhood. Not only the beautiful classic books I missed out on, but the lessons she considered crucial. One habit she instructs parents to focus on is redirecting negative thoughts so that children learn to control them. I think I would be a completely diffe...