Our New Adventure Begins!

Well today a new chapter in our lives began... HOMESCHOOLING!! I can't believe it is really happening and I am so excited! We have been blessed to be able to do this and have our family support us in this decision that has been in planning since before our kids were born. I knew that one day I would be teaching my own kids. Why is a teacher homeschooling? That is very simple, as much as I enjoy being with my students, I know exactly what happens in the classroom. I see how we rush some of these kids into things that they are not developmentally ready for but we do it because it is something that we have to do. I don't want my kids to be part of that. I want my kids to actually enjoy what they are learning and pick subjects that they want to learn about. I want them to have fun while doing it as well and I don't want them to spend the whole day at school when in reality teaching doesn't take that long, we just make it long at school and we get kids that are bored throughout the day because instead of sitting down for multiple hours they should be learning through play. Unfortunately that is not what Kindergarten is all about anymore and don't get me started on Common Core that is another story for another blog post... People may not agree with my decision and that is fine. Homeschooling is not for everybody but I know it is for my family. Saying all that I can't believe my little boy has begun Kindergarten. Today we did all the subjects and it only took us less than 2 hours! It was amazing! I know his favorite subject is Science and he can't wait to get outside and explore which of course now that I know that we will definitely be doing a lot more of that. The beauty of Homeschooling I can choose what to teach and how to do it! Anyways, of course I had a small photo shoot prior to beginning our school day so I am sharing them with you although they are raw... I have not touched them or edited them.

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