We Wish We Knew This Before Homeschooling
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Ever since 2020, there has been a massive shift in the educational system. Many parents have wrestled with the decision of how to approach their kids' schooling. Asking the questions: Do we send our kids to school? Should we choose to homeschool them?
In part 1 of this conversation, we're exploring the pros and cons of homeschooling. We're sharing what we wish we knew before deciding to homeschool and giving some insights we learned along the way.
Listen in for strategies to find the best fit for your family's needs!
p.s. this is part 1! stay tuned for part 2!
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Ever since 2020, there has been a massive shift in the educational system. Many parents have wrestled with the decision of how to approach their kids' schooling. Asking the questions: Do we send our kids to school? Should we choose to homeschool them?
In part 1 of this conversation, we're exploring the pros and cons of homeschooling. We're sharing what we wish we knew before deciding to homeschool and giving some insights we learned along the way.
Listen in for strategies to find the best fit for your family's needs!
p.s. this is part 1! stay tuned for part 2!
______________________
The At Home with the Beveres podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to get the audio-only version so you can take it on the go!
We love hearing from you! Drop a comment to tell us what spoke to you in this episode. If you have any questions you'd like us to tackle in future episodes, drop them in the comments as well, and we'll work hard to get to them!
Get 10% off books and resources in our store by clicking here → https://3szn.short.gy/T5fH72
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@athomewiththebeveres
Are you considering homeschooling? We’d love to know!
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@nataliebarbosa9383
This is my 3rd year homeschooling, I pulled my 3 children ages 8, 10, 12 out of the public school system and it was the BEST decision I have made for them. Teaching them and raising them according to their gifts and talents is a blessing that we can give to our children ❤
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@Briannasmoreno
Gave nothing lol. Why did they go back to regular school? How was the home school experience? Curriculum set up? Did they excel? Did they fall behind?
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@sues3218
I just graduated my last child from homeschool. I have ZERO regrets. You can do this parents.
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@followjesuswithfaithoverfear
I came to Christ in 2020. When my kids were at home I just felt a peace that I never felt before. A year before that I would never even imagine. Then they had to go back to school and it was a restless chaos. It is so weird to think that maybe God just had a plan with this all. We serve a good God ❤
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@audreyestelle687
Being a stay at home/homeschooling mom is literally sanctifying! My children are teaching me how to be more like Jesus in character ❤
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@Renee_Orsak
As a single mama. I am believing the Lord will make a way for us to homeschool someday. Currently believing He will provide for us to attend our churches prep! It’s spirit-filled and presence driven!
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@BlackBoyLost92
I am FLOORED by how little was said in a 23 minute video. Truly an art
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@marmeedoll
We lived deep in the desert with a local school for k-2 only. Otherwise, a 30-minute bus ride, one way, for the older kids. The parents wanted to establish a homeschool type set up. We had retired pilots, engineers, and myself a retired teacher. We started. It did not take more than a couple of weeks before I realized that the parents assumed we would be their babysitters, and that the parents would do nothing. The teachers provided materials and time for free. The parents did not bother to do anything, not even making certain that the kids were present. Schooling collapsed. We were not a mini public school. Sorry parents, you have to perform as well.
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@trisyadarmayanti5477
😂when you said that as a homeschooler Mom means becoming back a leaner, so related.
This is our 3rd year with our 13 and 10.
I can say, we made a wonderful decision. We can see our children slowly enjoy and find what they're fascinating beside school.
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@erynw7312
Juli and Addison,
Here's a messy write-up from personal experience:
I and my 6 siblings were brought up with the 'unschooling method' (I didn't even know that was a thing until I came across it much later). My Dad was less academically oriented than my Mom, and he particularly stressed the importance of learning on your own. They both provided us with plenty of dictionaries and Biblical commentaries. (Lots of Puritan authors and early exposure to core values/doctrine). We also had morning and evening devotions which Dad made mandatory. All this is while we served on the mission field.
Now, we had the entire day to ourselves...
My siblings and I used to play house for hours on end and interestingly enough, we developed a monetary system complete with little paper money and a taxing system from our crude understanding of how an economy works. This was all thought through in creative play and my older brother led the charge--we were all 10 years and under. (I particularly recall trying to copy my older brother's handwriting and create more money wherein he pointed out that all the real checks had a special symbol which could not be replicated apart from his own hand). There were other things like elections, voting for town mayor, term limits, vehicle licenses and so forth. This was back when we had no internet. Children soak things up like sponges and the penchant for creativity is amazing.
All that to say, I want to emphasize that although my older brother took offense with the way our parents raised us, I would not trade what they did for a normal schooling education. The most invaluable thing they passed onto us were THEIR Biblical values and lessons learned--lessons which were forged from their own hardships and trial. Working alongside them and having Biblical truth taught to us in real-time was extremely valuable. Those things don't go away, they stick with you for a long time and inform every decision you make as young adults navigating life.
I learned the most from hanging around my mother and helping her in the kitchen than I did from my Physics degree--especially as it pertains to life. My desire to be a neurosurgeon and help people in underdeveloped areas comes from both my parents. They'd always go out of their way to help poor people and that kindness would lead people to inquire about God from them. Your character is scrutinized way more by kids and is the best piece of advice they will take away into the real world. Even the gracefulness with which a parent accepts a misstep is a valuable lesson of humility to a child. At the end of the day, you're not really teaching, you are a demonstration of God's very real and intimate love to them.
Ultimately, as parents you are raising souls of whom each are bricks in the kingdom of our Lord. It doesn't matter whether one is a janitor or an engineer, as long as God's will and His will alone is one's ultimate love and desire...all will work itself out because HE works it out.
John Owens (PhD in Divinity) remarked to King Charles about John Bunyan (author of Pilgrim's Progress) "I would willingly exchange my learning for the tinker's power of touching men's hearts."
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@ATMM514
You all do not know how much this was needed. Ive been racking my brain on what to teach my kids for homeschool. We pulled our kids out a great Christian School. Our two older kids (9,6) have dyslexia, which we have paid out of pocket to get them special tutoring, and they are doing well. But the LOrd spoke to me so clearly to pull them out of that school and teach them. I fought him for a year and then finally decided to be obedient. The issue for me is I dont want them to get behind or struggle later in adulthood. I have no idea what to do from day to day. And the curriculums are soo expensive.
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@gabzilove
I dont have kids yet, but when i do, I'd love to homeschool. My best friend is having her first bavy in October, and I'd love to be able to homeschool her kids as well if she's up for it
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@mysacredsong
We’re embarking on our second year of homeschooling (11, 9, 7, 5, and 2 years old). I’ve definitely come to appreciate certain aspects of homeschooling - the flexibility of our schedule and ability to travel and learn on the go. I love how much I’m learning too as well as how much influence I have in determining their curriculum. However, I am also undergoing a lot of cough sanctification in our homeschool process. Thank you for your perspective on homeschooling, our values align so it’s freeing to hear from you, knowing that I’m not riding the struggle bus alone. I’m not sure if I’m “ride or die” with homeschooling yet, but, like you said, God opened the door so clearly and is planting seeds. I need to just be patient and trust Him for the growth of sprouts, flowers, fruit, trees, etc. A different perspective on the 1 Cor 3:6 idea of planting/watering and knowing only God can bring the increase.
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@My3.Boys.
It’s definitely tough to teach a child who has already been to public school for a while has they don’t see the parents like teachers and many don’t respect them. Also the majority of their learning was memorizing instead of learning in a natural form. It’s better to start homeschooling at a very young age. Looks like your husband needs to be more informed about homeschooling.
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@avay3br0wn
Im looking to homeschooling my daughter (15 months) when she is 5. Knowing this helps understand both sides. With traditional school today is so different than it was years ago. Im glad im choosing to homeschool. We have a great community that we are growing and im excited to see where it goes.
@margaretwakefield5807
So lovely how these parents talk to each other
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@Ginger_Spicy_Candor
Ugh we don't know where to start. My spouse goes to work and I work remotely part time. I don't want to homeschool our kids but God instructed me to so here we are trying to figure this out.
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@jennyc5100
Thank you so much. Your commitment to the highest good for your children is very apparent. ❤❤
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@billy306
I will say as a youth leader who has a pretty big sized group of homeschool and public school kids. You can’t really tell the difference besides the homeschooled kids do show a little more awkwardness than public. The parents and the home your raised in matter the most. I’ve seen public school kids grow up to be pastors and great people, I’ve seen homeschooled kids become addicts and struggle after high school. Do what you think is best for your family, the issue I have is judgement towards public school parents like they are doing their kids a disservice. Because that’s not reality.
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