re: Homeschooling Schedule Template!

Quoting ★Bαtgirl:" Eh, I understand where you're coming from, because I have a gifted little booger myself. And, I'm teaching ... [snip!] ... think that the only way to learn is the way that schools do it, which is false. There are MANY ways to learn. Many many ways. "

Lol! I am yelling at the screen YES YES YES!!!!!My husband may think I am watching porn,lol. That's what I have tried to explain throughout the whole post. It may not go towards what a good deal of people know to "work", but that doesn't mean it wont! Saying my child will end up flipping burgers and telling me how I will basically fail him....because you don't agree yet youre a teacher. SHALLOW. I am teaching how I see fit and if it works and its worked out way better than I thought it would, why can I not brag if I am told such negativity towards everything I had laid out? There are ppl who eventually agree to disagree and I can respect that, but then others will tell you about yourself....and yet be doing the same exact thing they are belittling you with.

My methods are not as crazy as they were made out to be on here even when I explained and showed that there was a deal of great thought and work on my part to make sure I didn't become the "lazy-schooler". It isnt as if I just busted out a schedule from the depths of my butthole and had no way to back it up.
What you gave me is advice I will be using, what I had been given beforehand was personal opinions. Theres a big difference between the two! Yet.....when i refuse to deal with the banter and I defend my style with resources...Im "bragging".
It's nice to see someone who knows that just because we know our child may be gifted doesnt mean that we are making them seem like they are better than their peers. It means we see the potential in them and if no one else will do what they need to be done...then we will.

I agree with you about the PS system. It needs work simply put. My husband is changing his major so that he can open up a Charter school hoping to make a difference after seeing how its failed all of us so far. He has gotten very far with his education but with numerous moves and sacrifices. He believes every child should be treated like a person and not another brick in a house. The PS system has been like this since the days of Rockefeller and the reasoning behind the way he made it the way he did is f'n stupid! Now look at us! We are the most ignorant country because we'd rather change technology than change ourselves.

Can I parent tank you? I'd love to hear more of your ideas!! I LIKEZ YOU  !!

Quoting Janell C.:" Lol! I am yelling at the screen YES YES YES!!!!!My husband may think I am watching porn,lol. That's ... [snip!] ... rather change technology than change ourselves. Can I parent tank you? I'd love to hear more of your ideas!! I LIKEZ YOU  !!"

Sure, PT away.  

I don't talk smurf when it's something like homeschooling, because there's SO MANY ways to DO it. Educational toys are a HUGE plus, as is other stuff.

See, I don't bring up how smart DD is on here too much, because I don't want to look like I'm bragging. She talks and acts like a 2 year old. She talks in small sentences, she has a 40 word vocabulary, recognizes some of her letters, knows what some animals are by name, knows HER name and can answer when asked "Where's Rayne?" (she points to herself), she knows how a phone works and how to make calls, to my dismay, she knows how to climb up onto the couch. And when I say 16 months, I mean she turned 16 months on December 7th. She's a smart cookie. I was like her, I was reading by age 2.

I want her to go to a gifted school, even if it means paying out of pocket. I'll be damned if she'll be held back scholarly just because of the smurffy public school system.

But yeah, people disagree on here, but don't take all of it to heart. Sometimes, people have really strong opinions, and it's not meant to be mean or harsh. The only reason I understood what you were saying is because I've been in college for this very thing. I want to be a teacher. Pre-K. I'm planning to go to university after I finish here, and get my full on teaching degree. I want to be a leading force to revolutionize the way children are taught.

I know, my goals are probably way too big for my britches... lol

Quoting ★Bαtgirl:" Sure, PT away.   I don't talk smurf when it's something like homeschooling, because there's SO MANY ... [snip!] ... a leading force to revolutionize the way children are taught. I know, my goals are probably way too big for my britches... lol"

I dont think your goals are TOO big at all! You all in all want to better Americas education system by any means you can and I am rooting for you.. I can teach my kids but I cant do others children as well lol. I think my patience stops at my kids because they take sooo much of it all day. However if I could I would. My husband thinks I should change my major from pre-law to education. I am terrified to do it, I know where my confidence with teaching ends and thats with other ppls children. I commend you and your goals lady! I can do law...but I cant do that lol. I am a wuss if that makes sense lol.
If I do put my kids back out there in PS, I would love to have you as their teacher because you have a very open minded approach and thats a huge plus in my book.

Btw your daughter sounds extremely gifted! She'll be reading in months, but I know you know this lol. Youre not bragging, only stating truths about your own child. I agree that she will do wonderful in a school geared for gifted children or a Montessori school. She's going to do amazing things

Quoting Janell C.:" I dont think your goals are TOO big at all! You all in all want to better Americas education system ... [snip!] ... that she will do wonderful in a school geared for gifted children or a Montessori school. She's going to do amazing things"

Thanks.   I really love kids, I want one more after DD, but my real goal is to teach more than my own kids. The toddler/Pre-K group is SO much fun to teach... they're just sponges for information! You can teach them things that you would never dream possible! And they GET it!! I think Americans truly underestimate what their children understand and are capable of.

I remember on here at one time, I said that DD knows what yes and no means, and what we're talking about when it comes to telling her no. That she KNOWS that No means not to mess with it. I was told that it wasn't possible because DD was just 8 months old. I even told them how she tells US no, and shook her head, and they said nope, not possible. I laughed and shrugged it off.

People with that thought process are the reason so many kids don't learn their letters and numbers before kindergarten anymore. And knowing those before kinder used to be the norm.

American students are some of the most self-centered, rude, and greediest kids in comparison to other countries. I think it's because of the way our education system is now. It's all about me, me, me... YOU need to learn this or YOU get held back.... Kids don't productively learn like that.

Kids love to learn by DOING. Instead of preaching the lesson, DEMONSTRATING it is better. Letting kids learn about tornadoes by making water funnels out of soda bottles , showing them how those work and explaining the similarities to tornadoes. Teaching about the ocean by making a class aquarium FULL of exotic fish. Stuff like that.

And yeah, I can see her reading a bit here and there in a few months. She LOVES books. She flips through the pages of hers all the time... and she has a LOT of books. She loves playing kitchen, so we got her a play kitchen for her for Xmas.