How about a "What would you do differently?" post? (sm)

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Posted by Rocking Horse on 15:58 Jan 11

I have a couple of young children that will be of school age next year. I've been contemplating what I will do different with these young soon-to-be schooled children. If you were to start over with another child, what would you do different? All ideas--big and small--are welcome. :o)

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• It's started - A 20:49 Jan 11 (0)
• I'd have trusted myself instead of listening to others tell me what's best for MY dd. nt - Solamichella 20:24 Jan 11 (0)
• Not sent my first three to public school and had (have) more fun!! nt - Excelsior! Academy 19:58 Jan 11 (0)
• I'd have begun R&S math 1 in Kindergarten, instead of having no math plan back then. nt - Colleen in NS 19:30 Jan 11 (0)
• I would have listened to my heart and met my kids at heart-level when it came to schooling. I'm slow but worth the wait. nt - Sweetpeach 19:03 Jan 11 (1)
  • More conclusively, I wish I'd stumbled over the HolyExperience blog in my first year rather than my third. nt - Sweetpeach 19:17 Jan 11 (0)
• Here's my list - thankfully I had a little tag-along baby (m) - gardenschooler 18:50 Jan 11 (0)
• I would have taught handwriting properly from the start... - Sue in St Pete 18:25 Jan 11 (0)
• had more fun - moved slower - used My Father's World nt - HollyDay 17:54 Jan 11 (2)
  • Wished I had used My Fathers World....Glad I taught my children Abeka Phonics and - CindyinTexas 18:35 Jan 11 (1)
    • Also had to add about Math - CindyinTexas 18:46 Jan 11 (0)
• Our "do and don't list" (LOL) from 7+ years of homeschooling... - Lori D. 17:00 Jan 11 (0)
• I wouldn't have done a formal history or science program k-4. m - Stacy in NJ 16:57 Jan 11 (3)
  • Fascinating. Can you explain why? - Rocking Horse 18:06 Jan 11 (2)
    • Oh, I would do science and history, I just wouldn't do a formal structured program. m - Stacy in NJ 20:15 Jan 11 (1)
      • Agree, Stacy. Our "first of three 4-year history cycle" turned into 6 years, with a 7th year focusing... - Lori D. 20:58 Jan 11 (0)
• What I'm doing with my K because I am learning from how my 11 and 9 yo are doing. (m) - angela in ohio 16:38 Jan 11 (1)
  • Your list reads like mine and... - Rocking Horse 18:04 Jan 11 (0)
• I wouldn't have used Calvert for my 1st grader. Very $$ and not a good fit. Would not have bothered trying to make Core Knowledge work for us either. nt - StacyTea 16:35 Jan 11 (0)
• go on more field trips, school outside more, and remember... - Chris in VA 16:11 Jan 11 (2)
  • Maybe... - profmom 16:25 Jan 11 (1)
    • Sorry! m - profmom 20:21 Jan 11 (0)
• I would not have 'bought ahead' during the first year. .nt - Carol in Cal. 16:07 Jan 11 (0)
• Hmmm. . . (M) - one l michele 16:05 Jan 11 (0)
• EASY!! I would have relaxed with my kids when they were in Pre-K and K. - Karie 16:01 Jan 11 (0)

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