Homeschooling...for high school.

It won't be long. Our oldest is 14, going on 15. He'll finish his 8th grade work by June, and starting high school level this fall!

What are we going to do?? We couldn't possibly teach high school, could we?? I mean..we only have a high school diploma.

Are we smart enough for this?

What does it take to learn? What does he need to know?

He needs to know how to study. How to discipline himself and stay on a schedule. He needs to know what his interests are, and pursue them. He needs to study his Bible daily, and know what the Lord wants of him. He needs to be an independent learner.

We are not here to fill his brain full of information. We're here to guide him, and foster a love of learning. We provide the materials he needs. He's the one who needs to pull up his boot straps, and do it.

When he was 5, I pushed him and pushed him to read. I though he HAD to read in order for us to do school. I thought we were behind. It was embarassing when, at 6, he still couldn't read..and would rather dress up as a knight and take his sword outside to fight off the evil army. At 7 I would spend hours pushing him to write words, sound out words..on and on. He just wasn't getting it. Was he stupid??

No. I was. I fell for the lie that all children follow the same learning time table. I backed off a bit. It finally 'clicked' and at age 8, he was reading. Now he reads anything and everything he can get his hands on. Why was I so worried?

My current 7 yo is learning to read. He's catching on SO quickly..it's FUN to teach him to read. He was not ready at 5, or even 6. It would've been miserable to force him to read. I'm so glad that I waited until he was ready.

It's going to be ok. I graduated high school. I know how to do it. He knows how to learn. We can do this. No doubt.