Comments on: Keeping on Grade Level http://www.homeschooling.net/blog/homeschooling/keeping-on-grade-level/ Sat, 25 May 2013 03:24:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jennifer http://www.homeschooling.net/blog/homeschooling/keeping-on-grade-level/comment-page-1/#comment-8410 Jennifer Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:22:12 +0000 http://www.homeschooling.net/blog/?p=2800#comment-8410 I, too, just recently went through a period of time where I felt I was pushing my sons too far and too fast. I decided to begin teaching my first son when he was 4 1/2. We jumped right into Kindergarten. I figured he was ready. He knew his alphabet and his numbers, etc. I was excited to start homeschooling. After all, I happened to be a 4th grade certified teacher. I desired to teach my own children if the Lord granted them to me. Well, He did. My Husband and I now have 3 handsome sons, and I began homeschooling them all around the age of 4. Since they were all one year ahead of public school children, I realized that if my sons were getting stressed out as they were increasing in grade level, that I need not keep pushing them to the next grade. With wisdom from the Lord, my husband, and fellow homeschooling moms, I have slowed down a bit. Why have my 5th grader complete a whole Science Chapter Checkup in one day? We are now dividing it into three parts, one per day. My son is happy, and so am I. I desire for him to enjoy school, not hate it. I, too, just recently went through a period of time where I felt I was pushing my sons too far and too fast. I decided to begin teaching my first son when he was 4 1/2. We jumped right into Kindergarten. I figured he was ready. He knew his alphabet and his numbers, etc. I was excited to start homeschooling. After all, I happened to be a 4th grade certified teacher. I desired to teach my own children if the Lord granted them to me. Well, He did.

My Husband and I now have 3 handsome sons, and I began homeschooling them all around the age of 4.

Since they were all one year ahead of public school children, I realized that if my sons were getting stressed out as they were increasing in grade level, that I need not keep pushing them to the next grade.
With wisdom from the Lord, my husband, and fellow homeschooling moms, I have slowed down a bit. Why have my 5th grader complete a whole Science Chapter Checkup in one day? We are now dividing it into three parts, one per day. My son is happy, and so am I. I desire for him to enjoy school, not hate it.

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