educating classically has become more than i expected - in a good way! i had read the well-trained mind when jojo was 3 and we were just beginning to research homeschooling. classical education seemed too difficult for me. it seemed like a lot of work and as i have come through life mostly taking the easy road whenever given the option, i was not about to choose to educate using the classical model! the outcome sounded good, but really what was the point when you only have to be a little more than mediocre to be "smart". my kids could be labeled "smart" and have the pieces of paper to prove it with far less effort on my part or theirs than classical education demanded.
enter classical conversations...
this past september, we started "going to school" once a week. this had so many benefits:
- consistency!
- science experiments every week
- art projects every week - not in my home
- my kids practicing "public speaking" by giving a presentation every week to people other than their family!
- legitimizing my kids education to so many friends because now we "go to school" even if it is only one morning each week (and hopefully helping them to see that they too can educate their children at home!)
- and the list goes on
educating my kids (the academic part) has become more to me than getting them each a piece of paper. i am motivated to give myself the education i never had. sure, i was a 4.0 student, national merit finalist, got into college with the SAT score I got during my freshman year of high school and graduated college in 3 years with a double major... BUT i had only read 3 of the 60 literature books my kids will read through CC, and i am equally lacking in most other subjects!
I am so excited about the education my kids are receiving - and me too! I am up to 7 of the 60 books already - afterall, i'd like to know a little more than my 8 year old!
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