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Get Started Homeschooling

New to homeschooling?  The very idea of homeschooling can be overwhelming. There’s so much information out there. So much curriculum. So many different approaches. Where are you supposed to start? Stop. Breathe. You can do this. Learning takes place every day. You taught your child …

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Hi, I’M CASEY

Weirdly domestic homeschooling, work from home mom of 3. When not wiping noses, playing taxi, or washing a never-ending pile of laundry, I spend stolen moments in the bathroom reading as much as I can and drinking heavily reheated butter coffee.

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  • Outschool is our jam....๐Ÿ’ป At least once a week someone asks my opinion about using Outschool. In short, we love it! My kids are used to taking classes once a month in person, but that came to a screeching halt last year -- #ThanksCovid -- and hasn't resumed. The kids have been using Outschool regularly since 2018 and we've only ever disliked two classes. My tips: 1. Read the reviews. Especially the bad ones. 2. Research the teachers -- many run blogs, education sites, IG pages, etc. 3. Keep your really young kids away from classes that hold more than 6ish kids. I've yet to see this go well. 4. (added) Watch your age ranges. Young kids can slow down a class for older kids and vice versa. 5. ASK YOUR KIDS for their input. Just because they love Legos, doesn't mean they want to take a class. 6. Look for trial classes -- if a subject is new to your child or you aren't sure about taking longer term classes, see if the teacher offers the same series as a single class. 7. Reach out to teachers. Never be afraid to request new times, dates, modifications, age exceptions, etc. The worst they can say is no, and if the request is reasonable I've mostly been given an enthusiastic yes. Do you use Outschool? What's been your child's favorite class? . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #distancelearning #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž "๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ". ๐Ÿ“ท: @3bebesmama โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ™ป๏ธ from @wildandfree.co If only we would stop thinking of free time as wasted time, self-directed learning as unproductive interests, and hours of play as frivolous activity. The subjects of a childโ€™s curiosity are not โ€œelectivesโ€ or โ€œextracurricular activitiesโ€ but the guiding foundation of their education. xo Ainsley . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • "What's the educational value of that game?" Um...๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ I promise you that everything your child does as a homeschooler doesn't need to have a state standard attached to it. #letthemplay. ๐ŸŽฒ ๐Ÿ“ท: Rap Godz by @bgbrothas . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • I'll stand by this until the day I die . . . . . . . #blackhomeschoolers #blackhomeschooling #unschoolers #blackunschoolers #unschooling #secularhomeschool #homeschooling #homeeducation #homeschool #homeschoolers #thisishowwehomeschool #wildandfreechildren #wildandfreekids #wildandfreeINcolor #CAhomeschoolers #learningathome #raisingreaders #learninghappens
  • Tea or coffee? โ˜• Both?โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I happen to love both. I've been drinking Earl Grey tea with milk and sugar since I was 7. It's still my favorite way to drink it.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € I just learned to like coffee about 4 years ago and I only drink it on the weekends.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Which do you prefer?
  • It's National Good Teen Day!โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € The Kidd -- I really should start calling him something else -- is one of the kindest people I know. He'll willingly play with the neighborhood little kids when they tag along with his friends, backtalk isn't his thing unless he's #hangry (same, man), and he still doesn't really understand why girls always want to talk to him. Probably because he's still totally adorable ๐Ÿ˜โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € For this one, I pray for all the greatness the ancestors say he's entitled to.
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