Setting Yourself Up to Homeschool

If you are one of the many parents about to embark on your first year of homeschool, you may be wondering what you can do this summer to set yourself up for success. (That is, assuming you choose to begin this fall. Ah, sweet freedom.) While there is no definitive way, as homeschooling is by nature something that you can customize for the needs of your family and individual children, here are some suggestions. Shift your Mindset Homeschooling requires a bit of a mindset shift away from the traditional model of school and into an environment of individualized, family-centric, free learning. School and homeschool are two very different things. Many homeschoolers call the process of letting go of the school mentality “deschooling.” Read Up You’re entering the homeschooling world at a time when resources are abundant. Let your beach reads this year be homeschooling books. I recommend “The Well-Trained Mind” ...