Haifa's Homeschooling Journal
Haifa is my second child, with that comes advantages and disadvantages. The advantages have been: I've already learned lessons from homeschooling Justice, so she's getting a more experienced teacher and methods that are tried and true; I'm more organized and more confident as a homeschooler; and her older brother is another teacher available to her everyday. The disadvantages have been that I'm so busy trying to figure out the new stuff with Justice and very excited about the new things Justice can understand and learn, that Haifa often gets neglected. Teaching colours and shapes - I've been there all ready with Justice, it doesn't seem as exciting the second time around - Haifa gets less of my enthusiasm and excitement. Having said that, I think that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Haifa has been homeschooled since she was 2 1/2 months old. Yes... that's right, months old not years old. Haifa's homeschooling adventures have consisted of lots of experimentation and has not yet become regular or formal (well, she's not even two years old). But I feel that her schooling has been more organized, consistent, and of better quality than when I first started with Justice. Hmmm... I wonder how many more kids I'll need to have before I feel like I've developed a really good, high quality, well-organized homeschool program? Here's the story of Haifa's journey so far.
Teaching Our Baby to Read and Do Math