Welp I'll click on the "what if they're behind video" 😂

@@oldshield I’ve purchased three and they’ve all had all the parts 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi,you can add a year to high school homeschool if your child needs!

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Same can be said about some students in the traditional school system..🤷🏽‍♀️

Oh thank you for saying this, I meant to put it in the description! It’s called Guts and Glory: the American Revolution by Ben Thompson. Highly recommend it!

Thank you for your kind words! I totally agree with you, there is definitely a false sense of security that comes from following a curriculum. And sorry I forgot to add the book to the description! It’s called Guts and Glory: the American Revolution by Ben Thompson. Highly recommend it!

@@SiloandSage Thanks so much 😊

So glad it’s helpful!!

Rewatching as I love this video. This time writing down ideas I would love to try out. How often do you change out the books in the book basket? X

Happens in the public school all the time. It's the mindset that the children will outgrow it.

I see it as both. Usually potty training at 2yo is initiated by parents, not kids. They are anxious to be free of diapers and ready to have a child who is potty trained. A child who is ready to be potty trained will often initiate on their own. Many times delayed and child-led learning go hand in hand. 🙂

@@SiloandSage that's interesting. My experience with child-led learning is quite the opposite. My oldest gave all the signs to potty train right after his second birthday. And my other child kept asking about the human body to the point of us doing 3rd grade level work just to satisfy her curiosity. I felt silly doing another unit study on the human body with a 3 year old but that's what she wanted. And while my oldest falls on the later end of normal for reading skills, he was (and still is) certainly eager to learn to read from around 3. I find when I attempt to delay their learning I've either missed the opportunity to show them something while they're heavily interested or, more likely, they will try to find a way to learn what they like on their own. I'm not sure why my kids are so impatient in this regard but maybe they will slow down the older they get.

@@Sandyyyyyyyyyy I think you might be misunderstanding what I’m saying. I’m not talking about delaying a child’s learning when they are interested and ready. Or delaying just for the sake of delaying. I think learning happens best when we follow our kids’ interests AND their readiness. My potty training analogy isn’t perfect here, of course, it’s just an example. But the point is that timelines are arbitrary. And when it comes to learning, we need to stop following them, and let our kids learn on THEIR timelines or when THEY show interest and readiness. Especially in the younger years. I certainly wouldn’t stop a child from learning something early or that they’re interested in. I’ve had kids who learned to read early and others who’ve learned to read later - I waited until they were ready AND interested, and they all learned very quickly as a result and all love reading. That’s the point - pushing back on timelines of when learning “should” happen and letting our kids’ interests and development lead the way, whether that’s “early” or “late.”

@@SiloandSage I generally agree with your overall premise. That's why I commented on the potty-training analogy. It might confuse someone unfamiliar with child-led learning when they compare it to other methods of learning that wait until a child is 6 to teach them to read, for example. The argument of those who choose to delay their children's ability to read is usually that they learn how to do so extremely fast when the time comes. I find that when my children show interest in something, I can find a way to feed that interest. Even if they may not be fully ready to learn that new skill or complex bit of information, we can start the scaffolding to get them there. That's essentially what you mean by delaying until your child is ready, right?

This might be the best compliment I’ve ever received 💛💛💛

You’re so welcome! So glad you’re here 💛