DON'T Take Your Child's Passion and Turn In Into Schoolwork | A Homeschool Mistake I Refuse to Make

[@whitneyrhiannontill1618]

I love this attitude, and the way you articulated it. I have all of my kids’s core subjects plotted out thoroughly, and this year it naturally arose that after they’ve finished their days work, they get to watch a tutorial of their choice. One chooses art videos, the other opts for Lego mechanics. They love it, and I love that they can learn beyond what I can plan. I’ve been calling those their “electives.”

[@SevenInAll]

That sounds like an awesome routine! I love how video tutorials are a modern way to explore and learn in various interests and passion subjects. My younger sister, who recently finished her Bachelor's degree in Art Education and is a talented illustrator, got started with art through watching KZbin tutorials! :)

[@jessicajones611]

I totally agree. Your videos are always insightful and wise. It’s easy to be swayed with the majority of homeschool content out there and I really appreciate your voice which is a definite help when I start to wonder. Thank you.

[@SevenInAll]

Thank you so much--I'm so glad I can be an encouragement to think intentionally about our choices in homeschool.

[@VRK76]

Thank you for this wisdom! I'm just starting into homeschooling with my five year old and I will keep this in mind!

[@SevenInAll]

So excited for the adventure that awaits you!

[@torosasantos]

Thank you ❤️, your content is always appreciated Love your beautiful blouse 🤩

[@SevenInAll]

Thank you so much!

[@elizabethlotus4214]

I love this approach. We can learn and enjoy life without making it "school."

[@SevenInAll]

Yes--it's often a good idea to sit back and let them fly in their special passions and interests.

[@renevanzyl7084]

It also becomes so much extra work finding resources and designing unit studies based om every interest. Must say: I think your opinion, even though I agree, might be totally different than some of the homeschool ideas floating out there regarding "following your child's passions"

[@SevenInAll]

It is definitely different from what is often seen as promoted....my perspective leans more heavily on let your CHILD pursue their passions and interests...and when they need your help to do so, go ahead and offer what help that you can....but chasing around behind their passions, and designing unit studies for school around what they love seems to me to be an exercise in disappointment.

[@elizabethlotus4214]

Also, love the blouse!

[@SevenInAll]

Thanks so much!

[@RockSimmer-gal4God]

We have done this and my teenage daughter calls it her favourite class but she asked me for more Japanese history and I gave her a research project!!! We did a dinosaur unit study and my twins hated it as they wanted more science and less history!!! I learned that if my child pursues the passion and they do it in a way themselves that they learn I will call it school!!! I don’t direct them unless I need to ask them something!!! I wanted my adopted teenagers to learn apologetics and I told them they can read the masterbooks dinosaur books especially as one of them is obsessed with dinosaurs and he loved them!!! My teenage daughter will get a language credit in her free time in her own way!!! She has learned Japanese and still is learning it!!!

[@SevenInAll]

Yes--with teenagers needing to choose electives, languages to study, and overall courses of study to prepare for a career--it's a very different thing. Teenagers should be very involved in planning their own education. This is really much more addressing the idea of changing up homeschool to follow every little passion and interest of young children--it seems like we should let our children be free to pursue learning about dinosaurs, Star Wars, chess, etc...without always getting ourselves in the way and turning their passion into parent-planned education.

[@Erskchar]

I'd like to know what your feelings are on copy work.... Do you have any videos mentioning it? 🙂

[@SevenInAll]

I believe that I discuss it most in this video about planning Language Arts curriculum: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH_bgYKrZbmGh68si=hP4IrRs5UU9EFetX ....somewhere around the 14 minute mark, differentiating between explicit and implicit instruction. My (short form) thought is that copywork can be effective but it not always effective for every student and every teacher.