How I knew to pause Abeka & what we replaced it with || homeschool update

Hi there! Today I'm sharing an update to my update 😀 Last month I talked about some changes that we made in our homeschool during the first month, as well as some challenges with Abeka language arts that my 1st grader faced and some math obstacles we found this year. I also shared a life update about life (before and) since starting my KZbin channel. There has been lots of changes this school year already so I wanted to pick up where I left off in my homeschool update video and life update video. I'm discussing what we're doing now that we've paused Abeka LA, how my older daughter is adjusting to having her sister go to school and if I regret quitting my job yet.
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[@chris22043]

It's good that you recognized that your daughter was not grasping the material. Another one of my pet peeves is that parents and schools are pushing the children too early. It's not a competition! The government has been pushing children to learn earlier and earlier over the years; however, IQ scores and scholastic achievement scores have gone down, not up. Earlier is not better; it's worse. Studies have shown that the later a child matriculates, the quicker they grasp concepts and the higher their achievement scores. Back in the day, when I started school in the 60's (lol), we did not have preschool, kindergarten was optional, and many of us (including myself) did not start any school whatsoever until first grade at age 6. It was in FIRST grade (not preschool and not preK and not kindergarten) that we learned the alphabet and by the end of the year, we were reading proficiently. And studies have shown that we baby boomers have higher IQ's than our parents did AND have higher IQs than all of the children schooled after us through today. Something to think about...later is better.

[@falynns.974]

Shel Silverstein poetry! My kids love that. I tried switching history & science in the AM for the reason you expressed but my kiddos weren’t having it. First time homeschool mom here. Definitely finding the flow but feeling blessed!

[@worldofweeze]

Love hearing your updates! So glad all is well❤

[@lilly7128]

We love Abeka LA and Math! ❤️ Love how you slowed down for few months, we had to do that too and now even skipping videos and just working on the worksheets because she "gets it"

[@lifewithginab]

The poetry book from level 3 of the TGTB language " i sat by the sea" is so sweet. We have been loving it!

[@eo6357]

Hi, thanks for your authentic and transparent video. As a newer "Learn at Home " parent from my kids being in public school, I read Sarah Mackenzie's book "Teaching from Rest" and was VERY moved by her stating, "We forget that we are dealing with a soul, a precious child bearing the image of God, and all we can see is that there are only a few months left to the 'school year' and we are still only halfway through the Math book" 🙃 Her statement really compelled me to REthink what types of learning we were doing and why 🤔

[@barbaraferreira9115]

Another great video. I love how honest and real they are. I had a daughter who would hide from me when I mentioned math. I threw out the curriculum and let her do Teaching Textbooks. Now she completes two lessons a day on the online math program. I was so close to putting her in school and was so happy to find something that worked for her. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@usmosers2495]

For poetry, we got “I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree,” the same book as “Sing a Song of Seasons.” It’s a poem a day with a hard cover and charming illustrations. Highly recommend!

[@lisaroper421]

Always fun to hear an update! I am so excited that homeschool can be so much more customizable! Slowing down, speeding up, going with your kid's interests. Also great to hear that staying home is being so great! Hooray!

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

You are such a joy to watch! I hope you are enjoying staying home all the time. I loved my job too and stay home now. It becomes so normal after awhile!

[@GardenMinistry.]

Lauren Thank you for always being so honest. We love Abeka, and I feel like my Kinder-child could possibly go through what your youngest is going through when she's in 1st grade next year. She's on the younger side (her bday is in July) so this helps me gage what I could do! I love your approach. Also, we do a Friday co-op day and it has really sealed the deal for us as new homeschoolers, my girls look forward to it all week. I hope if you do find one that you like that it's as much of a blessing for you as it is for us! ☺️

[@chris22043]

My philosophy is less is more. I've noticed that most homeschool curricula these days overwhelm the student with "extras" that they don't need. For example, one preschool curriculum, while learning about months (September, for example) takes the student down a sideroad with hundreds of "adult" facts about September. One thing at a time! The preschooler is doing good to learn the months of the year by the end of the year. Daily poetry is another one I don't get. Preschoolers should be learning the basic rhymes that we all grew up with: Humpty Dumpty, Little Miss Muffet, etc. That is for cultural literacy purposes. You don't want your child to be the only adult in his office to have never heard Mary Had a Little Lamb. Other than that, I think poetry should be covered when poetry is covered in language arts, at the appropriate age. After they get a taste of poetry, if the child likes poetry, they can explore more on their own. That is self-guided teaching and that is what inspires a love of lifelong learning. Teach to the normal standards, and let the child explore the rest on their own. Much less stressful for the student and the parent. Less is more!

[@lifewithginab]

Sing a song of seasons is a poetry book we really like. Nicholas usually reads it to us in the morning. And we enjoy it!

[@DebBeePlus3]

I’m so happy for you to be able to not work! I’m currently working 10 hours, 4 days a week, and homeschooling my 3, and I would love to be able to drop work or be able to go part time, but it’s not what we can do right now. But I am always so happy to see another homeschool mom be able to live that dream!

[@vickih5405]

The Julie Andrews book of poems songs and lullaby’s is really nice

[@maggiehermanson6298]

We go to a Co-op that's classical conversations inspired. Larissa would probably LOVE it! It's called Threads... Maybe they have something like that close to you? Love your videos, and appreciate your vulnerability!

[@VoodooCrab]

I need to go check out your other videos, because I am new. I worked outside the home too until I had twin daughters who came two months early. That was in 2003. They went to public school through the fourth grade. I brought them home, and I wish I had homeschooled all along. It's gone so fast, and I absolutely love to be with them. They were born with a speech disorder and have a timid and very shy personality around anyone who is not my husband or me. Otherwise, they are wild and crazy girls; they are my sweets! We used Abeka for grammar only, math, history, geography, American government, and science. Actually, we used the science until we got to chemistry and then physics. We instead used Apologia's Exploring Creation with Chemistry and then Exploring Creation with Physics, both by Dr. Jay L. Wile. Really good.. Currently, we are also finishing up Abeka's economics book which is great. It's nice to find someone else who's using Abeka. I think the other curriculums are perhaps more popular.

[@nicoles9223]

Wow, you are so right about that poem! We used sonlight A last year, and while using 2 cores was WAY too much I liked the poem book and the kids did too, Bill Martin’s big book of poetry, I got it on thrift books 😊

[@GenJenandJuice]

You are amazing at how you listen and are in tune with your girls!! ❤ Taylor if their education to what each individually needs for a certain season is great. That will truly make them love learning and have a heart for knowledge and a lifelong love of education.