Homeschool Advice For New Parents From My Mom

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Are you going to be starting homeschooling in the new school year? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing regulations at school, many parents are making the decision to homeschool their kids. For many parents, this decision happened quickly and it is the first time they have begun to dabble in the homeschool life. Homeschooling can be a wonderful experience that allows a child to pursue their own creative ambitions, instead of whatever or however the government decides the child should be learning in school.

On this episode of Beyond Homo Sapien, I interview my MOM Laura Tokgozoglu!

My mom home-schooled my sisters and I all the way until we went to college. On this episode, we talk about that journey and share some tips for new homeschool parents. A few kew takeaways:

1. Homeschool does NOT need to be on the same schedule as the normal school day. A person can change around the times of day that the child is learning so that the optimal time of day is chosen, based around when the kid is most active.

2. Homeschool resources are enormous nowadays and you do NOT need to use a standard homeschool curriculum. Although these resources can be quite helpful, it is paramount to realize that you can utilize YouTube, documentaries, Netflix, educational video games, and a host of other fun choices so that learning is more enjoyable for your kids. It is ALL about getting creative and tuning into what the child actually needs to succeed!

3. Go easy on yourself in the beginning and understand that you can increase the educational load AFTER introducing the child to the homeschool lifestyle.

4. Know the regulations in your state! Check out the “Homeschool Legal Defense Association” for plenty of resources on your specific state.
5. Base the curriculum around your child’s interests! This is the gift of homeschool: that you can craft an educational system based around the kid’s actual wants, needs, and passions.

6. Do everything to teach the child “love of learning”. This will carry on LONG after the kid has graduated from the homeschool lifestyle.

This episode is PACKED with tips on how to get started homeschooling in 2020. For more, make sure you join our group!

Want to learn more about alternative education? Check out this interview with Zach Even-Esh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFY99QFjdds&list=PLkXZrh-HKYjngLzpCP8YC9k1o_2EGe5-r&index=2

Confused about the collective situation here in 2020? Watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QuoueGIMhM

For more on the issues facing our current education system, watch this episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yresz7VQpg4&list=PLkXZrh-HKYjngLzpCP8YC9k1o_2EGe5-r&index=4

Thank you for watching! This episode was a lot of fun for me to do! Hope you enjoyed. Comment with any questions.