It’s not hard for me to look at my bookshelves and see what curriculum just did NOT work for us this year. There’s always something that just wasn’t a good match. I expect it, actually. I’m happy we have so many things that do work well, but for various reasons, there will always be some program that I had high hopes for that didn’t pan out.
So, like all good homeschool moms, I try to pinpoint what didn’t work and more importantly, why it didn’t work. Then the fun (at least in my book it’s fun) begins—researching what will replace it. I’m always hopeful that I’ll find something to replace it that will make our homeschooling more effective the next year.
It’s easy to be critical of the curriculum. And with a little thought, it doesn’t take much effort to figure out what the problem with it was. But what if there’s something that needs fixed in my homeschool that isn’t sitting on a shelf? What if it’s me? My attitude? Or my habits? There’s not a curriculum in the world that will fix that for me. . . . . {MORE}
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Great post! I struggle with the same things, it’s nice to know I am not the only one
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Thanks Jennifer! You are not alone : ) I think there’s lots of us mamas who need a little ‘tweaking.’ But thankfully God is so gracious and gentle of a teacher.