{"id":1728,"date":"2017-07-05T15:29:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T05:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2019-03-04T17:41:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T06:41:37","slug":"homeschooling-doing-it-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/homeschooling-doing-it-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeschooling &#8211; Are you doing it right?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1748\" src=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Homeschooling-Wednesday-Q-A-How-do-I-know-im-doing-it-right.png\" alt=\"Homeschooling Wednesday Q &amp; A - How do I know i'm doing it right?\" width=\"590\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Homeschooling-Wednesday-Q-A-How-do-I-know-im-doing-it-right.png 735w, https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Homeschooling-Wednesday-Q-A-How-do-I-know-im-doing-it-right-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the question that haunts many homeschooling parents \u2013 how do I know that I\u2019m doing it right? I\u2019m responsible for the education of my children and there\u2019s no-one and nothing to tell me WHAT to do and WHEN to do it and HOW to do it and argh! It&#8217;s enough to cause a meltdown.<\/p>\n<p>To extend the question, without strict curriculum, and standards, and lots of other children to compare to and rank with, how on earth do we homeschoolers know that we\u2019re doing a good job? How do we know this is all going to work out OK in the end?<\/p>\n<p>To put it bluntly, we don\u2019t. We can\u2019t predict the future and know where our current course is taking us. But that\u2019s OK. There\u2019s no guarantee that school will all work out fine and dandy either, and at least we have some control over homeschooling.<\/p>\n<p>However, having control is of no use if you don&#8217;t exert it in a useful way. Here&#8217;s how to ensure your homeschool will get the results you want.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Prefer to listen instead of reading?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/8853452\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/4a8fcb\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>How to know if you&#8217;re homeschooling the &#8216;right way&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to know if something is working, you have to be able to measure it, to have standards to evaluate it against.<\/p>\n<p>Any great end result is built upon thousands of small events that build up day after day. Doing it \u2018right\u2019 means knowing what you\u2019re working toward and doing the right type of small steps consistently.<\/p>\n<p>Curriculum standards are school\u2019s solution, but they\u2019re too narrow. Ticking off boxes according to minor skills achieved doesn\u2019t tell us very much. It\u2019s an adequate method for systems that are required to track and measure thousands of students, but we can come up with something much more holistic than that.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<h3>Use happiness as your measure<\/h3>\n<p>People stuck in the school way of thinking are horrified at this goal. \u201cBut how will they ever learn anything without unpleasantness? I have to MAKE them!\u201d The assumption is that learning is something that we\u2019ll only do if we\u2019re made to.<\/p>\n<p>But we homeschoolers know better. We know that humans are curious creatures, that learning is something we do naturally. It doesn\u2019t need to forced onto someone \u2013 unless it\u2019s boring and irrelevant and the learner has no say in the content or pace (we all know what I\u2019m talking about, right?).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1732\" src=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/One-test-of-the-correctness-of-educational-procedure-is-the-happiness-of-the-child-Homeschooling-quote-from-Maria-Montessori-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool.png\" alt=\"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child - Homeschooling quote from Maria Montessori, featured on Fearless Homeschool\" width=\"453\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/One-test-of-the-correctness-of-educational-procedure-is-the-happiness-of-the-child-Homeschooling-quote-from-Maria-Montessori-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool.png 1080w, https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/One-test-of-the-correctness-of-educational-procedure-is-the-happiness-of-the-child-Homeschooling-quote-from-Maria-Montessori-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/One-test-of-the-correctness-of-educational-procedure-is-the-happiness-of-the-child-Homeschooling-quote-from-Maria-Montessori-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/One-test-of-the-correctness-of-educational-procedure-is-the-happiness-of-the-child-Homeschooling-quote-from-Maria-Montessori-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love this quote from Maria Montessori. People don\u2019t learn when they\u2019re stressed out, bored, or disengaged. I\u2019m still amazed at how much a happy, excited child can learn. They positively gobble up the information, and are able to effortlessly relate it to life and recall it years later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask yourself &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How happy are my children with their life?<\/li>\n<li>Do they get excited about what we\u2019re doing?<\/li>\n<li>How do they describe it to other people?<\/li>\n<li>Do they laugh a lot?<\/li>\n<li>Do they freely ask questions?<\/li>\n<li>Do they actively engage with their activities rather than sit passively?<\/li>\n<li>Are they sometimes hungry for more activities and more experiences, and sometimes perfectly content to hang out at home?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use the answers to determine if what you&#8217;re doing right now is working.<\/p>\n<p>Also important is <strong>your<\/strong> happiness with what is happening. Sometimes, the children are happy but the parent is a bit of a mess. This is usually due to stress \u2013 often from wondering if they\u2019re doing it right! The fear of failure, the worry about messing up your children, the stress of having the majority of the responsibility for their education resting on your shoulders can all weigh heavily. It\u2019s necessary to deal with this, because if you don\u2019t you\u2019re communicating that insecurity and anxiety to your children.<\/p>\n<p>Try to separate any anxiety you have from self-assessment and look at the moments \u2013 when you can relax, are you content? Do you have lots of lovely little moments with your children that you wish you could freeze? Do you have regular time when you get to do something that you enjoy (everyone else disappearing while you do the dishes doesn\u2019t count)? Do you feel that your family is a team?<\/p>\n<p>If your life is harried and stressed, if there\u2019s shouting and conflict, if your children complain and refuse to do what you think they should, then it\u2019s time to step back and work out how to fix that. Relationships are the base of your entire family life and homeschool experience (<a href=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/tips-beginning-homeschooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">take it from Erin<\/a>, who has over two decades of parenting and homeschooling experience). Make sure they\u2019re relationships you love having.<\/p>\n<p>Be like Bhutan &#8211; develop your own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ophi.org.uk\/policy\/national-policy\/gross-national-happiness-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Gross National Happiness quotient<\/a> and get implementing.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"ml-form-embed\"\n                     data-account=\"898199:t4g5t0k9v6\"\n                     data-form=\"561507:o2d5l2\">\n                <\/div>\n            \n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Know the reasons you&#8217;re homeschooling<\/h3>\n<p>Why are you homeschooling? What value have you placed on it?<\/p>\n<p>If you know this, then you have a yardstick to measure success on &#8211; are you achieving your reasons why?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some common reasons to homeschool.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To maintain or repair confidence<\/li>\n<li>To ensure that they actually learn instead of slipping through the cracks<\/li>\n<li>To provide a truly individualised education<\/li>\n<li>To avoid exposure to undesirable behaviour and attitudes modelled at school<\/li>\n<li>Because you love spending time with them<\/li>\n<li>To be able to truly support their interests<\/li>\n<li>To nurture strong family relationships<\/li>\n<li>To provide you with time \/ location \/ activity freedom<\/li>\n<li>To nurture particular values<\/li>\n<li>To provide a Christian \/ Muslim \/ Jewish etc. centred education<\/li>\n<li>To allow your children to learn at their own pace and ability; to not be held back or dragged forward<\/li>\n<li>To protect their health and safety (eg. allergies, removal from bullying)<\/li>\n<li>You don\u2019t agree with modern educational methods, and want to do something different<\/li>\n<li>You want to have the joy of witnessing their learning and growth<\/li>\n<li>To honour bodily needs \u2013 ability to sleep, eat, and toilet when needed, not on a schedule<\/li>\n<li>You want to make sure childhood lasts as long as it is meant to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you have your whys, you can ask yourself whether you\u2019re honouring that reason every day.<\/p>\n<p>If you know the values you want to support, are you actively supporting them? Are you modelling them? Do you have systems in place to nurture their growth?<\/p>\n<p>If you want to allow your children to work at their own pace, are they doing that? Do they need more of a challenge, or more time spent on an area to really master it? Or do you still hold \u2018age-appropriate\u2019 lists in your head and feel anxiety that you\u2019re not meeting them?<\/p>\n<p>If you love spending time with your children, are you actually spending lots of time with them? Real time, where you\u2019re connecting with them? Or are you getting caught up in chores and other little day-to-day tasks? Or are you continually distracted by your online life, and the pings from your phone?<\/p>\n<p>When your actions are in line with your reasons for homeschooling, it removes conflict in your mind and brings meaningfulness and satisfaction to what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1742\" src=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Fall-in-love-with-the-process-and-the-results-will-come-quote-from-Eric-Thomas-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool..png\" alt=\"Fall in love with the process and the results will come - quote from Eric Thomas featured on Fearless Homeschool.\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Fall-in-love-with-the-process-and-the-results-will-come-quote-from-Eric-Thomas-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool..png 1080w, https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Fall-in-love-with-the-process-and-the-results-will-come-quote-from-Eric-Thomas-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool.-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Fall-in-love-with-the-process-and-the-results-will-come-quote-from-Eric-Thomas-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool.-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Fall-in-love-with-the-process-and-the-results-will-come-quote-from-Eric-Thomas-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool.-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Know your goals<\/h3>\n<p>This question is more future focused. Where are you going? In 5 \/ 10 \/ 20 years, when you\u2019ve finished homeschooling, what do you hope to have achieved?<\/p>\n<p><strong>This not just academic.<\/strong> We\u2019re holistic educators, so also consider the sorts of values, habits and skills you think are essential for a successful life.<\/p>\n<p>Children should be able to contribute a great deal to this question, especially teenagers \u2013 make sure you chat to them about it. After all, it&#8217;s their future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Academic achievement suitable for x career<\/li>\n<li>Real social skills<\/li>\n<li>Ability to x, y, and z (grow vegetables, do everyday maths, ride a unicycle)<\/li>\n<li>Raise secure, confident children that will grow into secure, confident adults<\/li>\n<li>Nurture a lifelong passion for self-directed learning<\/li>\n<li>Have a deep knowledge of self \u2013 their abilities, passions, values and goals<\/li>\n<li>Mastery of everyday life skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With knowledge of your goals, you have something concrete to work toward.<\/p>\n<p>If your child is feeling insecure you can help to put them into positions where they\u2019ll succeed, and rebuild their self-confidence by praising their hard work and determination.<\/p>\n<p>If you notice that their manners when they answer the phone aren\u2019t up to scratch, you can have a few practice sessions.<\/p>\n<p>If you want them to master everyday tasks, you know that you need to spend lots of time (and patience) cooking with them, showing them how to clean a house, change a tyre, swing a hammer, and whatever else you deem essential.<\/p>\n<p>Want to dig deeper into these steps? <a href=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/begin-homeschooling-confidence-free-email-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Begin Homeschooling with Confidence<\/a> is a FREE email course that includes writing your homeschooling mission statement.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"ml-form-embed\"\n                     data-account=\"898199:t4g5t0k9v6\"\n                     data-form=\"555901:f9n9m8\">\n                <\/div>\n            \n<p>It can take a great deal of thought and discussion to work out your answers to all of these questions. But once you do you\u2019ll have a rock-solid base for your homeschool, and the ability to notice problems early and know what you need to fix.<\/p>\n<p>When you can see that your family is happy, when your actions are in line with your reasons, and when you can see progress toward your goals, then you KNOW homeschooling is working. It&#8217;s a beautiful feeling.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the question that haunts many homeschooling parents \u2013 how do I know that I\u2019m doing it right? I\u2019m responsible for the education of my children and there\u2019s no-one and nothing to tell me WHAT to do and WHEN to do it and HOW to do it and argh! It&#8217;s enough to cause a meltdown. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6818,"featured_media":1748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1748\" src=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Homeschooling-Wednesday-Q-A-How-do-I-know-im-doing-it-right.png\" alt=\"Homeschooling Wednesday Q &amp; A - How do I know i'm doing it right?\" width=\"590\" height=\"885\" \/>\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s the question that haunts many homeschooling parents \u2013 how do I know that I\u2019m doing it right? I\u2019m responsible for the education of my children and there\u2019s no-one and nothing to tell me WHAT to do and WHEN to do it and HOW to do it and argh! It's enough to cause a meltdown.\r\n\r\nTo extend the question, without strict curriculum, and standards, and lots of other children to compare to and rank with, how on earth do we homeschoolers know that we\u2019re doing a good job? How do we know this is all going to work out OK in the end?\r\n\r\nTo put it bluntly, we don\u2019t. We can\u2019t predict the future and know where our current course is taking us. But that\u2019s OK. There\u2019s no guarantee that school will all work out fine and dandy either, and at least we have some control over homeschooling.\r\n\r\nHowever, having control is of no use if you don't exert it in a useful way. Here's how to ensure your homeschool will get the results you want.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>How to know if you're homeschooling the 'right way'<\/h2>\r\nIf you want to know if something is working, you have to be able to measure it, to have standards to evaluate it against.\r\n\r\nAny great end result is built upon thousands of small events that build up day after day. Doing it \u2018right\u2019 means knowing what you\u2019re working toward and doing the right type of small steps consistently.\r\n\r\nCurriculum standards are school\u2019s solution, but they\u2019re too narrow. Ticking off boxes according to minor skills achieved doesn\u2019t tell us very much. It\u2019s an adequate method for systems that are required to track and measure thousands of students, but we can come up with something much more holistic than that.\r\n\r\nLet\u2019s get started.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Use happiness as your measure<\/h3>\r\nPeople stuck in the school way of thinking are horrified at this goal. \u201cBut how will they ever learn anything without unpleasantness? I have to MAKE them!\u201d The assumption is that learning is something that we\u2019ll only do if we\u2019re made to.\r\n\r\nBut we homeschoolers know better. We know that humans are curious creatures, that learning is something we do naturally. It doesn\u2019t need to forced onto someone \u2013 unless it\u2019s boring and irrelevant and the learner has no say in the content or pace (we all know what I\u2019m talking about, right?).\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1732\" src=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/One-test-of-the-correctness-of-educational-procedure-is-the-happiness-of-the-child-Homeschooling-quote-from-Maria-Montessori-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool.png\" alt=\"One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child - Homeschooling quote from Maria Montessori, featured on Fearless Homeschool\" width=\"453\" height=\"453\" \/>\r\n\r\nI love this quote from Maria Montessori. People don\u2019t learn when they\u2019re stressed out, bored, or disengaged. I\u2019m still amazed at how much a happy, excited child can learn. They positively gobble up the information, and are able to effortlessly relate it to life and recall it years later.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ask yourself -<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How happy are my children with their life?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do they get excited about what we\u2019re doing?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How do they describe it to other people?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do they laugh a lot?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do they freely ask questions?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do they actively engage with their activities rather than sit passively?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are they sometimes hungry for more activities and more experiences, and sometimes perfectly content to hang out at home?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nUse the answers to determine if what you're doing right now is working.\r\n\r\nAlso important is <strong>your<\/strong> happiness with what is happening. Sometimes, the children are happy but the parent is a bit of a mess. This is usually due to stress \u2013 often from wondering if they\u2019re doing it right! The fear of failure, the worry about messing up your children, the stress of having the majority of the responsibility for their education resting on your shoulders can all weigh heavily. It\u2019s necessary to deal with this, because if you don\u2019t you\u2019re communicating that insecurity and anxiety to your children.\r\n\r\nTry to separate any anxiety you have from self-assessment and look at the moments \u2013 when you can relax, are you content? Do you have lots of lovely little moments with your children that you wish you could freeze? Do you have regular time when you get to do something that you enjoy (everyone else disappearing while you do the dishes doesn\u2019t count)? Do you feel that your family is a team?\r\n\r\nIf your life is harried and stressed, if there\u2019s shouting and conflict, if your children complain and refuse to do what you think they should, then it\u2019s time to step back and work out how to fix that. Relationships are the base of your entire family life and homeschool experience (<a href=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/tips-beginning-homeschooler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take it from Erin<\/a>, who has over two decades of parenting and homeschooling experience). Make sure they\u2019re relationships you love having.\r\n\r\nBe like Bhutan - develop your own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ophi.org.uk\/policy\/national-policy\/gross-national-happiness-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gross National Happiness quotient<\/a> and get implementing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[mailerlite_form form_id=5]\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>Know the reasons you're homeschooling<\/h3>\r\nWhy are you homeschooling? What value have you placed on it?\r\n\r\nIf you know this, then you have a yardstick to measure success on - are you achieving your reasons why?\r\n\r\nHere are some common reasons to homeschool.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>To maintain or repair confidence<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To ensure that they actually learn instead of slipping through the cracks<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To provide a truly individualised education<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To avoid exposure to undesirable behaviour and attitudes modelled at school<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Because you love spending time with them<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To be able to truly support their interests<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To nurture strong family relationships<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To provide you with time \/ location \/ activity freedom<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To nurture particular values<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To provide a Christian \/ Muslim \/ Jewish etc. centred education<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To allow your children to learn at their own pace and ability; to not be held back or dragged forward<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To protect their health and safety (eg. allergies, removal from bullying)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You don\u2019t agree with modern educational methods, and want to do something different<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You want to have the joy of witnessing their learning and growth<\/li>\r\n \t<li>To honour bodily needs \u2013 ability to sleep, eat, and toilet when needed, not on a schedule<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You want to make sure childhood lasts as long as it is meant to<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnce you have your whys, you can ask yourself whether you\u2019re honouring that reason every day.\r\n\r\nIf you know the values you want to support, are you actively supporting them? Are you modelling them? Do you have systems in place to nurture their growth?\r\n\r\nIf you want to allow your children to work at their own pace, are they doing that? Do they need more of a challenge, or more time spent on an area to really master it? Or do you still hold \u2018age-appropriate\u2019 lists in your head and feel anxiety that you\u2019re not meeting them?\r\n\r\nIf you love spending time with your children, are you actually spending lots of time with them? Real time, where you\u2019re connecting with them? Or are you getting caught up in chores and other little day-to-day tasks? Or are you continually distracted by your online life, and the pings from your phone?\r\n\r\nWhen your actions are in line with your reasons for homeschooling, it removes conflict in your mind and brings meaningfulness and satisfaction to what you\u2019re doing.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1742\" src=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Fall-in-love-with-the-process-and-the-results-will-come-quote-from-Eric-Thomas-featured-on-Fearless-Homeschool..png\" alt=\"Fall in love with the process and the results will come - quote from Eric Thomas featured on Fearless Homeschool.\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/>\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>Know your goals<\/h3>\r\nThis question is more future focused. Where are you going? In 5 \/ 10 \/ 20 years, when you\u2019ve finished homeschooling, what do you hope to have achieved?\r\n\r\n<strong>This not just academic.<\/strong> We\u2019re holistic educators, so also consider the sorts of values, habits and skills you think are essential for a successful life.\r\n\r\nChildren should be able to contribute a great deal to this question, especially teenagers \u2013 make sure you chat to them about it. After all, it's their future.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Academic achievement suitable for x career<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Real social skills<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ability to x, y, and z (grow vegetables, do everyday maths, ride a unicycle)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Raise secure, confident children that will grow into secure, confident adults<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nurture a lifelong passion for self-directed learning<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Have a deep knowledge of self \u2013 their abilities, passions, values and goals<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Mastery of everyday life skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWith knowledge of your goals, you have something concrete to work toward.\r\n\r\nIf your child is feeling insecure you can help to put them into positions where they\u2019ll succeed, and rebuild their self-confidence by praising their hard work and determination.\r\n\r\nIf you notice that their manners when they answer the phone aren\u2019t up to scratch, you can have a few practice sessions.\r\n\r\nIf you want them to master everyday tasks, you know that you need to spend lots of time (and patience) cooking with them, showing them how to clean a house, change a tyre, swing a hammer, and whatever else you deem essential.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWant to dig deeper into these steps? <a href=\"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/begin-homeschooling-confidence-free-email-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Begin Homeschooling with Confidence<\/a> is a FREE email course that includes writing your homeschooling mission statement.\r\n\r\n[mailerlite_form form_id=1]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt can take a great deal of thought and discussion to work out your answers to all of these questions. But once you do you\u2019ll have a rock-solid base for your homeschool, and the ability to notice problems early and know what you need to fix.\r\n\r\nWhen you can see that your family is happy, when your actions are in line with your reasons, and when you can see progress toward your goals, then you KNOW homeschooling is working. 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