I'm reading this post as I struggle with my 6 & 8 yo school this am... It's not easy and takes enormous patience, tons of anxiety, and endless self-doubt. But knowing no matter how bad you may be at it, you'll be infinitely better than even the best public teacher with 30 kids, is great comfort.
The reason for self doubt is because of comparing what you do with an invented structure and standards called education. Am I keeping my kids at grade level, etc. I am a former teacher, yet I threw all that away when raising my kid. I don’t raise her for someone else, but she is my responsibility alone. I asked myself, what do I want her to be like? Above her education, she’s a leather worker, painter, digital artist, piano player, damn good fiddle player, guitar player, singer, composer. I threw her into groups and jams above her level and she rose to the top like all kids will do. If you forget what your kids are supposed to learn at grade level and set them on some course of what they could learn, you’ll be amazed what a 6 and 8 year old can do. Above all, kids want to be like their parents. That’s healthy. School crushes this and most lose that desire.
I'm reading this post as I struggle with my 6 & 8 yo school this am... It's not easy and takes enormous patience, tons of anxiety, and endless self-doubt. But knowing no matter how bad you may be at it, you'll be infinitely better than even the best public teacher with 30 kids, is great comfort.
The reason for self doubt is because of comparing what you do with an invented structure and standards called education. Am I keeping my kids at grade level, etc. I am a former teacher, yet I threw all that away when raising my kid. I don’t raise her for someone else, but she is my responsibility alone. I asked myself, what do I want her to be like? Above her education, she’s a leather worker, painter, digital artist, piano player, damn good fiddle player, guitar player, singer, composer. I threw her into groups and jams above her level and she rose to the top like all kids will do. If you forget what your kids are supposed to learn at grade level and set them on some course of what they could learn, you’ll be amazed what a 6 and 8 year old can do. Above all, kids want to be like their parents. That’s healthy. School crushes this and most lose that desire.