My 18 year homeschool outline:

What is your end-goal for your kids? Is it happiness? Income? Achievement? Productivity? We're not all headed in the same direciton, and even if we were, we'd all have a diferent way of getting there. The best thing that we can do as homeschoolers is strengthen the diversity of our community so that we all have ideas and support when we need them. The information below is my attempt to share the bare bones of what I've done to teach my kids, and also to give a warning or two that I wish I'd had before I started my journey. I love discussing these topics, so feel free to leave questions/comments.

Essential Resources

(free) Kahn Academy

(free) Community College or MOOCs

(free) Hoffman Academy

(free) Daily Checklist

(free) google docs or other free cloud-based organization program

(not free) Ipad Mini

(not free) Portable Charger

(not free) E-reader

(not free) Beast Academy Subscription (math)

(not free) Study Abroad

(not free) Electric Piano

Recurring Activities

One-a-day journal

Philosophical questions

2nd (or more) language preservation

Hobby preservation

Book list

Outline by grade:

Early Ed (0-4 years)

Nature based

Story time

Grades K-3 (5-8 years)

Focus on Learning to Read

Begin Beast Academy in 2nd Grade

Pick a fun hobby or two by age 6 and stick to it!

Begin Kahn Academy in 3rd Grade

Enroll in a foreign school in target language for at least one year

Early Ed: (age 0-4)

Nature

Grades 1-3 (Age 5-8):

Focus on Learning to Read

Begin Beast Academy in 2nd Grade

Pick a fun hobby or two by age 6 and stick to it!

Begin Kahn Academy in 3rd Grade

Enroll in a foreign school in target language for at least one year

Grade 4-5 (Age 9-11)

Complete Beast Academy, begin Kahn Algebra

Complete Kahn Science and History Courses

Complete Required Novels from Reading List

Grades 6-12 (Age 12+)

Enroll in College Level Courses in this order:

Composition

Philosphy or Critical Thinking

Foreign Language

History or Science Courses

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