This week, Elizabeth brings some basic questions about what Bonnie believes about joy. As the episode unfolds, they discuss what the ideal day might look like, the proper place of curriculum in our homeschool life, all those unused curriculum sitting in storage...
Some thoughts on structure and planning our day, and balancing self care with the sacrifice we make as parents.
4:07 - The importance of having ideals
5:02 - Leading by modeling virtue
9:09 - Challenging children appropriately
11:46 - Planning for self-care
16:19 - What does a typical homeschool day look like?
23:03 - Routine over schedule
24:02 - Homeschool curriculum
33:56 - Importance of keeping records
Some resources were mentioned, here are those links
Ruth Beechik, The Three R's
Homeschooling, simplified: dictation
Bonnie's full day workshop in four parts on YouTube
Planning our time (blog post, with templates)
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