Homeschooling – Beginnings are Usually Scary, Endings are Usually Sad, but It’s What’s In the Middle that Counts!
On the street I grew up on, my family got close to a neighbor or family that had a set of twin boys.
The twin boys were younger than me and my sister and we came to view them as “little brothers”. As the boys grew up, they both became pilots.
We went on some of their first flights in a little 4 seat Cessna as we flew to La Grange,which was another small city nearby. We thought we were cool as we went to grab a steak and fly back home that same evening. (By the way, it was the cutest small plane ever. okay. okay.)
I loved those times as a young girl and have fond memories of our exciting times as we entered young adulthood. But I was equally impressed at all the knowledge and information that went into getting that piece of machinery up in the air.
Did you know the twin pilots had a huge list of items they had on a checklist to check off every time before they even lifted up?
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Without doing that every time, there could be a terrible accident. Not one detail could be overlooked.
Too, the “routine” wasn’t left up to memory.
They had a physical clipboard with their checklist on it and checked off each part as they walked around the plane checking every part of it.
It made taking off less scary.
Homeschooling is scary on take off too and the beginnings remind me of my first air plane ride.
Check out these two tips as you get ready to begin.
EMBRACE THE ADVENTURE.
Any adventure worth taking will have risks.
I hinted about this when I shared When Homeschooling is Not an Overnight Success (Is it Worth the Risk?), but I also want you to understand that risk taking without planning is not necessary when beginning to homeschool.
Though sheer passion will not overcome all tragedies, it is the fuel needed to boost your beginnings.
Just remember though that there simply is no need to have to leap before you look because so many other homeschoolers have gone before you.
The time is long gone when folks did not hear about homeschooling. Too, there are many homeschool bloggers for just about any topic you can think about.
Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power” and that couldn’t be more true when beginning to homeschool.
Knowing that an abundance of information exists on the homeschool how-tos, I want to remind you to embrace the adventure.
Homeschool without inhibition. Don’t let fear hold you back from stepping out and trying another homeschool approach.
Grab my 31 Day Free Homeschool Boot Camp to start your adventure.
CHECKLISTS ABOUND GALORE – GRAB ONE, TWO, OR . . .
Checklists are not only important, but vital or essential to homeschool success.
What type of checklists would you want?
- Grab a routine or schedule that will work for your family. Look at my post How To Create a Homeschool Schedule That You Can Stick To.
- Grab a scope and sequence so you have an idea of what to teach your child.
- Grab a checklist on how to lesson plan.
- Grab a checklist on how to homeschool high school.
- Grab a checklist to understand what is a boxed curriculum. Check out 8 Components of a Boxed Curriculum.
Like the checklists that ensured our safety when taking off and landing, checklists serve as a guide to help you in your adventure.
Because the Middle Is What Matters.
After taking off in the Cessna airplane, it was the breath taking aerial views of the Lone Star State and time we had flying in the air that made our trip memorable.
I soon forget the jitters I had in the beginning of our airplane ride and only remember the trip and the beautiful night sky and not the checklists.
Homeschooling has been much the same way. Beginnings are not only scary, but almost paralyzing. It fades into the background as you get up and running.
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After you take much energy to get your homeschool up and running, it will be what you do during your journey that your children will fondly remember.
Sure, we all are going to mess up our children at one time or another and it’s almost unavoidable. We’re not perfect parents.
However, mistakes just mean that you get a do-over and you’ll do your due diligence next time to get it right.
And try to remember, that endings are normally sad because life changes and kids do grow up! Make the middle count.
Are you ready to take off? When are you going to start homeschooling?
Hugs and love ya,
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