The Christian Curriculum

  "And let us not grow weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." Galatians   6:9   How do you keep going? How do you stay motivated? It's hard when things get tiresome, or monotonous or downright difficult, especially when no one is looking. It is a vital skill for every homeschooler, business owner, or really anyone with a goal to reach.  It is easy to take off early, to prioritize other household chores or to waste too much time figuring out what to do next.   The self motivation that comes with homeschooling is one of the many skills that will set a homeschooler apart from the mainstream.   Here is what we do to stay motivated and on task. These tips will work to help you stay motivated in any situation.   In summary it is plan, plan, plan.

  "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. " Proverbs 22:6   3 Steps to a better homeschool. They all start with 'R' and you can start any of them today! These 3 points have given me the most success in the classroom and now at home with my own kids.   They are, in short, real, record, and review! Let's get into it! Why do you homeschool? For a lot of us, it is because we striving to live a more genuine life with our family. So why do we use a boring workbook to teach? Is that real? Genuine? A couple ways I try to make our homeschool applicable to real life is through word problems and projects based learning. If you can plant 16 carrots per square foot and we want to plant 40 square feet of carrots how many seeds do we need? That question is a lot more engaging than a simple, 16 x 40 = _. Reading, writing and solving math problems that are real and useful to your family's business or surv...