THANK YOU. I am relatively new to CM although I've been homeschooling for 9 years. I started out following Well Trained Mind and gradually moved to CM style while reading her Vol. 6 and many Karen Glass books. In an effort to just take the CM plunge and go all in, I joined the CMEC for 24/25. I spent ALLLLLLL of last summer planning, prepping, pre-reading and creating a time table. I did not enjoy summer at all. And two weeks into term one, I dumped the time table and went back to a loop schedule for our morning time and group subjects, and gave my kids a suggested schedule and let them plan their individual time how they wanted (they are 11 and 13). It is very easy in a world of CM purists to feel inadequate, but I think you are 100% right. I have often wondered what Charlotte would say to us today. What she created her programs for was actually quite different from a family homeschool environment and i don't think she would say it all would be practical implemented just so. I did not join the CMEC again this year because i thought there has to be a more practical application of her methods for today's homeschool. The timetable was the first clue.

I just finished my first year with a form 2b and a 1b, working the timetable was brutal. Tears were shed at one time or another by all. By term 3 I completely gave up and just had a list like you’ve shown. I think another one of my mistakes was not considering ALL the different book suggestions for other forms. My form 2 struggled and this year I’ve resolved to focus on what he can do and do well and ignore what the CMEC feels is form appropriate.

What a great video and needed as well. Can you speak a little to how to do cm but include biblical history with ancient history. I know we are supposed to do 3 streams of history but it seems that the focus is on history not on the integration of how Gods story is History. Also there seems to be more of a humanism and men's wisdom being elevated vs understanding that all wisdom comes from Christ and we should seek Him for how to educate our kids first not charlotte mason. Your timetable is liberating. I am attempting to give my children a cm education while not idolizing charlotte mason. Are you doing 3 streams etc or going to do your own thing as your child moves into 2b?

Thank you for this! I really needed someone else to reassure me that what I was feeling about the timetable being too rigid applies to others as well. I can still be a Charlotte Mason homeschooler without being so rigid.

@AHeartForHomeEducation

2 ай бұрын

Yes! I definitely think you can! :)

We threw our time table out half way into the year. All I was sure of is that I am not available to the world in the mornings 😂. I had a baby in June, and that is our start of the year.

@AHeartForHomeEducation

2 ай бұрын

Haha, I can relate! I'm sure a baby simply doesn't respect the timetable 😂

It would be really fun to watch the process of getting your backyard ready for planting season! ❤

You’re doing a great job! Clear and concise and visually pleasing! Good job mama! I just subscribed. Thank you so much for this topic this was really freeing to me to hear! I have 5 kids 9 and under and it’s been so stressful trying to figure out the flow of our day. You said so many things that the Lord really convicted me of or encouraged me in. Really looking forward to more videos!

@AHeartForHomeEducation

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this encouragement! Thanks for tuning in! 🤍

Doy gracias a Dios por tu vida y lo que estás haciendo. Creo que eres instrumento de Dios para volver al fundamento. Cristo es el fundamento. Continúa esforzándote; el Señor te ha hecho valiente. Gracias.

Thank you SO much for sharing this! I really appreciate your honesty and your clear practical advice and timetable planning! This has given me more confidence to stray from the somewhat more rigid instruction. ❤😊

You are so down to earth and encouraging! Thank you, I love your channel! ♥

About how long does your Bible/breakfast time last? Do you have your kiddos narrate the Bible readings? (Returning to this video for the second time as I navigate what next year might look like for me 😉)

@AHeartForHomeEducation

3 ай бұрын

Hello! Our morning Bible time in its entirety probably lasts 15-20 minutes. I just read a chunk of scripture that has enough to narrate. Sometimes it's 2 paragraphs and sometimes it's a whole labeled section. I give a recap and a captain idea, then I just read. I do ask for narrations. We always start with the youngest child first, then my son. We haven't notebooked a ton with our Bible narrations, but I hope to include this more next year. Thanks for watching! 🤍

Loved this so much! Was your "raggedy paper" showing one term at a time? :)

Thank you for this video! So encouraging and something I've been doing just by necessity but I love that you set aside the time and value it. If you're able to share, I would love to see it in more detail, like how you choose topics when and how you trade between kids. A time table does feel very pressured and I have a really hard time telling my children to stop being engaged and interested because we have to move on to the next subject. I was reading Education for the Whole Hearted child and that time table of sitting on the couch together and then being at the table together made so much more sense to me. Also, with so many school readings, what does your bedtime routine look like? Do you read aloud to them before bed as well?

@AHeartForHomeEducation

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree! Switching gears so much seems to rush the child through the material. If they want to linger, we will usually linger! I'm a sucker for "just one more chapter, Mom!". We still have bedtime readings! For the littler ones, we still read through quality picture books with them. For my oldest son, my husband has a chapter book going with him in the evenings (they just finished Farmer Boy), and I have a chapter book going with him (we just finished a Christian Heroes book on Nate Saint). So if I put him to bed, I'll read our book, and if my husband puts him to bed, he will read their book. This is usually for 15-20 minutes and we don't ask for any type of narration. It is just an enjoyable free read.