You Don’t Have To Know Everything Before You Start Homeschool You Can Learn With Them With Carolyn VanGorkam, Editing Coordinator For SchoolhouseTeachers.com

 

 

Intro 

Carolyn VanGorkam, the editing coordinator for SchoolhouseTeachers.com, the curriculum arm of The Old Schoolhouse and also a Lesson Designer of several courses on the website. Carolyn joined Schoolhouse Teachers as a curriculum specialist on the quality assurance team; she is now working with the editing team as well. Her other interests include singing on the worship team, writing historical novels (she has two published on Amazon), and blogging about history and current events. You can find her website at thenovelhistorian.com. 

She lives in Northern California with her family. Her husband, Dan, is a local worship pastor. Both of their children – homeschooled from 2006 – have now graduated from high school. Carolyn’s 16-year homeschool journey was preceded by a career as a credentialed math teacher and as a Christian school teacher of many subjects.  

 

SchoolhouseTeachers.com has over 400 courses with a wide variety of approaches: Unit Studies, Charlotte Mason, Classical education, and more. We also have courses which cater to different learning styles some courses have mostly printed material and some have videos tailored for kids with specific need like those who learn by moving. She wish she'd been able to read when her kids were small is Kinetic Connections, which has suggestions for how to tailor learning for kids who learn by moving. 

Top three takeaways 

1. You don't have to know all the material before you start teaching your child. You can learn alongside them! 
2. Newcomers think that the homeschool day should mirror a typical public school day. That approach loses the freedom and flexibility that traditional homeschooling offers. 
3. Deuteronomy 6:7 makes it clear that discipling our children is our primary responsibility as parents. Homeschooling allows that to happen every day. It's not easy, but it is worth it! 

Call to Action 

SchoolHouse Teachers Website  

 

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