Weekly Planner #2

Nayna decided that she didn't want to use the Weekly Planner #1 anymore. She devised a specific planner to suit her needs. This planner includes all of the subjects she wants to study, planned out over the days she wants to study them. She checks off the subject and writes in the details (chapter or page numbers) of what she did that day.

I am really proud of her for coming up with her own study plan that is so detailed and specific for her needs. I think this is the main ingredient missing in so many homeschools. We bring our children home to give them personalized attention, but do we give them a personalized study plan or do we just bring the public school curriculum home?

Personalized Curriculum
My opinion is that if we are bringing the public school curriculum home we are missing the mark. Most of the "homeschool" curriculum out there is the SAME as the public schools. Public schools teach to the bottom 20% of students. Is this what we want for our children? It's not what I want.

When we personalize a curriculum for each child that is strongly based in classic works, we are teaching to the potential of our students rather than just to the "norms" of the public schools. If we are going to put in the effort to educate our children at home, shouldn't we make it worth our time?