I understand that everyone does homeschooling differently, and that is a beautiful thing. One thing that I do keep hearing over and over again is a great deal of negative speak from ladies who bemoan "bringing school home". For many, homeschooling should (read: must) be a night and day difference from what they experienced as children, or what their children have thusfar experienced. I have no problems with people unschooling, and homeschooling in whatever fashion works for them and their progeny.
For our family, it looks as though we are going to have a more structured "school" than many other homeschool families. The reasons for this are multiple, one of which is the fact that I trive on organization. lol I had such lovely visions of designing my own curriculum and unit studies, but it does not look as though we will be moving in that direction. My dear husband feels more secure in using a purchased curriculum, which stems a great deal from negative comments given by his family members. So, in an effort to make our home educating look more formalized, we will be purchasing a ready-made curriculum when Youngling gets a little older.
In the meantime, we are beginning with simple resources. We are using a preschool package from Rod and Staff , which is really great for preschool aged children. We are also utilizing "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 easy lessons", though I don't believe that Youngling is quite ready for it yet. I will hold off on that at least until January. In the meantime, we are enjoying books from our local library, and we do read a decent amount, though I'd like to make a habit to read even more.
