Family in Feast and Feria

My son will be three in September. Even I married, I knew I wanted to homeschool if I had children. After my son's birth, I've read and researched the different approaches to find our niche in learning styles and home education approach. Even when I decide on the focus of our approach, I know this seeking will not end. There will be twists and turns, tweaks and complete turnarounds as my son and I learn to know each other. I'm still on my journey, reading about different options, but also observing. I'm examining my tendencies, watching my son on how he learns, how we interact, seeing what motivates him.

How nice to find help from The Lilting House for advice on choosing curriculum. Lissa wisely advises "Don't rush into anything." One suggestion is to take this quiz to evaluate what type of homeschooler you are. My result confirms what styles have been very attractive to me, except adding a little bit of classical approach:

Abraham Lincoln You have a Bible and a library card what more could you possibly need? You prefer the Charlotte Mason Method of reading living books for everything: historical fiction, biographies, real histories, nature guides, etc. No soon-to-be-outdated textbooks for you.

Other helpful quizzes would be to find out the learning styles of family members.

In researching approaches, one book that completely changed my outlook is Real Learning (ordering information at top of page) by Elizabeth Foss. I finally was able to think "outside the box" (as in canned curriculum) and see a different approach where being at home is not schooling or educating, but REAL LEARNING. I recommended this book to Melanie, a new mom, at The Wine Dark Sea to include this book in her own research in homeschooling, and she wrote a beautiful review, expressing in writing so eloquently what I feel but can't always put into words. I think it's time for me to reread Elizabeth's for a refresher.