How To Develop Accountability For Students – Homeschool
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Almost every time I have been frustrated with my homeschool, it was my own doing. By having unrealistic expectations, or being underprepared, I contributed to my own difficulties. I have learned to take an honest look at my role as leader. If your kids are behind, it is on you. I understand that that is hard to hear, but I give myself the same honest talk. The good news is that you are in charge of you.
You can make the changes you need to support you kids in the way they need and deserve.
Most parents who follow me here at 200 Fingers & Toes are using the tips and tools to equip them in areas where they are feeling less than confident. I’ve been there too. I depend on the resources I receive from the wise women and men who have homeschooled before me. Now, I am doing the same for new homeschoolers.
I speak about, building relationships, creating accountability and making space for your personal goals. When I prepare a workshop, I make sure they are actionable. I create supportive documents and an action plan to help keep you on track. When you need more structured help, I’ve created courses to help get your whole family back on track. You can find them in the courses tab above.
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Part 1 – Homeschooling is Building Skills for Life
Am I too late?
Ideally you would begin to establish independent work skills from early childhood through the late elementary years. It takes a lifetime to become a well rounded and functional adult. Helping your children become accountable will actually ask a great deal from you. Successful students begin with us as parents.
I have a talk that is titled, ” It everything is not working, it is probably me!”
– Amber J. Smith
Are you new to homeschooling? Do you have a tween or high school student that you are starting on the homeschooling path together? Take heart, many adults learn the skills they need to be successful in life well after school is over. You might find areas you need to learn with your kids.
After twenty years of homeschooling, I can confirm that this is a great deal of my homeschool experience. Consider it the “on-the-job-training.” I have learned most of the skills I needed to parent my children on the job. You can get the skills you need to have a great end of the school year.
I didn’t have great modeling as a child. I did have a mother who found Jesus, admitted her shortcomings and always thought the highest for me. You can begin with acknowledging that you will be learning how to do this together. Let your teen know that you are going to make mistakes and they will to. Promise to give each other grace and learn as you grow together.
How do you develop accountability for Students to do their school work at every age?
In this series, I will share what habits and tasks develop accountability for students of every age. If you have toddlers to teens, stay with me because the same patterns apply. It is much easier to make the transition if the foundation is laid early, but not impossible to build at any time.
If you’re reading this, you care about helping your child be successful. That alone is the first factor in your success. I will give you all the tips I can to help. In this series, I will share a post for elementary age, middle school and high school. You can use the links to jump right to the post that benefits you homeschool the most first, but if you are starting out, each age will have ideas you will want to implement.
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What makes me qualified to give you my advice?
We have walked out every bit of advice I share with the ten kids in our immediate care. My husband and I have been in children’s ministry since the early years of our marriage, and childrens church leaders, youth leaders and jr. high teachers. Some of my best friends are fifth graders. Kids have always been a part of my life. With ten kids of our own, we have five times the experience of the national average family!
What I know is this: building relationships is the greatest gift homeschooling has to offer you.
Don’t get distracted from your role as the central relationship builder in your child’s life. There as so many demands academically, and those demands canmake it easy to get misdirected, frustrated or discouraged. My goal is to help you make relationship building a regular part of your homeschool.
In the end, I hope that after years of homeschool life, you experience Friday night dinners like ours. With your grown kids, older and younger siblings engaged and connected, grandkids running all over the place, it’s chaotic, loud and looks a lot like what I always imagined love looks like!
Follow along for the next instalment of this series, Best Early Elementary Habits to Develop Accountability in Your Homeschooler, Accountability Habits for the Middle Schooler, and Chores Teach Accountability That Your Homeschooler Need To Succeed!
