Well, the new year is under way. I am looking at the things we did last semester. I’m pretty sure we didn’t do enough. How can that be? We work almost every day at school.

Ok, so sometimes our school days are not long enough. But when I look back at the stuff we have done, I have a box full of stuff. Maybe I am expecting too much. I know that the homeschool curriculum we utilize is adequate. The reality is, our homeschool curriculum presents more material than my daughter would be exposed to in public school.

And the weird thing is, I feel the need to make my daughter do all of the material presented. Am I out to prove that she is smart enough to cover all of the material in one year, even though it is more than she would learn in public school?

I don’t know. Her homeschool portfolio is quite adequately filled with both curriculum material and extra-curricular material.

What I do know is that I want the best possible education I can present to her. I don’t ever want her to look back and say, wow, I wish I had had this thing or that thing in homeschool.

Here is the thing I have to decide. Do I continue to push her to do more and more work? Do I back off and let her coast at the same level her public school peers would be at? How do decide what is enough material for each grade? If I can just find the happy middle ground, excellent education without overwhelming her, then I will be happy.

So, this week, this is my quandary, how hard to I push? My daughter is not a self starter, so I must push some, but how much is enough?

I’d love to hear any comments!