Comments on: Charting the path ahead: Making a homeschool “compass”

By: Caroline fore and

Caroline fore and

Hi. I love this but am new to the idea. Out of interest do you have a to do list for them from their ideas or do they each day decide what they want to work on? Do you insist on any maths or English in their day or week or just when they chose too?

By: Tiffany

Tiffany

Found your website from the Thomas Jefferson Facebook group. Inspiring, simple, concise. Everything I love. Thank you. Do you have a follow-up to this article?

By: Rachel

Rachel

This is awesome. I just adapted this into my bullet journal to help clarify my mission. Thanks!

By: Rebekah Kelly

Rebekah Kelly

Hi Jamie, It’s summer here in New Zealand and we’re working on planning our year. I read this article earlier in the year and have been drawn back to it for my two eldest (9 and nearly 11) as i think it will help blend the child led, parent planned tension i sometimes feel! The link to the template you used doesn’t seem to work – is there another way i could get hold of it? You’ve also inspired me to get he phases of learning book!
God Bless

By: kate

kate

i love this idea so much. curious, though that there is not a 4th part. compass being 4 directions? am i missing something?

By: Carolyn

Carolyn

I love the idea of involving your kids in setting goals for the school year! I’m curious if you commit to everything on their list or help them pick and choose what you are able to fit in. My 10-year old asked me a couple of days ago if we could please change one major curriculum we had been using, so I’m trying to take that into account right now and plan a year she can be enthusiastic about. Loved this post!

By: Heidi Nash

Heidi Nash

Your posts are always so inspiring Jamie! A Compass is such a great tool. It really changes the whole dynamic of how kids can see their own education.

By: Julianne

Julianne

The link posted up top “this $1 download” currently takes you to a page with “product not found”. I searched a bit and found this: http://store.freedomeducators.com/index.php?route=product/product&filter_tag=Compass&product_id=75 which may be what you were trying to share.
I’ve tried doing this sort of planning with my children – ages 13, 13 and 9. So far, it’s been like pulling teeth to get them to express their own desires. I’ve offered big and small examples of hopes and dreams one might have (both academic and interest-based) and point out specifics in daily life, but I never imagined how long of a process it would be to get them to think in this way for themselves. I’m not giving up. Last year I didn’t have them use any particular outline, just a page in their journal. In our last attempt in September I used some pages from the YOLO planner for teens ( http://www.homeschooling-ideas.com/homeschool-teenager-workbook-planner.html ), but I think it was perhaps too overwhelming for them. Maybe it felt too much like schoolwork in itself. We will revisit the idea for the upcoming winter season rather than waiting the 6 months. I like how compact this template is and will give it a go. Thanks!

By: Stacy

Stacy

Jamie, I can not thank you enough for your posts! I have gained so much wisdom reading them. I particularly love that you list the books that you all read. If you are ever stuck for a blog post idea, would you consider publishing one on the books that you all have loved? All of your recommendations so far are amazing and I can not wait to read them with my children!

By: Kim A.

Kim A.

Thanks so much for this great resource and the idea of the compass. I am going to do the course and see where it goes!