Hello everyone! It's been a while since I have been on the forums! I hope you are all well
I have to make a confession...I strayed. I was lured in by shiny new curriculum and rave reviews. I am a a bit of a recovering curriculum junkie. I had a moment of weakness!
For those that suffer from this affliction like I do, any advice? We are only completing our second year, but I went so far as to buy some small pieces of another curriculum. I was sure this new thing was going to be the perfect fit! But then this morning, without being asked, my daughters sat down to do school and began their recitations, flashcards and review box without me! Just listening to the 2 of them, it hit just how much they had learned this year! This new curriculum is so different, in a good way, but very different. I thought it would work for my daughters because they are so art and music oriented, that it may be more interesting and relight that spark for learning.
(The spark went out after returning from the holiday break. I now realize this happens to a lot of us! We should have pushed through, but instead I changed things up! This resulted in a lack luster performance this winter, but we are getting back to what it was before and things are improving!)
I feel like I struggle because I am not a naturally creative person. My 12yo daughter wants to be an artist and my 10yo daughter wants to be a dancer. I feel like such a structured and rigorous curriculum like MP was not a good fit for two right brained girls. But then I realized something, there is a time for structure and learning and a time for free expression and creativity! I was trying to merge the 2 during the school day with curriculum changes and other things. Although I thought this would work for them, it actually set us back. We found it was way to hard to switch gears between completing core subjects and then getting into a creative mindset and then back to school again.
I think what I need to hear, is some advice, affirmation, or suggestions from you on how you tailor your cores to work for your kiddos. I really do love MP, it is a truly amazing curriculum. We just find it to be dry at times. ALL the guides follow the SAME format the whole way through, and very little color is used. I know some may prefer this, we like a little spice over here
Can you give me suggestions, tips, or examples of how your day goes? My daughters will be using the 5M and 7M cores next year. Thank you so much for listening to me ramble! Getting advice from you all grounds me and brings me such peace! I should have come on the forums when I was thinking about the other curriculum! It would have saved me some unnecessary spending hahaha!

I have to make a confession...I strayed. I was lured in by shiny new curriculum and rave reviews. I am a a bit of a recovering curriculum junkie. I had a moment of weakness!
For those that suffer from this affliction like I do, any advice? We are only completing our second year, but I went so far as to buy some small pieces of another curriculum. I was sure this new thing was going to be the perfect fit! But then this morning, without being asked, my daughters sat down to do school and began their recitations, flashcards and review box without me! Just listening to the 2 of them, it hit just how much they had learned this year! This new curriculum is so different, in a good way, but very different. I thought it would work for my daughters because they are so art and music oriented, that it may be more interesting and relight that spark for learning.
(The spark went out after returning from the holiday break. I now realize this happens to a lot of us! We should have pushed through, but instead I changed things up! This resulted in a lack luster performance this winter, but we are getting back to what it was before and things are improving!)
I feel like I struggle because I am not a naturally creative person. My 12yo daughter wants to be an artist and my 10yo daughter wants to be a dancer. I feel like such a structured and rigorous curriculum like MP was not a good fit for two right brained girls. But then I realized something, there is a time for structure and learning and a time for free expression and creativity! I was trying to merge the 2 during the school day with curriculum changes and other things. Although I thought this would work for them, it actually set us back. We found it was way to hard to switch gears between completing core subjects and then getting into a creative mindset and then back to school again.
I think what I need to hear, is some advice, affirmation, or suggestions from you on how you tailor your cores to work for your kiddos. I really do love MP, it is a truly amazing curriculum. We just find it to be dry at times. ALL the guides follow the SAME format the whole way through, and very little color is used. I know some may prefer this, we like a little spice over here

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