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| Recommendations | 1. There is no perfect curriculum.
2. Choosing curriculum is a fluid process. Do not be afraid of making mistakes when choosing curriculum as everybody makes mistakes.
3. Some materials perfect for one child can be not so perfect for another.
4. You will make some great decisions that will work fine for you and your family.
5. Do not be a slave to your curriculum. You can adapt and improve any curriculum by employing your own cleverness and creativity, joined with your knowledge of how your child learns and responds.
6. Curriculum is not an end in itself. The number of curricular resources is rapidly growing every day. Parents need to be focused on the quality of various they use in home schooling process and use new materials to improve their techniques.
Home schooling works because of the parents’ strong commitment to their children and the depth of relationship which that commitment instills. Whatever curriculum parents choose they should make steady interaction and dialog with their children. Children will learn brilliantly in home school because of parents’ relationship with them and because of the nature of teaching.
Home schooling parents can always talk with other home schooling parents about what curricular materials have worked for them and why. They can make notes about the good points and bad points of their current curriculum. They should not dread the process of choosing curriculum as academics is only a part of the home schooling equation.
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