Homeschool Science Tip of the Month – Be in the driver’s seat.

In good times and bad ones, you are in charge of your child’s education.

As their parent, you have their best interest at heart, and you can best gauge whether something is working or not. And as our world changes daily, our tip this month is to be in the driver’s seat and do what's best for your children moment by moment.

What does that mean?

• It means in uncertain times, take what you know and feel and use it to continue to put one foot in front of the other.
• It means that if you know the best way for your family to handle the stress of this moment is to just read, dance, and do art, then do that.
• It means that if you know the best way for your family to handle the stress of this moment is to keep things as normal as possible, then do that.
• It means that if you know the best way for your family to handle the stress of this moment is to dig deep into your children’s interest, then do that.

And it means that when things return to our new normal, you will make your curriculum work for you by swapping out books, adjusting assignments, and adding or deleting topics. When it comes to teaching science today, or in the future, you can engage your students and take breaks when you need them because you are in the driver’s seat of your children’s education.

In these times you can choose to model for your kiddos how to navigate learning in all types of situations, because one day, you will hand over the keys.