This post and related Homeschool with Moxie Podcast episode is all about mom’s role in homeschooling. Because unless you’re actively taking steps to work yourself out of a job, you may not be equipping your kids to take an independent and responsible role in their education. Want to know more? Let’s dive in!
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I used to be a middle school social studies teacher in public school. One thing I know about teachers at all levels (including high school) is that they are very active in the classroom. They are crafting lessons, making plans to engage the students, and keeping very busy to ensure they produce an appropriate education for their students.
But if the teacher is doing all the activity, what about the students?
Have you ever been a student (or teacher) in a middle or high school? How many students are actively engaged in their own education?
Sadly, probably not many.
Here’s the mindset shift that allows you to work yourself out of a job in a homeschool environment. And I would go so far as to say that if you’re NOT working yourself out of a job, you’re not doing it right. Because you want YOUR students to be active learners, not the stereotypical passive public school high school student.
So let’s dive into how to make this possible.
Are you working yourself out of a job?
The key to homeschooling is recognizing that your role will change through the years. Because it should. Here’s how to embrace those changes and work yourself out of a job as a homeschool parent.
Here’s episode 258 of the Homeschool with Moxie Podcast.
Homeschool mom’s role
While homeschooling during the early years require mom to be a hands-on teacher in many ways, by the time your teens are in the high school years, they should be highly independent. It’s good for our teens to have this responsibility for their own education – and hopefully by now they’ve been able to nurture a love of learning!
But this type of metamorphosis over the years doesn’t just happen by accident. No, you have to plan for it and take steps to implement these goals.
Resources to help with changes in homeschool mom’s role
In order to make this transition as smooth as possible, you should consider:
- user-friendly homeschool curriculum
- student academic accountability tools – like workboxes and Trello
- planning for K-8 with 9th-12th in mind
- dual enrollment in high school
Want to learn more? Be sure to subscribe to the Homeschool with Moxie Podcast where we regularly talk through the mindset needed to homeschool successfully along with actionable strategies to put these ideas into action!
