Plan to Be Flexible: Designing A Homeschool Year and Daily Schedule That Works for Your Family
Why a Second Edition?Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Daily Plan that Works for Your Familyhas been a wonderful avenue for me to share abouthowit is possibleto have purposeful-yet-free-form homeschooling environment--one that isn't just a formula, but is a realistic approach to the homeschooling life in the midst of the modern American family.But six months after publishing it, I decided it needed a re-write.  This isn't because what was written before was bad, but becausethere has been a loosening in me--a lovely settling-in--that has happened since I've recently begun to allow the transformative concept of "rhythms" to permeate all areas of my life.I realized that I had clung to structure and routine as my homeschooling safety for a long time. And when I first wrotePlan to Be Flexible, some of that rigidness was still in my heart.I re-read what I'd originally written and it felt like an oddly-sized garment: tight in some places and loose in others.  It no longer fully described me or the homeschooling lifestyle that I wanted to portray.And so I've removed what felt too rigid; offered heaps of grace and permission around especially sensitive areas; and gave a fresh, updated approach to what I'd discovered about the homeschool life.Most notably, a new concept--"rhythm-based homeschooling"--is now the book's focus.I believe that an emphasis on rhythms over schedules has the power to set many moms free from the "shoulds," "musts" and "have-tos" of homeschooling so they can focus on cultivating the pure joy possible from the homeschooling experience.  I'm incredibly excited to share this new-and-improved educational resource with you!