Plan to Be Flexible Quotes

“Spiritual disciplines more easily introduced into daily activities ▪   School calendar formulated to dates that work best for our family’s needs ▪   Free time in our days for relaxation, family fun and bonding (instead of time spent driving from school to school) ▪   Strong parent-child bonds and sibling-to-sibling bonds more easily developed ▪   Removal from negative influences and peer pressure during the early impressionable years ▪   Difficult subjects discussed at the appropriate age for each individual child ▪   Difficult subject matter presented from a biblical worldview and within the context of our strong parent-child bond. ▪   Real world learning incorporated into lesson plans and practiced in daily routines ▪   Field trips and “outside the book” learning available as we see fit What We Hope to Give Our Kids: ▪   A close relationship with Christ and a complete picture of what it means to be a Christ-follower ▪   A strong moral character rooted in biblical integrity, perseverance and humility ▪   A direction and purpose for where God has called them in life ▪   A deep relationship and connection with us, their parents ▪   Rich, ever-growing relationships with their siblings ▪   Real-world knowledge in everything from how to cook and do laundry to how to resolve conflicts and work with those that are “different” from them ▪   A comprehensive, well-rounded education in the traditional school subjects”
― Alicia Kazsuk, Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family

“Why We Homeschool: ▪   Customized learning that focuses on our children’s individual learning styles and talents ▪   Concepts are learned at each child’s speed ▪   The option of which subjects to cover (and not cover) based on child’s needs or maturity ▪   Character training/teaching about biblical concepts interwoven into everyday”
― Alicia Kazsuk, Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family

“I have homeschooled long enough to see all kinds of resources working for all kinds of different families. I have learned that no method, curriculum or style of learning is one-size-fits-all.”
― Alicia Kazsuk, Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family

“There were things that adults needed to know (that they might pick up in a classroom): how to take notes, how to prepare for a job interview, how to solve problems in a group, how to balance a checkbook, etc. There were also things that adults needed to know (but that they wouldn’t learn in a typical classroom): how to do laundry, how to cook for a dozen people, how to clean a house, how to be a good host, etc. And of course there were the deeper questions of life (that many adults are still trying to figure out): “Who am I?” “What is my purpose?” “Why was I made this way?” Clearly, preparing a child for the real world—in the way she was speaking of—went way”
― Alicia Kazsuk, Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family

“rhythm-based homeschooling still provides the comfort of a schedule, but unlike a schedule, rhythm works within the realities of an imperfect, unpredictable day.”
― Alicia Kazsuk, Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family

“No matter how perfect your curriculum plan looks in September, in June you may look back and realize that the actual school year played out completely differently! We can’t perfectly plan for an unforeseen future.”
― Alicia Kazsuk, Plan to Be Flexible: Designing a Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family