At What Age Does my Homeschooling Need to Get Serious?

At What Age Does my Homeschooling Need to Get Serious?

December 31, 2025 · 17 min · Season 9 · Episode 187

About this episode

The episode discusses when homeschooling should become more serious and how to balance enjoyment with educational rigor.

We all want to enjoy the little years of homeschooling, but we also have this nagging feeling we aren't doing enough. When do we need to get serious about when and what we are teaching? Get my book: Flexible Homeschool Planning to make your plans work no matter what kind of week you've had! Resources mentioned: Podcast #26 - How Many Hours Does It Take to Homeschool? Podcast #138 - Tests Don't Teach Podcast #178 - Testing Your Child's Knowledge Without Tests Podcast #183 - Creating a Homeschool Transcript How Many Hours Does it Take to Homeschool? (free download) Preschool & Kindergarten Curriculum for Large Families Wonderment Curriculum Review of Peaceful Preschool Tapestry of Grace (page full of resources on my blog) How we use Apologia Science Berean Builders Science

People in this episode

Host: Amy Roberts

Mentioned in this episode

Products: How Many Hours Does it Take to Homeschool? (free download), Preschool & Kindergarten Curriculum for Large Families, Wonderment Curriculum, Review of Peaceful Preschool, Tapestry of Grace, Apologia Science, Berean Builders Science

Books & works: Flexible Homeschool Planning, Podcast #26 - How Many Hours Does It Take to Homeschool?, Podcast #138 - Tests Don't Teach, Podcast #178 - Testing Your Child's Knowledge Without Tests, Podcast #183 - Creating a Homeschool Transcript

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