You need to read a lot if you homeschool your children. This means that you will have access to lots of books on world history, philosophy, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, literature, and many other topics. So what’s stopping you from reading up more on something that really interests you?
Pick a Subject
You can become a student in your own homeschool classroom. Just like you would plan lessons and activities for your children’s subjects, you can plan one for yourself in the day as well. You could keep quite about it and do it in your own time when the children are otherwise occupied, or you could announce your decision to learn more about a subject that you have picked up to the whole class. Older students of the homeschool classroom may want to join you in learning more about the topic, or may even decide to make out your test sheets based on what you are reading!
Write down the reason you want to study something
Having a goal is an important motivational tool. Say you want to revise your long forgotten French. Write down what use you will put this language to, and how proficient you expect to become. Break it up into small daily goals that you must reach. For instance you could revise how to say one new sentence each day. At the end of the month you will have picked up thirty new sentences. This is akin to the way you would plan a lesson for your homeschool students.
Stay on the path, don’t give up
Its not always going to be fun when you are homeschooling your children, and in addition trying to learn something new yourself. However persistence is the key here. Make sure that you pay attention to all aspects of your homeschool. Teach the children and take out a little time for yourself to get to your books. Even if you feel that there are a hundred other things that need your attention, give yourself 15 minutes to be a student in your homeschool classroom. It will pay off in the long run as you will end up meeting your goals and getting a major high!
