It REALLY isn't; people think it has to take 8 hours a day because that is how school works. School doesn't work better HALF THE POINT is subsidized day care for working moms. Unschooling is massively under rated as well (have your child follow you around and learn about what you are doing) IF you aren't sitting on ass at a computer all day
It's SO MUCH BETTER. With only the right side of the bell curve in the classroom you can get through 3-4x the material in the same amount of time and of course those real-life skills you mentioned can be incorporated.
My sons learned basic math by doing wood-working. My daughters did it by baking.
Every week we learn something new which contributes to self-sufficiency. My wife and daughters learned how to "glass eggs" last week. My sons brew beer with me using our own homegrown barley, wheat and hops which they help grow/tend. My oldest wants to start distilling whiskey but we have to build a still over the winter to get that project going.
I've always had a "flexible schedule" but this "work-from-home" thing has been absolutely awesome for the homeschooling. We've covered so much more this school year than previous years. All of my kids are at least 2 grade levels beyond where they'd be in public school.
Thanks for the window into the future. My kids are 4,2, 1 month and this scamdemic has given me more motivation than ever to get us back to a rural area like where I grew up. The dirt is so shallow and the season so short where I live it is hard to grow but I have a a couple jars of frozen hops I will give to my brother for Christmas to see what he can do with them (makes mead/honey wine/cider). We are going to get into micro greens more heavily this year (PSA Buy seeds NOW).
I was this close this season but I have to figure out how to keep them warm over the winter...it is going to be a LONG drive just to get the chicks in the first place.
I'm not sure how cold it gets where you are... in my area the coldest of the cold days is -5ish and most years just hit 0 on the coldest day. We just use some older lightbulbs to heat the coop. as long as you have the opening face away from the wind this is enough to warm it up to a high enough temp for the hens to survive. They don't really lay much in that weather but they survive through it. We're more "hobby farmers" so I'm sure there are actual farmers with much better advice. maybe ask in v/justgrowit
'preciate it! I don't know if you meant Celsius or Fahrenheit but it doesn't matter because we regularly dip to -40 with wind chills for parts of three months. I have a well built garage that maybe gets down to minus 15 with no heat so I think I can rig something up with plastic sheets and a heat lamp or two. I am trying to connect with someone local who already has them (maybe I can over winter with them even). This kind of talk is the great kind of stuff that happens/used to happen at so many kitchen tables and small town diners and if shit doesn't REALLY go down the tubes I am going to get my family back in the farm with in 2 years (probably in a NICE "mobile" home)
Ha! Rule # 1 of the internet is: Always assume everyone online is an American Male unless stated otherwise. ;) - so Fahrenheit.
I admire folks who are hearty enough to live in those temperatures! I would never want to do it even though I guess part of my DNA is wired for it. (quarter-Viking)
I wish you luck! If you're looking for "greener pastures", there's fantastic land in middle-america which is cheap and significantly warmer. You can get 10 acres with a little home already on it for $200k in MO, KS, AR, TN.
You get used to the cold but I finally understood what "cabin fever" meant when I moved here is was REAL cold (and pretty dark) for a month +. I am blessed enough to have a family property just bigger than that waiting, where the weeds even grow 6 feet tall! I will have 3-5 kids in a pretty small living space but I don't care at all; Bison farming someday!
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beefartist ago
It REALLY isn't; people think it has to take 8 hours a day because that is how school works. School doesn't work better HALF THE POINT is subsidized day care for working moms. Unschooling is massively under rated as well (have your child follow you around and learn about what you are doing) IF you aren't sitting on ass at a computer all day
nosejobsforequality ago
It's SO MUCH BETTER. With only the right side of the bell curve in the classroom you can get through 3-4x the material in the same amount of time and of course those real-life skills you mentioned can be incorporated.
My sons learned basic math by doing wood-working. My daughters did it by baking.
Every week we learn something new which contributes to self-sufficiency. My wife and daughters learned how to "glass eggs" last week. My sons brew beer with me using our own homegrown barley, wheat and hops which they help grow/tend. My oldest wants to start distilling whiskey but we have to build a still over the winter to get that project going.
I've always had a "flexible schedule" but this "work-from-home" thing has been absolutely awesome for the homeschooling. We've covered so much more this school year than previous years. All of my kids are at least 2 grade levels beyond where they'd be in public school.
beefartist ago
Thanks for the window into the future. My kids are 4,2, 1 month and this scamdemic has given me more motivation than ever to get us back to a rural area like where I grew up. The dirt is so shallow and the season so short where I live it is hard to grow but I have a a couple jars of frozen hops I will give to my brother for Christmas to see what he can do with them (makes mead/honey wine/cider). We are going to get into micro greens more heavily this year (PSA Buy seeds NOW).
nosejobsforequality ago
all good ideas! get some chickens while you're at it.
beefartist ago
I was this close this season but I have to figure out how to keep them warm over the winter...it is going to be a LONG drive just to get the chicks in the first place.
nosejobsforequality ago
I'm not sure how cold it gets where you are... in my area the coldest of the cold days is -5ish and most years just hit 0 on the coldest day. We just use some older lightbulbs to heat the coop. as long as you have the opening face away from the wind this is enough to warm it up to a high enough temp for the hens to survive. They don't really lay much in that weather but they survive through it. We're more "hobby farmers" so I'm sure there are actual farmers with much better advice. maybe ask in v/justgrowit
beefartist ago
'preciate it! I don't know if you meant Celsius or Fahrenheit but it doesn't matter because we regularly dip to -40 with wind chills for parts of three months. I have a well built garage that maybe gets down to minus 15 with no heat so I think I can rig something up with plastic sheets and a heat lamp or two. I am trying to connect with someone local who already has them (maybe I can over winter with them even). This kind of talk is the great kind of stuff that happens/used to happen at so many kitchen tables and small town diners and if shit doesn't REALLY go down the tubes I am going to get my family back in the farm with in 2 years (probably in a NICE "mobile" home)
nosejobsforequality ago
Ha! Rule # 1 of the internet is: Always assume everyone online is an American Male unless stated otherwise. ;) - so Fahrenheit.
I admire folks who are hearty enough to live in those temperatures! I would never want to do it even though I guess part of my DNA is wired for it. (quarter-Viking)
I wish you luck! If you're looking for "greener pastures", there's fantastic land in middle-america which is cheap and significantly warmer. You can get 10 acres with a little home already on it for $200k in MO, KS, AR, TN.
beefartist ago
You get used to the cold but I finally understood what "cabin fever" meant when I moved here is was REAL cold (and pretty dark) for a month +. I am blessed enough to have a family property just bigger than that waiting, where the weeds even grow 6 feet tall! I will have 3-5 kids in a pretty small living space but I don't care at all; Bison farming someday!
nosejobsforequality ago
good on ya'! I hope it all goes even better than planned!
beefartist ago
Thanks...I share so much against my better judgement because I want young men to know that this is attainable for them