Skipping Kindergarten

So we homeschool. We have home schooled since our kids were born. I incorporate "school" into everyday activities we do all the time. I'm not here to brag. Just to kind of get this off my chest. My children are gifted. I don't say that to make myself feel good or to show off. I didn't create them, God did. However, I have been their teacher. And God has given me the wisdom to provide them with excellent preschool "curriculum" formed and adapted right in my own brain from his excellent hand.

If my four year old were tested I'm certain he would test out of kindergarten, save for coloring in the lines & tying his shoes. I see no need to spend money and time on curriculum that will bore us both. My two year old has now shocked me, recognizing over half the alphabet and suddenly wanting to gain every little bit of knowledge that he can.

So I'm not doing curriculum this year, I'm not doing curriculum next year. And when we get to "first grade" we'll see if we are doing curriculum that year. But for now, I'm fairly sure that what we are doing is working just fine. And when we get to first grade, if there are gaps, I'm sure the school will fill me in. I really don't think we have anything to worry about.

I didn't think I could homeschool. Then when I decided to homeschool, I didn't think I could do it without curriculum and someone telling me how to do it. Now I know that God gave me these kids and told me to be their teacher, so He will be the one to tell me how to do it. I'm not saying I'll never use or need curriculum...in fact I use a spanish curriculum and a handwriting curriculum right now. But I don't feel the need to sit down and do boring bookwork day in and day out with my children who absolutely love to learn in every way they can. Perhaps I can't "get away" with this forever. But we certainly will try to get away with it as long as we can. If school was always this much fun, I'd never wanna stop learning. And I hope that will be the case for our boys too.