This is going to be our first year with Heart of Dakota. I'm trying to decide whether to jump into our new books a couple of months early, or finish up the books my children are currently working from... what would you do?
I just recently bought RtR & Beyond for two of my children. We learn together year-round, & our schedule usually runs from June to May. I almost always have our following year's curriculum purchased by February of the prior year, but I've never felt so impatient & eager to start a new year before. We have always used textbooks & worksheets in our studies, so HoD will be quite a change of pace, style, & structure for our family! My son has about two months left of his current year's curriculum (which I had pieced together myself using a variety of resources), while my daughter has a couple of weeks worth of work left. After showing my children what we will be doing this coming year, they are begging to set aside their old materials & start fresh with the new ones. I'm sure many of you understand the draw that new books can have, sitting unused on the shelves.
It sounds so appealing!! I'm not sure what to do, so I thought it might be helpful to post here & see if anyone else had ever considered completely tossing out an old curriculum & jumping right into a new one. My heart is just not into the old books, & it feels dull & painstakingly drawn out, having to finish up the old before starting with the new. After reading for many months about the learning methods that HoD uses, I can't help but feel that having my children continue to complete their old books would be such a waste of time. On the other hand, I also feel that it's somewhat important to finish the tasks that we've started. I'm so torn! What would you suggest?
