Hugh Jackman.

Okay, so this post isn't actually about Hugh Jackman. But it is a wee, tiny bit. ;) I'll get to that in a minute.

My brain hurts. Been doing all sorts of evaluating of our homeschooling lately. Mostly, this is a good thing. I feel like it's been time well spent, even when frustrating. ;) For the most part, the primary thing to take away from this particular session of thinking has been recognizing that it's time to shift gears and more truly focus on each boy individually...on what his strengths are and how to build on those to get him to where he thinks he wants to head in the future. 

(Note, this has always been our intention, obviously. In practice, though, it's easier to have all three boys in the same curricula...so, even though I do pick and choose different programs by subject, I've tended to have the boys using the same materials...just at different levels. This has served us well so far, but it's time now to start separating more...)

Anyhow. What this all means in practice is that I've been going over and over multiple curricula choices and trying to figure out what I want to do. And then I finally decide. And then I change my mind. ;)

I've been reading online forums about this very thing and am still not sure whether it's helping (by pointing me in different directions and reinforcing recommendations and all) or hindering (by pointing me in different directions and reinforcing recommendations and all), lol. But. One particular post grabbed my attention. It went something like this:

We're using such-and-such and I'm loving it. I was all over the place about what I'd do once we were done with that-other-thing but I finally just decided to stick with a good thing and I'm so glad I did. My daughter is finding it challenging but fun.

I did feel the temptation to look for something else but frankly I think it's a bit like marrying Hugh Jackman and then going to a Hollywood party and lusting after George Clooney, Will Smith, Ryan Reynolds et all. At some point you just have to realize, "Holy Crow. I'm married to Hugh Jackman! Hugh Jackman!."

See? I told you Hugh Jackman was part of this. ;)

Anyhow, the point was that at some point I need to just be okay with my curriculum choices. And I get that. I do. And I value the advice and the momentary distraction to think about Hugh Jackman, lol. 

But. Here's the thing. I'm not actually married to Hugh Jackman or to any of these curricula. And if I'm not married to them, shouldn't I keep looking?... ;)