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Many homeschoolers find that their child doesn’t fit neatly into the second-grade box. Or even the fourth-grade box. This child may be a little ahead in this subject and/or a little behind in that one. This is actually pretty normal, especially in the homeschool realm. Because these kids have no mythical standard to rise (or fall) against, they have the freedom to develop in their own time.

That development may be quick. Or it may be slow. You may have a child who is able to do math problems in her head at the same time in her life that she finds writing a chore. Or maybe your little one reads all the time but doesn’t truly understand how 1½ cups of sugar fit into a one-cup measure and a half-cup measure. That’s okay.

Walk with your child wherever he happens to be, and you both build a bond much stronger than you get through sharing a textbook alone. Teaching your child where she is may mean going through four years of second-grade math. Or you may find yourself flying through two years in one because your child just seems to “get it” this year. Go with the flow and it will all even out. As your child explores and experiences and follows her interests, she’ll strengthen her general knowledge at the same time that she develops her favorite hobby. This may mean purchasing an extra textbook or two in a year’s time, or visiting the library more than you may otherwise, but in the long run you get a fascinating young adult, and you learn a great deal about the inner workings of the Titanic, for example, in the meantime.