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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My homeschooling friends use "Classical Conversations" starting at age 4.  Honestly, I am kind of surprised that someone would outsource all of this to a nanny and not either hire someone with experience or give you specific instructions on what to do.  My friends that do this are heavily invested in it, take their kids and teach at a co-op, spend a ton of time reading and prepping for lessons, and go to conventions and workshops where they learn more about the teaching techniques and purchase materials.  
Also, what they always say they like about it is that they get to spend the best part of the day with their kids.  Those morning hours when they are awake and interested in learning, instead of just the dinner/bath/bedtime rush.  And they get to go down whatever rabbit hole their kids are interested in, instead of keeping up with an imposed curriculum or the other students in the class.  So if their kids loved learning about the titanic, they can spend several weeks checking out every book in the library, doing science experiments with ice bergs, writing a story from the point of view of a passenger, making a dinner they would have served on the boat, etc.  I think it's cool, and I completely understand their decision.  But I am kind of scratching my head on why your employers aren't giving you any direction.   
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OP here.  Their child is just four and they haven't started any kind of homeschooling yet.  I was the one who was interested in preschool curriculum as I believe it is never to early to start.  I have a MA in liberal arts and have taught elementary school so I am not inexperienced in teaching - just in teaching preschool.  [/quote]

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