It’s nearly the end of our school year, and I’ve been reflecting on the many new things I tried this year. Some were failures - like attempting to teach my fifth grader his multiplication tables three different ways - some were successes - the weekly scheduling I implemented way too late in the year, and the new math curriculum we tried - and some were quickly forgotten, like my intention to read poetry with my children before beginning school every morning. I thought it might be wise to do a year-end roundup, partly so that I’ll actually remember what happened in 2025-2026 and possibly so that you might learn from my mistakes! I’ll do a comparative look-back at my post on our self-made curriculum for 2025-2026 and we’ll consider what worked and what… didn’t.