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I have such adorable, creative,& stubborn children....share the frustration, the cuteness, the highly imaginative ramblings and the gritty reality of our day to day life, well...not all of it. I am,afterall, hoping to retain people's good opinion. : ) PS. Warning! If grammar and spelling errors bother you.....I expect most of this to be stream of conscience type writing-and my spelling could be described as creative, or occasionally hopeful.
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does this mean you are enjoying your homeschooling? i'm glad! =)
Yes, and no. I'm full of doubts right now. Am I doing enough? Am I doing the right things? What if she doesn't progress at all this year? What if I fail and everything I've said about how great homeschooling is sounds false. I'll be the bad example, ruining things for everyone else! I mainly just have to figure out how to do our schedule. Right now it's a lot more school oriented than I hope to have it be one day. And I'm limited by funds. In an ideal world I'd have a YMCA membership and I'd sign them up for some sports for phys ed and in Justin's case as a light introduction to being around large groups of kids. I'd have Leanna in an Irish step dancing class, and maybe art. I wrote a letter to the Baum Art school, requesting a scholarship, we'll see what happens). I'd have texts for everything as backup in case I didn't have time to find my own material or in case my stuff wasn't sufficent. I'd buy more books! I'd buy more supplies for experiments and crafts to supplement lessons.
This year is third grade so I have not one, but two tests to worry about. Well, second one is the the teacher's evaluation but it's a test, nonetheless! Today's been a day of self-doubt. You'd probably get a different answer if you'd asked on another day.
But I definitely enjoy finding resources, learning how much cool stuff is out there, planning out what to teach, and watching them get excited about learning things!
does the Y by you have sponsored memberships? nazareth does, although i've never looked into the details!
i bet it is very overwhealming to home school at first. when i think about all the stuff you said "what if..." i think that i could never do it!!!
I know they can do a sliding scale for lower income families, but I think that the money has to be debited from your bank then, and I can't do that because of Tom's profession. (That kills us with credit card companies too, they can only work with you if you agree to debit an amount each month!) That works for families with a regular paycheck, but not when the $ comes in irregularly spaced times and amounts.
Yeah, it's a little scary right now. Lots of pressure. People are constantly asking how it's going and there's not much to tell right now, it's only been four days. I'm still figuring it all out. You seem perfectly capable to me....keep in mind there are homeschool groups out there, they give you a lot of support and share resources and knowledge and meet frequently. I just have to work on getting my license so I can take advantage of all that. (please please nobody harass me on that one)
If you're not ready to drive then don't push it. It is scary enough driving with whackos out there, let alone scared of driving to begin with. You need the confidence in your ability to drive, before you get behind a steering wheel. Your life and your children's lives depend on that confidence, not us, who would like for you to be driving.
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