By the Book - We Are So Blessed

By the Book

10.4.2007

We Are So Blessed

We have really been blessed on our homeschool journey. The only people who have objected or had concerns in any way have been our neighbor and a woman that I randomly met at the library one day. Other than that, people have been more than supportive! I know a lot of homeschooling families have friends and family that are dead set against the whole idea. But we have truly been blessed with loved ones who realize that this is our decision and that we would never do anything to bring negative consequences to our children. Surprisingly, a large number of people have told us that they think we are making the best choice for our children. It all adds up to assure us that we really have made the right decision for our family.

As far as our curriculum year, we have been doing extremely well with the homeschooling so far. K really loves it, and H probably sits in about 40% of the time. Holly actually asked me to do school the other day. It was so darn cute! We had a couple weeks of illness to various family members, but we have been quite productive this week. Today we did most of Calvert Lesson #17 and the reading of Lesson #18. The reading and the math are K's favorites, so we did an extra long reading lesson today. We're going to work on some of the other activities tonight and tomorrow.

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10.11.2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by mmcfrancis

Isn't it wonderful to have peace with your decision to homeschool and not feel constantly attacked for it?
----Kristi

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10.18.2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Amy (perryspages)

I can totally relate to what you just wrote! I have had a few comments made to me, but since I have made the final decision to homeschool it has been a huge weight lifted of of my shoulders. It is great, because I now know where to focus all of my energy.

I first made the decision to homeschool due to my son's life-threatening food allergies. But, after much reading my decision has only been reinforced. In a way, I am thankful for the food allergy for placing us where we are. Had it not been for that problem, I am not sure we would have ended up here. (I am always trying to spin a positive on the situation of the food allergies...)

Anyway, I have come to realize that the people who make those negative comments on homeschooling are uneducated on the subject. On the few occassions that I have met such as these, I recommend a few book titles for them to read and leave it at that. I know that it is highly unlikely that they will take the time to actually read about the subject, but it usually ends the conversation quite readily.

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