Hats off to homeschooling moms! Mostly because
the
hat will be knocked off anyway. Things can get wild and crazy in a homeschool
room. In the past few years, I added homeschooling to my repertoire of school
experiences. Whether as a student, parent, or teacher, I have experienced:
private Christian school, public school, and homeschool in the United States as
well as international, Christian, boarding, and homeschool in several foreign countries.
Each situation carries a unique set of challenges and benefits.
Not very far into my first year of homeschooling
our kids, I realized that homeschooling is not for the faint
of heart or for anyone low on energy. My image of homeschooling moms has never
been negative, but it certainly jumped up a few notches once I started doing it
myself. I kept thinking, “And all this time I had no idea what all they had to
do!” Sure, we get
done earlier in the day, but when we are done...I am DONE, you know what I
mean? My brain is
toast by two o’clock in the afternoon! Emails? Forget
it. Dinner? Did we already order pizza for dinner this week? We did? Phooey.
Last year we did homeschool and dorm school (different
kids did different things obviously). This semester all the kiddos are
homeschooling. Next semester it will be Christian school abroad. See what I
mean? We really like to mix it up in our family! Ha!
To
all the families starting up a new year of school...HAVE A GREAT ONE!
There was one day (a week or two ago) Jana, that I had to get up from the school table and go make a pot of coffee cause I thought "I am not going to make it through this school day without some caffeine." Ha! I actually love homeschool now. Though there have been years when I was ready to throw in the towel! Ha. My coping strategy: reading the Word in the morning, and sipping on a cup of coffee through the school morning hours. Ha!!! Praying for your school year! Or at least semester. :) -EM
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