Chaos in the Homeschool
It’s out of control. The day is half gone, no one has done any work (school, home, or otherwise) and tempers are already on the edge. I give up.
I know I’m not the only homeschool mom who has had a day like this. There have even been a few weeks that were like this. Instead of quitting, I decided that it all works out in the wash.
1. I don’t have to do school every day. Because there are 365 days in the year, and because my cover only requires 140 recorded school days, letting a day slide will not bring the earth to a stand still.
2. School isn’t just paper work at a desk or the table. School is first and foremost education – whether at the computer, at the television, or on a walk.
2. There has never been a day in the life of my children (if I was with them) that they didn’t learn something. In reality, we are always in school.
Sometimes life hits you hard and the chaos seems never ending. Relax! We have all been there and experienced that quicksand feeling. Have the kids go out and play, mark down “did PE,” and call it a day.