How to Homeschool Correctly
There are moments in the day when I panic and start to think that I am ruining the lives of my children. Is it possible that I am actually qualified to teach them all the lessons they need to know to succeed in life? Having family members that question the amount of work that the children do and also how we do our school does not help my panic attacks.
This morning I received a wonderful breath of fresh air in the form of an email. It contained an article called “What’s Your Platform” by Karen Lange. She talks about finding your own way of doing school at home and not being forced into a mindset by others. The article reminded me that things will be okay and that each child will be different and that YES I am qualified to help prepare my children for life.
In my heart of hearts I knew all along that the choices we have made for our family, our children and their education are the right ones. The memories that the children are forming and the lessons that they are learning go well beyond any thing that can be learned in a book.
Hi Kathryn, Enjoyed reading the blog. Thanks for the kind words. I am sure that you know as a writer it is always nice to hear good things from your readers. Feel free to give me a holler if you enter into the self doubt zone again - as I said, my kids are all grown, having survived our homeschool adventures (and my mistakes) with flying colors. So I can truly say that homeschooling works very well!
Karen Lange
Comment by Karen Lange — October 19, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
Hey Karen,
Thanks for stopping by. It’s great to hear that people have made it all the way through and come out alive and well.
Kathryn
Comment by homebase — October 22, 2008 @ 8:50 pm