But, sadly, many people are like how I was initially at the thought of having surgery. Their fear of failure holds them back even though they know that it would be in the best interest of their kids. The symptoms get worse, the pain or loss of sensation increases. This becomes more evident by the . . . → Read More: Follow Nike’s Advice: Just Do It (Part 3)
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I mention this story because it reminds me of a lot of people that I meet who inquire about homeschooling with me. They ask me about homeschooling in general, finding support to help get started, their fear of whether or not they would actually be capable to begin such a process (and their worse fear . . . → Read More: Follow Nike’s Advice: Just Do It (Part 2) In October of 2008 I was in a car accident while driving my kids to library so they could volunteer. A young woman ran a stop sign and broad-sided us. My back was injured. Each day the symptoms got worse until eventually I began to lose the sensation in my left leg. After seeing a . . . → Read More: Follow Nike’s Advice: Just Do It (Part 1) You know my favorite parts of the party: the music is already on, the food is already out and the party is already going! The music is already on: Let’s face it, we need thank our hosts—and in this case, it’s those those that fought for the right to homeschool and opened the door for us . . . → Read More: Late for the Party: Part 5 I meet people on a daily basis, either in person or through an online homeschooling support group, that are arriving late—that is, late to begin homeschooling. I welcome them, “I’m glad that you decided to come. The food is out, the music is on, and the party has already started. I’m glad that you didn’t . . . → Read More: Late for the Party: Part 4 Patience is a virtue; and it’s not a virtue that my kids have. They are mortified to arrive late, and try to implement my mother’s example of arriving thirty minutes early. While I told my mother that when I moved out of her house I would never leave for my destination so that I would . . . → Read More: Late for the Party: Part 3 On a good day, I arrive exactly at the allotted time. Too bad they are not all good days. I plan simply to arrive promptly, only to be deterred by a traffic accident, added emergency stops (“Mom, I forgot to tell you that money is due today at the co-op for pictures, so you might . . . → Read More: Late for the Party: Part 2 I am late for everything. I believe this character flaw started when I moved out of my mother’s house and into my own home. I was never late to activities previously, and definitely never late to anything that involved my mother driving me to and fro. It was probably a subconscious thing that I did . . . → Read More: Late for the Party: Part I Both of my kids made remarkable progress during their first year of homeschooling. With my oldest son, we went over all of the material from the previous year. Essentially, he repeated the grade. In hindsight I have learned alternative options that we could have utilized. But while being a new homeschooling parent, I made my . . . → Read More: When Behaviors Forfeit Help: Part 3 My oldest son had spent time in private school also. He was more than thrilled to leave the environment, with the exception of the loss of his friends. Socially, he was a natural born butterfly. He made friends easily—some of these friends he was able to keep in contact with up until a couple of . . . → Read More: When Behaviors Forfeit Help: Part 2 |
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