Comments on: Homeschooling: Why we stuck with it

By: Owlhaven

Owlhaven — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:00:53 +0000

Erin, I’m so glad it is working so well for your family!!

Mary

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:48:25 +0000

You know I’ve been reading Owlhaven for awhile, probably 4 years now? I can’t believe it’s been that long! When I first starting reading my oldest went to public school. We pulled him out mid-3rd grade and had a rocky start, but I have to tell you it’s been an amazing transformation.
My son’s confidence in himself has grown, his respect for me has grown. I have four children, and I want to homeschool them all now. I look to you as an example of successful homeschooling and it’s fun to go back and read how it all began!
Thanks so much!

By: Gayla

Gayla — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:53:40 +0000

Mary, I want to second (third? fourth?) the idea to have your grown up kids comment on home schooling. What were the benefits they saw? What were the drawbacks? Would they consider homeschooling their own kids someday?

Thanks Mary!

By: Hope

Hope — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:22:15 +0000

I just found your blog after reading your Family Feasts book and have enjoyed reading through it. Thank you for sharing how you got into homeschooling and how it works for you. I have a 5 yo, 3 yo, and 2 yo, all boys, and am currently researching schooling options. I want to homeschool, but do not know very people who do. Your post is very encouraging! Thank you.

By: dawn

dawn — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:09:03 +0000

I am a teacher in the public school system and I am tired of fighting the system to get the best for my students. As a mom of a 17 month old, I am going to stop teaching after this school year and stay at home with my son. I also plan on homeschooling him. Public school is not an option and paying $12,000+ for private school makes me sick.

How do you go about finding a strong curriculum that you can use as the foundation while adding to it? Also how do you go about finding home schooling groups to get support?

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By: Flamingo Mama

Flamingo Mama — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:34:26 +0000

oh my. this is a hot topic for me. i have been thinking and praying about it for a long time. i struggle with trying to discern that God is really calling us this way or not. how do i know it’s God’s calling versus something i think sounds cool for my family?

i also very much worry about friendships for my kids. NOT socialization as we all know one can socialize anywhere…even the grocery store! however strong friendships are different and i worry that my kids won’t have them.

i also worry about how others will judge me or ESPECIALLY my kids. none of my friends homeschool and most are not even proponents of it…my church is huge but not a big homeschooling church. so many worries….and that’s where God’s direction gets all jumbled for me.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:01:54 +0000

We have 2 little ones from Ethiopia, our eder was 4.5 when she came home, and we had to teach her English while homeschooling her older(our bio) DD, it was tricky, but doable. We used reading and little kid word books for objects, she went through these quickly, then you just start identifying everything around you. Her mind was ike a sponge, she caugh on quickly, and was English verbal in a month fluent in 5-6 months. There are still things sh does not quite get, but I see it on her face because I know her so well now from teaching her all the time. Best part of HSing her though is that she learns how to behave in our world from us, and the people we select to allow into our family life. This is huge as peer pressure, esp. on a new kid is huge, and she is fragile on the acceptance thing.
Mary, your ideas and thoughts on Homeschooling helped me to sell the idea to my hubby, so thanks, we love it, and are totally go with the flow teaching family now, and will likely bring in a friends baby(babysitting income) to join in the menagerie:), and it should be a bit more challenging, but workable just the same, thanks for the encouragement and advice. Jamie

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:03:57 +0000

I’m also curious about teaching the kids whose first language isn’t English. Did you get any training yourself for raising (or teaching) children with the language challenge? Do you study their first languages?

By: Owlhaven

Owlhaven — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:11:46 +0000

Hey Les,
It really sounds to me like you are doing the best for your family in your particular situation. And actually I know more than a few people who opt to homeschool some and send some out. Don’t worry!!!!