Top 5 Things I Have Learned from My First Semester Homeschooling
Since we are wrapping up our first semester in the next couple weeks, I thought it would be nice to reflect upon my first semester as a homeschooling parent:
5. Siblings who are together more fight less(its true—we used to fight daily when Emily came off the bus…now we have 3-4 hours of happy imaginative play a day…when we aren’t doing other things!)
4. We can learn more in 2 hours than a class full of children learns in a week.
3. Camille can learn thru osmosis(anything multiplied by zero is zero, anything multiplied by one is itself)
2. Socialization IS a problem–because we spend WAY too much time doing it and still don’t do everything we want to do!
1. I ADORE my children and LOVE spending time with them, more so than I ever imagined! They are unique, engaging individuals and I am so grateful that I was forced into homeschooling! I don’t want to stop! I am the luckiest Mommy in the world!
You are a lucky Mommy! Enjoy your time with your kids. Mine graduated from homeschool high school last year. Now my wife and I encourage other parents to homeschool all the way through high school. It can be challenging but, boy, is it worth it!! Keep up the good work.
Matt
http://www.TheHomeScholar.com
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http://www.squidoo.com/homeschooling_gifted_teens/
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