One of the comments I hear a lot from non-homeschoolers is “I couldn’t homeschool. I don’t have the patience.” This is one comment that actually makes me really cross. I took a look at the definition of patience. The bearing of provocation,annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.. I suppose it is good that the implication is that I am some kind of homeschool … More
One of the big problems I have had with my homeschooling is that there are so many people blogging about it! I love that there are lots of homeschoolers around – and all the wonderful information and homeschool ideas available in blogs, books, groups, and furums. But I do feel like I get pulled this … More
I went to Germany recently and was asked a lot of questions about homeschooling – they were probably especially interested as it isn’t legal there. One of the things they kept asking was ‘what did my children miss out on by not going to school? But you know, thinking about it since I wonder if … More
Davian sent me an interesting article recently about sibling rivalry. You don’t hear much about this when you are homeschooling – but I certainly get asked about it a lot from non-homeschoolers. A regular comment is “Gosh, my children would just argue the whole time.” I wonder if sibling rivalry is minimized when … More
