Enjoying the little things in homeschooling.
Yesterday I read a great post called The Top 5 Least-Considered Reasons To Homeschool. We all know about the big reasons for homeschooling, but there many little reasons that are added bonuses. For me, its knowing that we don’t have to get up early in the morning to get the boys ready for school. No fighting, no rushing, no trying to get clothes on their bodies and food in their bellies before the sun has even come up. If its raining, snowing, or just plain cold we don’t have to get out of the house, or even our jammies.
I’ll admit that I used to be a schedule fannatic. I didn’t show up on time, I showed up early. I kept an eye on the clock at all times, always making sure that I was moving on to the next thing at the right time. Now I find myself a lot less strict, and a lot better able to enjoy all of the little things that come my way. I am also a lot less of a mess now that I can tune into my internal clock rather than someone els’es schedule.
Every family has their own list of added perks that come from homeschooling. What are you secretly glad to be homeschooling about?
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May 11th, 2007 at 10:39 am
I think the best thing is letting the kids work at a pace that is appropriate for them, eating lunch when we are hungry, and going outside when we want to sit in the sun and get fresh air while we do our work. My DD will still have loads of fun this summer, she has all sorts of plans with friends. She is too smart to sit all summer long, she enjoys school so much and looks forward to moving ahead. Thanks for visiting my blog. I enjoyed yours.
May 11th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
[...] May 11th, 2007 Once again Mom Is Teaching has brought to my attention a great post. (Thanks!) This one, from Big World Homeschool, goes right along with my list of reasons I love homeschooling so I’m gonna steal one to bring me up to fourteen. [...]
May 11th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
I think the best ‘little things’ are the little teaching moments that come up all the time. You never know when they’ll ask a really good question and it’s great being there to answer it.