Many days I wonder if Alycia and I will make it out of homeshcooling alive? Or at least with any kind of relationship. I wonder should I put her in public school? Japanese school? Can she learn from me? If I wasn't sure this was God's plan for us, I'm sure I would have quite many weeks ago.To be honest many days are REALLY hard. I guess she's truly my child and knows exactly how to push my buttons. She wants the room to be perfectly quiet at all times and mommy to be 2 feet away and always ready to help. All this while I also try to teach Elizabeth and help Austin who insists he wants to do school AND nurse the baby. Yikes!
Then there are the GOOD day where I see clearly that we CAN do this and my eldest daughter is so incredibly smart. I've discovered that like me she likes to check off lists, know what's coming and see how much she's accomplished. I've ordered Sue Patrick's Workbox system book but until it arrives by Media Mail to Japan (2 months?) I've been using this whiteboard and a cry erase marker. It's working GREAT and we're having more and more GOOD DAYS!!!
I totally am with you on this. Homeschooling is thing in my life that I am so convicted in that I know it is Gods will for our lives at this time.
ReplyDeleteHang in there....8 years homeschooling and I still would have it any other way..:):)