Wednesday, January 17, 2007
What Non-Homeschoolers May Not Know
We've been educating our children at home for twelve years now. During this time I have come to realize that others may hold expectations of me and my home and family that are unrealistic, simply because they lack the practical knowledge of what it means to homeschool. I came across the following at Preschoolers and Peace and just had to share it with you. It describes so much of life in a homeschool home:
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What Non-Homeschoolers May Not Know • Jan. 10, 2007
If you are the mother, grandmother, sister, friend, father, or brother of a homeschooling mom, here are some things you should know:
1. Educating children at home is a full-time job. Don't get irritated if she consistently allows the answering machine to do its job. If she were a teacher in an institutional classroom, you probably wouldn't think of calling her during school hours, so try to realize that while still at home, she is keeping regular school hours, too.
2. Unlike homes in which the children are gone for eight straight hours, her home is...read the rest here...
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What Non-Homeschoolers May Not Know • Jan. 10, 2007
If you are the mother, grandmother, sister, friend, father, or brother of a homeschooling mom, here are some things you should know:
1. Educating children at home is a full-time job. Don't get irritated if she consistently allows the answering machine to do its job. If she were a teacher in an institutional classroom, you probably wouldn't think of calling her during school hours, so try to realize that while still at home, she is keeping regular school hours, too.
2. Unlike homes in which the children are gone for eight straight hours, her home is...read the rest here...
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I've seen this before.
The phone is not a problem here. Since we started walking with the Lord and then *gasp* homeschooling, we became one of "them," and don't hear from relatives too much anymore.
Sometimes, but not often.
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