I can't even begin to express how much I love homeschooling my Little Women. I love being with them day in and day out. I love seeing what interests them; what sparks that light.... I love talking to them and "knowing" them... I love the mundane things that we all hate to do...and the fun things that really get our minds reeling.
There was a time when I couldn't home school them and they went to school. I hated it. I could feel the difficulty in staying connected. I could see how the day to day stresses were changing their sweet hearts. I mean, let's be honest- a lot of what kids these days have to go through has little to do with the education part of going to school. It's the other stuff, the peer pressure the bullying, the stress and expectations of learning things on someone else's time table and teaching styles. Don't get me wrong! I am NOT against schools or teachers. As a matter of fact, I have some amazing friends that are the best teachers in this nation; but there is a lot going on in the school system that undermines the very thing that they long to do...and that is teach children to love learning in creative and inspiring ways. Their hands are tied and there is a lot of nonsense that just isn't necessary.
Homeschooling is where my children can soar! We can spend more time on subjects that are interesting. We can go down those rabbit trails that our studies reveal. We can try out their ideas and do fun experiments. We can dress up like Vikings or Marie Antionette! We can do all this and more...
I LOVE Funluvnlearnin'! I LOVE it all!!
