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Comments of the Week
Here at Heart of the Matter, we love our readers and we love your comments! One of the greatest things about WordPress is the amazing plugins we can install on the website here. Like the comment thread, which enables all of us to have conversations with each other right in the comments. You can leave your own, or reply directly to someone else. AND (if you so choose) your pretty little face and latest blog entry appears right there in your comment!!
If you are reading Heart of the Matter through RSS or email, we would be so happy if you stopped by every once in a while to say hi and give your input.
Now, read on for a handful of insightful comments from last week! And keep ‘em coming…YOU could be in the spotlight next week!!
The biggest yearbook moments came with our oldest. The biggest is that he began taking classes at the local community college as a dual enrollment student, beginning at age 15.
“Evaluating Your Year… Hear the Music of You”
Marsha, from the blog Homeschool Happenings and Such, says
What a clever (and true) analogy! It really is true that I set the tone for my family. And it is always interesting to see which child will be the cellist. One thing is for certain– our family is much more beautiful and interesting with the complexities of each individual. How boring it would be if we were all the same, all the time!
Thank you so much for this article! For a while I lived with the “I’m not as good as…” mentality, but then I got to know the “…” of my statement better. She’s great at certain things, but struggles with others. She’s normal, just like me!!! I love her so dearly now and want to be just like her – real! My goal over the past year or so has been to be real. To thank people for their complements of my children, but to also be honest about my weaknesses. If more of us could be real, I think more parents who think about homeschooling would actually have the confidence to do it! Thanks for being real and honest!
Ha! I knew there was a reason I like you, Amy! We just finished our 14th year of homeschooling, and we never, not even one time, completed an entire textbook or read every single read-a-loud out loud. We did more than our fair share of “practical living days” ~ code for we’re-going-to-spend-the-day-cleaning or baking or whatever it was we needed to get done other than school that day. And you know what? Our kids are great. They’re intelligent, well spoken, well rounded young men who are able to converse with octogenarians, play with babies, and mix with every age in between.
I am so glad someone has said it out loud. I have felt behind all year this year but its because I am comparing myself to others. We took a big chunk of time off during the winter months because my oldest was having some anxiety/behavior issues which I think are resolved for now. We will be doing some school througout the summer. I am really bad about comparing, I look at my 7 year old who struggles with reading and I am fearful someone will judge me because of it but then my oldest eats up knowledge in books and could give a speech on how to raise and train parakeets, or what the diff types of sharks there are. I know it will come together and someday I wll look back and say “why did I worry so much”. Thank you once again for voicing my thoughts.
Angela, from Homeschooling the Chaotic Family, says
We have toyed with the idea of year-round schooling but then decided we do kind of fit the mold. Instead of hard core subjects during the summer months we catch up on reading, biblical studies, projects and things that don’t seem ’schoolish’. I love the vision of lounging on an uncrowded beach in September. Wish I could join you!
Comments of the Week
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Here at Heart of the Matter, we love our readers and we love your comments! One of the greatest things about WordPress is the amazing plugins we can install on the website here. Like the comment thread, which enables all of us to have conversations with each other right in the comments. You can leave your own, or reply directly to someone else. AND (if you so choose) your pretty little face and latest blog entry appears right there in your comment!!
If you are reading Heart of the Matter through RSS or email, we would be so happy if you stopped by every once in a while to say hi and give your input.
Now, read on for a handful of insightful comments from last week! And keep ‘em coming…YOU could be in the spotlight next week!!
“Repartee: Your Yearbook Moments”
Sarah, from the blog Small World, says
The biggest yearbook moments came with our oldest. The biggest is that he began taking classes at the local community college as a dual enrollment student, beginning at age 15.
“Evaluating Your Year… Hear the Music of You”
Marsha, from the blog Homeschool Happenings and Such, says
What a clever (and true) analogy! It really is true that I set the tone for my family. And it is always interesting to see which child will be the cellist. One thing is for certain– our family is much more beautiful and interesting with the complexities of each individual. How boring it would be if we were all the same, all the time!
“Are You A “Real” Homeschool Mom?”
Ann, from the Hibbard Family blog, says
Thank you so much for this article! For a while I lived with the “I’m not as good as…” mentality, but then I got to know the “…” of my statement better. She’s great at certain things, but struggles with others. She’s normal, just like me!!! I love her so dearly now and want to be just like her – real! My goal over the past year or so has been to be real. To thank people for their complements of my children, but to also be honest about my weaknesses. If more of us could be real, I think more parents who think about homeschooling would actually have the confidence to do it! Thanks for being real and honest!
Trish, from Joyful Heart blog, says
Ha! I knew there was a reason I like you, Amy! We just finished our 14th year of homeschooling, and we never, not even one time, completed an entire textbook or read every single read-a-loud out loud. We did more than our fair share of “practical living days” ~ code for we’re-going-to-spend-the-day-cleaning or baking or whatever it was we needed to get done other than school that day. And you know what? Our kids are great. They’re intelligent, well spoken, well rounded young men who are able to converse with octogenarians, play with babies, and mix with every age in between.
“Summer school isn’t so bad”
Bev says
I am so glad someone has said it out loud. I have felt behind all year this year but its because I am comparing myself to others. We took a big chunk of time off during the winter months because my oldest was having some anxiety/behavior issues which I think are resolved for now. We will be doing some school througout the summer. I am really bad about comparing, I look at my 7 year old who struggles with reading and I am fearful someone will judge me because of it but then my oldest eats up knowledge in books and could give a speech on how to raise and train parakeets, or what the diff types of sharks there are. I know it will come together and someday I wll look back and say “why did I worry so much”. Thank you once again for voicing my thoughts.
Angela, from Homeschooling the Chaotic Family, says
We have toyed with the idea of year-round schooling but then decided we do kind of fit the mold. Instead of hard core subjects during the summer months we catch up on reading, biblical studies, projects and things that don’t seem ’schoolish’. I love the vision of lounging on an uncrowded beach in September. Wish I could join you!