My Private Farm off the Farm

• Thursday, October 9, 2008 - To Homeschool or Not...ramblings

I love our waldorf school... I love how everyone treats my children like I do... But it is so far away and is it fair to trap all the kids in the car twice a day for 40minutes... that's a lot of roadtime. But I do love the community at waldorf school... but then again.. I can get a taste of that community at their winter and spring fairs. But is it right or wrong to pull out the girls... they love school.... and with the one ..she has had so much upheavel in her little life already.... and has only been here for 5months... but she does LOVE "momma esquela"...they all do. I really loved being the teacher too. The oldest would be 8 years old but he is a freakin genius so I am at lost as how to start... we have him in waldorf because they do slow him down and make him really work through steps... and they also give him ways to be frustrated and work through them.. because even though his IQ is so high it still doesn't change that someday he will hit something that really challenges him and I don't want him to get frustrated and angry... I want him to have the tools to work though it.. So I think we would "cyber school" him... to start.. just so I could get a gauge of his interests ... but dang it his current teacher is really great and she really is awesome. Could I compete with her? Did I mention I HATE the drive? Oh I didn't?.... Well then ..."I hate the drive!" I figure that my kids could try other things if we didn't have to drive so much to school... like fencing, violin, dance... or whatever... but I am not a "Soccer mom" in the sense of over scheduling my kids and running around all day taking them here and there... I have a great family and I want to spend time with my kids.... not drive them to place to place watching them from a distance. I have 6 kids... 8,6,5,4,3 and 2years. The first three need schooled.. the next two like to play school... and the last one isn't too keen on us having momma esquela. My husband is completly on board for whichever I choose. He endorses Waldorf... but is very interested in homeschooling. He thinks it will be great fun to take them on fieldtrips and work on math... he works from home...That is another thing... We would ALL be home ALL the time ALL together....lol.

• Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by RedneckGirl

I know what you mean. I'm still working full time and trying to return to being a SAHM as well as homeschool. Our oldest is 9 (4th grade) and she has had such drama in her school life so far and I know more is to come. Our youngest will be 3 next month and my plan was to be home within the next year and homeschool him completely. I don't know if my daughter will want to so I'm going to have to do my homework and show her but it is scary at the same time. Pray! Things will work as deem appropriate by the Lord. Thanks for sharing your ramblings.
Christy

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• Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by morningsunshine

My hubby works from home, I am a mommy-homemaker, and we homeschool. There are weeks where we do not leave the house except for church on Sunday and Piano (with a stop at the grocery or other necessary stores) on Thursday. It is nice.
We have an almost 7-yo b and a 4-yo girl; they both "do" school every day. We are usually done in 2 hours (depending on when we start - if we start before 9am it takes ds6 1.5 hours to do al his work. if we start after 10, it can take up to 4 hours! same work, different attitude.)
My dd2 has her own "schoolbooks" - a coloring book and crayons - that she pulls out when I say "time for school." "Me school. Big Girl!" sometimes she plays with the math-u-see blocks and she sits on the couch with us for reading time.

oh, and my ds6 - he sounds like your boy - everything is so easy that when he has to learn something new, he automatically doesn't want to because - Gasp! Shock! Horror! - he might have to think for 2 minutes to "get it". and 2 min is about what it takes, too.....

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• Thursday, October 9, 2008 - well we talked to the kids

Posted by Mommabrown

I love this feedback from you other homeschoolers and members.. Thank you so much.
The kids are all on board... My husband is on board.. I am on board... then why am slightly skeptical of it.. I really need to figure out what my apprehension is about it. When I was homeschooled as a kid I (to this day) thought it was the best school I went to... so what is my deal?

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