Comments on: I don’t use printables (and you shouldn’t either)

By: abby

abby — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:44:09 +0000

In reply to Shanel.

So glad it encouraged you! Thanks for letting me know. Keep up the good work – you’ve got this 🙂

By: Shanel

Shanel — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:37:07 +0000

I read many blogs VIA Pinterest &never comment, but coming across this article brought me to tears of relief that I wasn’t alone so I HAD to comment &thank you. As a stay-at-home homeschooling mom, I find myself struggling more often than not. If it weren’t for the fact that I hoarded my school supplies from middle school &high school I would be in a world of trouble. We can only afford printer ink a couple times a year so I have to be extremely frugal on what worksheets to print out. I feel like I spend more time proving to people that homeschooling is beyond doing worksheets than I do actually teaching .. at the same time people are blown away at how intelligent my children are. I’m not sure how much sense any of this makes due to being over-exhausted, but I just want you to know how much this article helped me, &I’m sure many others. Thank you so much, Abby. <3

By: abby

abby — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:18:51 +0000

In reply to stacie.

You’re doing a great job! Don’t forget that it’s okay to “deschool” for a bit after pulling kids out. You all need the time to re-orient yourselves to a new learning environment and style. You’ve got this 🙂

By: stacie

stacie — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:54:06 +0000

I love this! I started homeschooling 3 weeks ago. Probably not the greatest idea taking them out the last 2 months of school, however I did. I just couldn’t understand why I would continue to send them if it was not helping. I felt great the first week. The second week a bit more secretly stressed wondering if I was doing enough. I have to remind myself this is WHY I am homeschooling. It doesn’t have to be all worksheets just to show our families that Yes we are in fact homeschooling and look at us! Week three I really wondered what I was doing. One computer broke so I couldn’t have both kids (twins) work at the same time on Time4learning.com. I found I really loved this program however I still wanted something better, different. I needed this reminder with your blog to show me that climbing the tree yesterday while doing yard work was in fact a great way to show them about the beauty of TREES and how cool it is to climb one. We have the best climbing tree for younger kids! One has sensory challenges so this was a wonderful opportunity for him to touch the tree and learn about why it has the texture it does while the big white tree in our front has a smooth white bark. Thank you for your message on homeschooling.

By: abby

abby — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:28:06 +0000

In reply to Christina. Great to hear! Remember, if mom is working harder than the kids, re-evaluate :)

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:22:07 +0000

Thank you for sharing this! I am just getting started with homeschooling in the fall and this definitely gives me a new perspective. I was kind of worried about worksheets and lesson plans, this was the perfect reminder of why we are homeschooling.