I have been tagged by Donna to write my homeschooling MeMe. I enjoy reading how other homeschoolers started homeschooling. I am pretty sure that my story is not original, but I am glad that I get to share it with you anyway.
My oldest son has always been very inquisitive. When he was two I spent a lot of time on the internet trying to find ways to keep him engaged. It wasn’t easy to do. I found one website about homeschooling preschoolers. The website was wonderful and gave me all kinds of ideas. She has been offline for a long time now, unfortunately. She was a fabulous resource. Anyway, the thought of homeschooling my son for more than just preschool wouldn’t go away. I knew that I could do it and I really didn’t want to send him to school. I kind of liked having him around.
We did end up homeschooling him for Kindergarten, and it was a lot of fun. We ended up moving out of the state after that year and my husband thought it would be a good idea to put him in school. I didn’t really care for the idea too much, but we did put him in school. He did very well in school, but he didn’t thrive. He was a teacher’s dream student. He didn’t want to get in trouble. He was reading fluently, and did everything that was asked of him. The next year my daughter went to Kindergarten and my son went into second grade. I didn’t like that year at all. I was still reading everything I could on homeschooling and I knew that I could still do it. The kids finished that year in school before we decided to go it on our own. We are going into our 6th year now. Where does time go?
It is good to look back and remember how we started. I have a hard time at the end of every year. I wonder if I can still do it. I have 3 children school age now, and it does seem to get more challenging. Yet, with more challenges come greater rewards, right? Thank you, Donna, for the walk down memory lane. That was fun.
June 17, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Great story! I love that you kind of liked having your precocious son around. I know you can keep homeschooling in the future because you’ve been doing it so nicely for years!
June 18, 2007 at 1:21 am
The time sure does go by quickly. I can’t believe that my son will be in 9th grade this fall. You’re doing a great job and I know that you’ll continue to do great.
June 18, 2007 at 4:42 am
I like your story…..your son sounds like my Robbie. Never a dull moment. You are doing a great job!!! I can’t imagine the difficulties though with your husband on ship. It says alot about who you are…….:)
June 18, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Tressa you are amazing. I really enjoyed reading your story. It is good to go back to the beginning and remember how things got to where they are. You are doing a terrific job!
June 18, 2007 at 10:24 pm
I am really loving reading how everyone got started… and I know what you mean about time flying by.. we are starting our 5th year.
June 20, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Thank you for telling us how you got started.
I understand about the time flying, it really does. I have twelve years down and one year to go. Looking back, it seems like such a short time.
*Nodding in agreement, both the challenges and the rewards get greater as the student gets older. Homeschooling and being mother to teens has been the most challenging thing that I have ever experienced.