Do You Ever Have Doubts?
Published with Permission
Written by Lisa Trombley
http://thehappyhomeschoolmom.blogspot.com/2013/03/do-you-ever-have-doubts.html
I do. I know on paper (or the computer) many homeschoolers appear to have it altogether. Not true. I second guess myself all of the time. Am I doing too much? Am I doing enough? Am I spending enough time on each subject? Am I getting enough one on one time with each child? How can I teach XYZ effectively if I don’t understand it myself? Am I leaving gaps in their education? How can anyone learn in this chaos (when you’ve been interrupted 10 times in an hour!)
I think those are concerns that we have all had at one time or another. There are even harder questions or situations that may come up. Especially when you have a child who is a struggling learner, or special needs. The questions you ask yourself may be harder then, especially when there is so much pressure from the outside for you to put him in a school where “professionals” can teach them and they can be taught the “right way.” The doubts may increase even more when there are specialized therapies that you are only eligible for if you put your child in school.
Being a parent is hard! (more…)