{"id":1319,"date":"2013-04-04T06:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2013-04-02T15:01:55","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T22:01:55","slug":"do-you-ever-have-doubts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/04\/do-you-ever-have-doubts\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Ever Have Doubts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published with Permission
\nWritten by Lisa Trombley
\nhttp:\/\/thehappyhomeschoolmom.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/do-you-ever-have-doubts.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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I do. \u00a0I know on paper (or the computer) many homeschoolers appear to have it altogether. \u00a0Not true. \u00a0I second guess myself all of the time. \u00a0Am I doing too much? Am I doing enough? Am I spending enough time on each subject? \u00a0Am I getting enough one on one time with each child? \u00a0How can I teach XYZ effectively if I don’t understand it myself? \u00a0Am I leaving gaps in their education? \u00a0How can anyone learn in this chaos (when you’ve been interrupted 10 times in an hour!)<\/p>\n

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. \u00a0Especially when you have a child who is a struggling learner, or special needs. \u00a0The 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.” \u00a0The doubts may increase even more when there are specialized therapies that you are only eligible for if you put your child in school.<\/p>\n

Being a parent is hard! \u00a0You have to be the one to make the decisions that you think are best for your child and pray that they are the right ones. \u00a0Homeschooling is hard. \u00a0The house is a mess half (or most) of the time (at least mine is ; ), you are tired, and always wondering if you are doing enough or too much.<\/p>\n

One thing that I never doubt, is that being at home is the best education possible for children. \u00a0There is no better teacher than a loving parent, there is no better loving \u00a0environment for a child to learn and thrive in. \u00a0I am sure of that. \u00a0Some days you may do too much, some days you may not do enough. \u00a0It will balance out. \u00a0If you feel like it may be too much, cut back. \u00a0If the kids are bored and look as though they need more to do add something in (or hand them a book!) \u00a0Try to find a balance that allows you to spend time with each child. \u00a0It may not be perfectly equal or even possible all o the time. \u00a0This too will balance out if you make it a priority. \u00a0Even public schools leave gaps in the child’s education. \u00a0Did you ever finish a textbook when you went to school? \u00a0I know I didn’t. \u00a0The school focuses on teaching to the test. \u00a0At home you can focus on teaching to learn and instilling a love of learning. \u00a0Interruptions are OK! \u00a0Real life is full of interruptions and kids can deal with them too (I have been interrupted 8 times while writing this!)<\/p>\n

There is no professional more invested in your child than you. \u00a0It is hard when you have a struggling learner or a child with special needs. \u00a0You can successfully keep them home. \u00a0Don’t listen to the people that make you feel as though you are harming your children by homeschooling them.<\/p>\n

God has entrusted you with the love and care and education of those children He has blessed you with. \u00a0Take your doubts, cares, needs, concerns to Him. \u00a0He will provide you with what you need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Published with Permission Written by Lisa Trombley http:\/\/thehappyhomeschoolmom.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/do-you-ever-have-doubts.html   I do. \u00a0I know on paper (or the computer) many homeschoolers appear to have it altogether. \u00a0Not true. \u00a0I second guess myself all of the time. \u00a0Am I doing too much? Am I doing enough? Am I spending enough time on each subject? \u00a0Am I getting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,80,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-burn-out","category-single-parents","category-special-needs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1323,"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319\/revisions\/1323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansashomeschool.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}