tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post2967294773257518315..comments2023-05-03T05:22:30.162-04:00Comments on Mary Haseltine: Ripping Your Hair Out in Love - A Reflection on Teaching Your Own ChildrenMary @ Better Than Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-70958998761891231052013-12-05T11:05:26.224-05:002013-12-05T11:05:26.224-05:00What a perfect post....I am about a year late in c...What a perfect post....I am about a year late in commenting, but your post is timeless so it seems not to matter.<br />I laughingly tell anyone that asks "how long will your homeschool" one of the following:<br />1. I have planned through High School, but the only thing I know for sure is that I will do it today.<br /><br />Thanks for the encouragement....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-72080945748107371252012-10-23T13:28:01.541-04:002012-10-23T13:28:01.541-04:00wonderful reminder to all mothers who have answere...wonderful reminder to all mothers who have answered the call to home educate. i know i'm always in need of a good reminder. Ad Jesum per Mariam!Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778371989564675262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-69962497051105440802012-10-20T23:39:33.406-04:002012-10-20T23:39:33.406-04:00So true....no one cares about your kids like you d...So true....no one cares about your kids like you do.....even loving teachers in school are limited by time constraints in regards to having to "move on" or the pressures of getting kids to pass state tests ...<br /><br />Though frustrating when a child doesn't get what you thought he would, you know there is tomorrow and the next day,etc to provide eventual mastery; something formal schools can't always accomplish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-11060480869323079452012-10-20T06:55:49.512-04:002012-10-20T06:55:49.512-04:00Thank you for the comment and glad you stopped by!...Thank you for the comment and glad you stopped by! Yeah, it is always SO HARD to remember that school would not be the magical cure all for our every weakness and frustration and concern! There are definitely some benefits to school but for us (and it sounds like for you) there are a thousand more for staying home. May God bless all your efforts! Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-49642165748854291392012-10-20T06:51:41.658-04:002012-10-20T06:51:41.658-04:00Thanks, Sarah. I'm glad it made sense to some...Thanks, Sarah. I'm glad it made sense to someone :)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-46269530110547128082012-10-19T13:19:46.642-04:002012-10-19T13:19:46.642-04:00Thank you for your thoughts on this! Great post. V...Thank you for your thoughts on this! Great post. Very encouraging!!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391239966684055582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-60361981001850663822012-10-19T10:46:07.202-04:002012-10-19T10:46:07.202-04:00Once again you capture how I have felt many mornin...Once again you capture how I have felt many mornings homeschooling. Thanks for the perspective!kgill26https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037940425411947019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-35606767369348760402012-10-19T04:03:31.931-04:002012-10-19T04:03:31.931-04:00I found this via Sarah's linking on pinterest ...I found this via Sarah's linking on pinterest and I am truly grateful for these words. I constantly ache over whether or not Benedict is "learning enough", I agonise over curriculum choices, socialisation is the dreaded S word in this house and my latest grumble is "should I be looking at schools for his younger sister, who would be due to start next September at the ripe old age of 4 1/2!" ... if I don't put her name down by December then she will lose a place at one of my preferred choices. BUT I keep coming back to home being the best place, not the perfect, but the getting along, learning and loving, good enough place.<br /><br />So once again many thanks for encouraging me on my journey.<br /><br />God Bless<br /><br />San Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-16142411638909912932012-10-19T00:10:27.631-04:002012-10-19T00:10:27.631-04:00Great post, Mary. Really really well written. And ...Great post, Mary. Really really well written. And thank you. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471641245888346516noreply@blogger.com