Comments on: 14 Homeschool Lessons Learned Over 14 Years

By: Amanda Gauthier

Amanda Gauthier — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 22:36:14 +0000

So much good advice! We just took our eldest off to college yesterday, and our 3yo is picking up her letter sounds already… they keep us on our toes at every age, don’t they? Hope you have a great homschool year!!

By: Khat

Khat — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 10:54:12 +0000

I”ve learned with six years of homeschooling not to want #11. The less mine do seatwork/curriculum, the more they learn. I’ve learned to trust that children learn everything they need to and that linear, prescribed learning only slows them down.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:40:06 +0000

In reply to Chris James. My pleasure, Chris! I'm glad you enjoyed my post. :-)

By: Chris James

Chris James — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 07:49:58 +0000

Thanks for reminding my golden days! I really enjoyed your post. With all the difficulties, homeschooling is really fun. Thanks for sharing your story.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:51:15 +0000

In reply to Kavita Rawat. My pleasure, Kavita!

By: Kavita Rawat

Kavita Rawat — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 07:32:48 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful article on homeschooling.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:14:05 +0000

In reply to Beth. You're right, Beth, gaps happen no matter where your kids are educated. There's simply too much information to absorb in 12 years of schooling. I love being able to choose which areas we emphasis and teaching kids research skills. Whenever they discover something they want to learn more about, they know how to find the information themselves!

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 05:43:04 +0000

I love this post! We took our son out of public school during 5th grade, 14 months ago. Many of these ideas have crossed my mind over the past year, but it is reassuring to read this from someone who has been in the trenches for so long. The gaps thing continues to stress me out from time to time, but I try to remind myself that gaps are unavoidable. I had gaps, yet continued on successfully through college and graduate school. He had gaps in public school and he will have gaps with homeschooling, but with homeschooling we get to decide what to prioritize. Part of what makes homeschooling fun is we get the opportunity to fill our own gaps.

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:13:37 +0000

In reply to Christina @There's Just One Mommy. The holidays are fun, but they do make homeschooling hard. You can always try extra reading aloud time during the holidays, with hot chocolate and cookies. :-)

By: Sara Dennis

Sara Dennis — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:10:59 +0000

In reply to Cristen. Cristen, that first year of homeschooling is hard! There's so much to learn and unlearn. Just keep swimming, enjoy your kids, and it'll all come together. :-)