Should I start yet?
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:38 am
My background... I have two boys, 6 and 4, whom I'd like to hs this fall. My elder son just successfully completed public kinder and likes the "friends" aspect of school, and my younger is very bright and is begging me to start him in kindergarten at home, since he can't legally go for another year (Jan birthday). I really want to keep them both at home full time for various reasons, but I am also expecting my third boy in August. We live in Spain and don't have a homeschool support group local to the area.
My current situation is this... I have been trying to "practice" hs both boys during the summer to see if it would work out, but honestly I find that more times than not, we end up doing nothing I have planned (I am using an Usborne Ten Terrific Weeks program). Part of me says, "It's their summer, they should lounge and play when they want to," but the other half of me is arguing that I just don't have it in me to really pull this thing off. Yes, I am overwhelmed at all I have read between a dozen or so books, a handful of mags, websites, catalogs, etc. Yes, I am hot and as big as a barn right now, and really don't have motivation for much anyway. Yes, I am not getting really good sleep, but that isn't likely to change soon, is it?
My question is this... Should I really try to take this on at such a life-changing juncture, or wait for a more sane time of our lives? Is it too much to expect to be able to do it all, newborn and first time hsing? Does anyone have any experience in this?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to any advice you might have.
have a great day,
heidi fencsak
My current situation is this... I have been trying to "practice" hs both boys during the summer to see if it would work out, but honestly I find that more times than not, we end up doing nothing I have planned (I am using an Usborne Ten Terrific Weeks program). Part of me says, "It's their summer, they should lounge and play when they want to," but the other half of me is arguing that I just don't have it in me to really pull this thing off. Yes, I am overwhelmed at all I have read between a dozen or so books, a handful of mags, websites, catalogs, etc. Yes, I am hot and as big as a barn right now, and really don't have motivation for much anyway. Yes, I am not getting really good sleep, but that isn't likely to change soon, is it?
My question is this... Should I really try to take this on at such a life-changing juncture, or wait for a more sane time of our lives? Is it too much to expect to be able to do it all, newborn and first time hsing? Does anyone have any experience in this?
Thanks for reading, I look forward to any advice you might have.
have a great day,
heidi fencsak