Comments on: Jamie’s homeschool day in the life (with a 12-, 13-, & 14-year-old) https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kyla Jocson https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-613597 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-613597 Thank you for sharing your day to us. Looking forward to more of your posts soon!

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-607808 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-607808 In reply to Kelly Sage.

This means so much, Kelly, thank you!

]]> By: Kelly Sage https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-607794 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-607794 Every year (since 2011) I have loved reading about your days. They very much inspired me to give homeschooling a try. So thankful we did. Thank you!

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-605163 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-605163 In reply to Christine.

Good question, Christine! I’d recommend you ask this question on the TJEd Facebook forum when you do have a chance to see what kind of feedback you’d receive: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TJEdDiscussion/ I know there are plenty of TJEd families who delay technology use, as we did, so I’m sure they could offer you some words of wisdom.

With that said, I remember an article about a father who had lived with his daughter in the woods for several years (I can’t remember the circumstances of why!) and all they had was a Bible and an old set of encyclopedias. Later in her teen years, when the daughter was given a standardized test, she placed way above grade level and the “experts” were all astounded! I would follow that internal mom intuition that we all have, and dare to do whatever it leads you to do!

]]> By: Christine https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-605046 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-605046 Every year I enjoy reading this blog posts featuring different families and what their days typically look like. Thank you for all the work you put into that. ..We live overseas in a country without public libraries or Amazon Prime, and unreliable access to internet resources. I’m just curious if you’ve ever featured anyone who might have a similar circumstances? And, I just wonder if having that kind of situation could hinder a learning environment that would lend itself to children being able to own their own education?

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-604911 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-604911 In reply to Katie | The Surly Housewife.

You’re so welcome, Katie! I love seeing how each family crafts and creates a day that suits them best.

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-604910 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-604910 In reply to Laura T.

Yes, Laura! It’s so beautiful to see how what we did when they were younger has grown with us. I don’t know if you’re an introvert or not, but in this post I share how I used to structure our days for peace when the kids were younger: http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/homeschool-hack/

]]> By: Katie | The Surly Housewife https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-604909 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-604909 I love reading these day-in-the-life to get new ideas about how to schedule my day. Seems like I am always restructuring to find the perfect fit! Part of that “seems like things are always changing!”
Love, love, LOVE you beginning statement about owning your education. I think that is what I have been trying to cultivate in my kids but could never put it into words.
Thank you for sharing your day 🙂

]]> By: Laura T https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-604792 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-604792 It’s lovely to see snippets of your days. My two are young, 4 and nearly 7, and I just love your ‘better late than early’ approach. I also read your DITL post from six years ago when your kids were nearer the ages of mine. It’s lovely to see how your rhythm has grown with your children. I am hopeful that all of the energy that’s going into our daily rhythm and the feel of the moment will pay some dividends in the later years. Our days are so full of lovely shared time, but I also look forward to some independent and more self directed times.

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/jamie2018/#comment-604691 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=56574#comment-604691 In reply to June.

You’re so welcome, June!

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