Comments on: Why homeschooling from fear doesn’t work https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:40:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jamie C. Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-792812 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-792812 In reply to julie varvaro.

Thanks so much, Julie! We love you back!! xo

]]> By: julie varvaro https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-792702 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-792702 In reply to Sarah Mackenzie.

YES, YES, YES. THANK YOU for this! This is needed for all the “new” homeschoolers. You lady are a rockstar -as is Jamie.(long time atheist unschooler here that loves you both!.)

]]> By: Jenn Doherty https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-587066 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-587066 “I’d have a good set of questions by my side to help along the way, but the act of reading and discussing wouldn’t be practiced for the sake of keeping track and ticking off checklists.”
YES! YES! YES! I was a public school teacher for 10 years- 7 of those years was teaching kindergarten. I can’t tell you how many times I was reminded to be sure to cover different comprehension strategies- on every.single.book I read aloud. When I pushed back asking why I couldn’t just read an awesome book for the sake of loving books and wanting my students to fall in love with reading, I would get lectured on how important these strategies are for students to know and practice. After all, it is so important for little Timmy to know how to make text-to-self connections for all those books he will never read as an adult, because he thinks reading is boring!

]]> By: Juliana https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-587029 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-587029 Just what I needed! Thank you!

]]> By: Elaine https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-464626 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-464626 Thank you so much for this timely thoughts. This where I want to be. Thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: Cara@TheHomeLearner https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-357485 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-357485 This is beautiful. Thank you for the helpful and insightful reminder to not stress about all the outcomes and milestones. Sometimes I get tangled up in looking for progress in ways that I want my child to change when that isn’t always up to my control. I loved recently on your online book club the focus on finding the words that I want my child to use in describing their homeschool experience – that puts the work back in my hands. The atmosphere, environment, tools, and feeling of our home are under my influence. Thank you for adding this layer to my learning journey too. Great reminder.

]]> By: Erin @ the honey home https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-357457 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-357457 My sister and I were both homeschooled K-12 and…well, let’s just say our life choices have been very, very different from one another’s. I am so eager to give my kids what I feel like was the most important experience of my life–I do think about that the most–but the fear that things may not “turn out” the way I hope is definitely there. I always appreciate reminders like this. 🙂

]]> By: Sarah Mackenzie https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-357391 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-357391 Oh my gosh. Yes. So true.
Love you, Ginny!

]]> By: Sarah Mackenzie https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-357390 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-357390 In reply to Ellen.

You’re quite welcome, Ellen. I’ll be prayin’ for ya as you discern. 🙂

]]> By: Sarah Mackenzie https://simplehomeschool.net/homeschooling-from-fear/#comment-357389 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=42285#comment-357389 In reply to Rachel.

Me too- it’s such an easy default mindset to fall into, isn’t it?

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