Comments on: Pressing through the middle years of homeschooling https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:23:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-261149 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-261149 In reply to Demi.

God bless you, Demi! Hang in there and you might find a bit of inspiration in these posts: http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/help-my-5-year-old-wont-do-school/ and http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/core-phase/

]]> By: Demi https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-261105 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-261105 Today I’m praying we make it to the middle years. My 6-year-old son is driving me absolutely nuts. I know he likes learning, because he talks about the things he’s learning about when we’re not doing school. But then during school he keeps asking for breaks, says he won’t do his worksheets (or whatever we need to do), and just generally driving me up the wall. We are already sagging I’m afraid.

]]> By: Stephanie https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260866 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260866 Thank you so much for this article! My daughter is in the middle of 6th grade, and some days just feel like we will never get through it. I haven’t seen many articles about the middle years and I am beginning to believe it may be the hardest time in our homeschooling life. I have to remind myself to take a deep breath and enjoy it anyway. All the while showing PATIENCE and a LOT of LOVE!

]]> By: Nivedita https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260715 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260715 Beautiful thoughts, Hannah! I send my kids to school, at this point I am just exploring home schooling as, try as I might, my older one (10 years old) seems to hate school. Whether I end up doing it or not, som many of the “Notes to self” that you have penned down are definitely going to be “notes to me” as well!

Thanks once again,

Nivi

]]> By: Jeanine Byers https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260554 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260554 Yes, indeed, I am pressing through the middle years of homeschooling, so this post was right on time! Very encouraging. Loved it!!

]]> By: Hannah https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260498 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260498 In reply to Lisa.

Yeah. It has its (very intense) moments. I have two sons and a daughter and they are so close in age that they are ALL going through middle school at the same time. Whew!

]]> By: Hannah https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260497 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260497 In reply to Caroline Starr Rose.

Hey, there! (Your book, May B., is on my daughter’s shelf). Anyway, I’m glad that this post came off as respectful. I am not always respectful of my kids in this stage and they aren’t always respectful of me and my stage 🙂 But we’re working on it.

]]> By: Hannah https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260495 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260495 In reply to sheila.

It’s good for all of us to admit that it isn’t always the funnest…But still good. 🙂

]]> By: Caroline Starr Rose https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260475 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260475 I clicked through to comment and realize I know you, Hannah! Hello!

Just wanted to say as former middle school teacher and now a mom of a middle schooler, I’m so grateful for the beautiful respect you’ve extended to children this age. I often heard some pretty awful things about middle schoolers when I’d tell people about my job. It made me hurt for my goofy, wonderful, exasperating, energized crowd. Thank you for a different mindset.

]]> By: Lisa https://simplehomeschool.net/middle-years-homeschooling/#comment-260471 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=35332#comment-260471 Middle school was tough for me when I homeschooled, especially the girls.

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