Comments on: Am I doing enough in our homeschool?

By: Lucy

Lucy

I am helping a mum homeschool her children in the Middle East. A 5 year old and a 7 year old. Today I wondered am
I doing enough?
The 7 year old can already read and write English after just 3 weeks which
I think is incredible. (I teach 2days a week) The 5 year old is really struggling. English is their 2nd language.
I really hope I am doing enough.
I may increase the time of teaching them but there are issues regarding this too.

By: Lisa

Lisa

I just got done logging the hours we’ve put in this past month for each academic subject. It’s a requirement in Missouri for homeschooling, and while I hate keeping up with it all day long every day, it is a hard and fast way for me to see just how much my kids are learning. They really do learn all day long! Just about everything “counts” and I’m slowly learning this fact. Yet somehow each day I still end feeling like we didn’t do enough somehow – according to the public school model.
Thank you for this post! It’s so encouraging and true! I’d encourage readers to take a week and write down what all their kids did each day and for how long. It won’t take more than a few days to see just how much MORE than “enough” we really are doing. <3

By: Jacob

Jacob

It’s easy to feel like you’re not doing enough when homeschooling. I think the best way to figure this out though is to look at your children. Are they happy? Do they interact well with other kids their age? Are they intrigued by new experiences? If so, they’re far and away better than most children. Homeschooling opens the door for such a better experience for our kids!

By: Ashley Wright

Ashley Wright

Amazing blog!!! Thanks for sharing such great blog, its really helpful.

By: Magui

Magui

In reply to Shawna Wingert. Gracias.... Que edificante.. Saludos desde México

By: Andreea Constantin

Andreea Constantin

I really liked this article and I feel less alone in the doubting and guilt that sometimes assault me.
My son is only 8.5 y, but he has been resistant to certain skills, like reading and writing, since we began. He’s still resisting stuff on a daily basis. And because of that and the fact that it takes us a lot of time to do the minimum I have set up for this year, I sometimes feel like I’m not doing enough, that we don’t even get to the good part in homeschooling.
Aside from establishing a minimum weekly “schoolwork” load, I find that it has really helped me to write down what we do each day. I can then see for myself that we did accomplish many things that otherwise I would not consider when thinking about my day.
I don’t actually write down all of it, especially his independent accomplishments.
So I encourage every homeschooling mom to spend a few minutes jotting down the stuff that got done every day in a weekly planner or just a blank page that’s split into the days of the week. It’s very satisfying to see that you are actually able to accomplish many things throughout the day! Even if it may not seem like it sometimes.

By: Shawna Wingert

Shawna Wingert

In reply to Amy. Geography Now is my best friend these days! I know what you mean about the "powers that be." My oldest is a senior too this year. So far, so good!

By: Shawna Wingert

Shawna Wingert

In reply to Diannah. You are doing OK! It really is a part of this homeschooling journey. :-) Shawna

By: Shawna Wingert

Shawna Wingert

In reply to Ashley Allen. I can totally relate, Ashley. You are so very welcome.

By: Amy

Amy

Shawna, thank you so much for this. I had one of those middle-of-the-night episodes just last night! I feel like the way we educate our differently-wired son is perfect for him, but I worry the “powers that be” might think otherwise (he’s a senior this year so the college readiness question looms large).

Oh, and we love Geography Now!