It's official! I'm quitting my job!
I have been struggling with working full time and being a good wife and mother. Us women try to do everything and do it all well, and I for one cannot do it all anymore. I am being unfair to myself, to my husband, and to my baby. My mind was constantly on work and the next project that needed to be done and I was missing
This blog posting was shared with me and I am 100% in agreement with it (well, 97% really - I disagree on her opinion of spanking... with the right attitude towards it and love backing your reason for the spanking, and hugs and a discussion following the spanking, I believe it is a very important aspect of disciplining my children). But back to the main purpose of the article...
I was homeschooled growing up and there were a lot of benefits and great memories that my brothers and I were able to share and experience because of our parent's choice to teach us at home. We had family time in the morning and started school in our pajamas. We went on field trips and had co-op classes and play groups and sports days. We were able to plan our own schedule and work on certain
topics with more detail if we needed to. In our older years, we played sports for our local high school, took some great after school classes (Biology was the best! We were able to dissect a 2lb fetal pig!), and even took classes at our County Community College. I went to college with 34 college credits and several basic classes checked off my list.
We still have time before Munchie is ready for school...of course my goal is to start teaching little things every chance we get even at this young age. It's never too early to start learning! But the more I think about it, the closer I'm leaning to homeschooling my children when the time comes. There are just too many benefits to ignore. Honestly, I'm a little scared about the prospect. There is so much involved in making sure they meet state requirements and testing requirements and that they learn what they should when they should. There is so much that I have forgotten, since I am ___ years removed from school myself. :P But at the same time, it would be good for me to go back and relearn a lot of it with them. And I know that the Lord will provide me the strength, the courage, and the knowledge to teach my kids properly.
So here's to teaching our kids the right way for them AND us... whether you homeschool them or send them to private or public school or however you do it in your home.
