syndrome a lot! Oh- here's a good one. I HATE about homeschooling the fact that both sides of our families breathe down our neck that we are ruining our kids lives and education! I truly hate that pressure!
Do you have a business
or interest you delve in on the side? I am an RN, and work as a "spare"
at McKee Foods, in the clinic at Plant 2. I work as a "fill-in" when
the full time nurses are off on vacation or sick, etc. So I average
1-2 days a week, sometimes less. It's a perfect job for a homeschool
nurse. Because going to work actually is RELAXING to me! I know life
at the hospital isn't relaxing! But in the clinic at McKee, the idea
is to have no injuries, so on a perfect day, its quiet!
Your pet's
name or most interesting animal you have ever owned? a cat named Blackie.
I would prefer no pets, but the kids love him.
Your favorite color:
pink
How would you describe your homeschool style? Traditional. I need
the security of textbooks, to evaluate our progress and feel like
I've accomplished something. That keeps me most confident. My oldest
son Josh has taken classes thru Hilger Higher Learning for 4 years,
and he has loved it. He has taken Spanish, Pre Algebra and Algebra,
Biology, English, and this year is taking World History and Government
and Economics. So its been a big help to his program, and to me!!
He works 12 hours a week at Grounds at Southern, and pays for his
own classes.
Schedules - thumbs up or thumbs down? Absolutely thumbs up! But while I love making them, I have a hard time following them. Things just keep coming up!! But a good schedule is my goal. I believe that God is a God of order, and I can believe He wants that for me too. And my family. We're trying. But learning how to make my schedule a "tool" and not a "taskmaster" is hard. I highly recommend www.titus2.com <http://www.titus2.com> they have lots of stuff on scheduling for homeschoolers. Also Sally Hohnberger has lots on scheduling: www.empoweredlivingministries.org <http://www.empoweredlivingministries.org> as does Alane Waters at www.restoration-international.org <http://www.restoration-international.org>
What you love about homeschooling? Being with my kids, the many choices out there for us and protecting them from the not so great peer influences in school.
What you hate about homeschooling? Trying to fit it all in!!! And I also struggle with the "what if"
