Wondering, Wandering, and Writing

I’ve told myself it is way too early in the school year to be going down this road.

However, struggles do not make appointments at our convenience.  I suppose if they did, we would just say no and have none 😊.

My current problem is that my well-planned -okay, maybe my decently-planned – days are NOT going as planned.  I suppose many parents have experienced that already this school year, whether they are home-educating or dealing with homework and after school activities and childcare.

I have had to remind myself of these few facts.  Perhaps you need to hear them again, too.

You are a unique individual.  Your abilities, strengths, and experiences are like no one else’s.

Your child – in fact each and every one of your children – is (no news to you) a unique individual.  Each child is a wonderful, delightful, challenging blend of characteristics.  Some of those traits we adore; others frustrate us to the point of tears. Some traits are obviously strengths (reading early, ability to focus, a natural bent toward organization).  Others seem to be liabilities (easily distracted, interested in everything in the book at once, energetic). 

Because we are each unique, our “schooldays” are different from everyone else’s.  Some of us home schoolers start at 8am sharp every day.  Others laze around until 10 or later.  It’s okay to study on “second shift” – in the afternoon and evenings – if other responsibilities or personal preferences work out that way.  Just get it done.

Thinking of “getting it done” – that looks different from family to family and even from child to child within a family.  It is okay for every student to achieve skills in a different order and at a different pace.

Well, now that I’ve heard my own pep talk, let’s get to it.

Have a blessed year of learning, wherever you do your studying

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