| What does homeschooling mean to me? It
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| | move on. When they need more time with
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| has become such an integral part of who
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| | something, we can slow down to make sure
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| we are as a family, that it would be
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| | they master it. And I know right away
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| difficult to analyze it separately. It
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| | when they need more help. Problems are
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| truly has become our way of
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| | not hidden until they become major
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| life.Homeschooling means I spend more
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| | issues; we can take care of them right
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| time with my children - all of them, not
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| | away. I know and love my children better
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| just the little ones. My older kids
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| | than anyone else, so their success is
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| attended a "regular" school for several
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| | paramount.Homeschooling means my older
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| years before we started homeschooling,
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| | kids get to see the younger ones grow and
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| and I always felt out of touch with what
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| | develop. They were just as amazed to hear
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| was going on in their lives. We were
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| | the youngest laugh for the first time as
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| growing apart, both figuratively and
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| | I was. Everyone is learning more about
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| literally. Why has society accepted that
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| | child care, and patience, and putting the
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| parents should want to be with the babies
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| | needs of others ahead of their own. These
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| and toddlers, but once the kids reach
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| | are life skills that are important for
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| school age, we're supposed to prefer to
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| | anyone.Homeschooling means a more relaxed
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| not have them around? I didn't have
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| | daily schedule - OUR schedule - which
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| children in order to send them off to
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| | results in less stress. Our day is
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| spend their day with some other adult. I
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| | flexible; we can schedule appointments at
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| didn't feel that way when they were born,
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| | less busy times. We don't have to get up
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| and I don't feel that way today. I deeply
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| | before dawn to catch a bus at 6:50 am. I
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| enjoy each and every one of my children,
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| | really don't think anyone should have to
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| and I love having them with me every
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| | be out of bed while it is still dark out.
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| day.Homeschooling means we are free to
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| | :)Homeschooling means more free time to
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| discuss our faith openly, and apply it to
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| | pursue other activities. We can finish a
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| all areas of life and study. God is not
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| | day's work in less time since we don't
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| relegated to only Sunday school, or even
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| | have to continually organize a classroom
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| only Religion class. History is full of
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| | of 20 or 30 students, or spend time
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| faith-filled people whose actions and
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| | walking up and down long
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| ideas were directly related to their
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| | hallways.Homeschooling means we can visit
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| faith, including the founding fathers of
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| | DisneyWorld during the off-peak times,
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| our country. I really don't see how one
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| | instead of fighting crowds of people
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| could teach about how America began
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| | stuck to school vacation
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| without mentioning God. Science is in
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| | schedules.Homeschooling means, on the
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| reality a study of God's creation. How
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| | other hand, living in a house that is
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| can one look at such an amazing world and
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| | never quite all clean. Having six
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| not appreciate the Source of all? Writing
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| | children home all day, every day, creates
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| and reading can include faith-related
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| | more mess (especially in the kitchen),
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| topics. When dealing with discipline
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| | and makes it more difficult to keep up
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| issues, God and His teachings can be
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| | with the cleaning, laundry, etc. It
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| included in the discussions. It would
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| | doesn't bother me as much as it did at
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| seem unnatural for a person of any faith
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| | first, because I had to set priorities.
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| to spend their entire day forbidden to
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| | The education and growth of my children
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| mention their God.Homeschooling means I
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| | come first. They do help with chores, but
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| have an incredibly open and close
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| | not at the expense of schoolwork. Every
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| relationship with my two teenagers. They
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| | couple of days, when I reach my limit,
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| will talk to me about anything, and are
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| | everyone takes a break and cleans up. But
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| not embarassed to be seen with me or our
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| | until they all move out, there will still
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| whole family. We laugh together, and
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| | be some mess.Homeschooling means I can
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| actually enjoy each other's company. My
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| | slow down and live in the present moment
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| sixteen-year-old daughter and
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| | when necessary. I have grown to really
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| fourteen-year-old son have become great
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| | appreciate the time I have with my
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| friends to each other. They have not been
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| | younger children, taking a few minutes at
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| made to feel that parents are irrelevant,
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| | any time to watch them take such joy in
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| or the enemy. More time together means we
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| | each new skill they learn. I definitely
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| know each other much better.Homeschooling
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| | feel less rushed since we started
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| means I know, and select, which books my
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| | homeschooling, and I am able to be there
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| children read and learn from. I am also
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| | for each small, yet monumental moment in
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| aware of, and guide, the topics of
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| | the life of a child.Homeschooling means,
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| discussion. I don't have to wonder what
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| | in short, more time and opportunity to
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| "life lessons" they are picking up at
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| | fully live out my vocation of
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| recess, on the school bus, or even in
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| | motherhood.[Please don't misconstrue my
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| class. I choose when they learn certain
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| | words to imply that these things are not
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| things, when they are ready (and it has
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| | possible for anyone who does not
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| been at a different age for each of
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| | homeschool. This has been a discussion of
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| them). I plan and direct their education,
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| | what homeschooling means to ME. Every
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| a level of involvement which is very
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| | family is unique; every family has their
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| important to me.Homeschooling means my
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| | own path to follow in finding what is
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| children can progress through their
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| | best for them.]Cynthia Brandolini has
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| studies at their own pace. When they
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| | been educating her own children at home
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| learn something quickly, they can just
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| | since 2000.
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