October 27, 2005 - Even More Frustrated Than Ever
I am really having a tough time staying on task lately. Every night I go to bed with every intention of homeschooling her and everyday I get up and I can't seem to get the subjects done. 
I keep asking myself "Have I done the right thing? Have I ruined her education by pulling her out of school? What the heck do I teach her if the things I bought at the beginning are not working and she fails all the tests I give her?"
Yeah I know, where is my faith! I just am hitting a rough spot and this will pass, but I really have hit a huge rough spot!! How do I do all this without a support group? I live in nowhere Georgia with a very weak support system for homeschoolers, and I have so many questions. 
On top of everything else my Jenni is lonely for friends!
My my what a whinney day I am having! So sorry to bore everyone, but I welcome your feedback!
Comments
October 30, 2005 - I am sure you haven't 'ruined' her!
Not that I don't ever feel that way myself....But if you are new to this, you'll just have to take my word for it. Times when I feel like we're not doing enough, or "anything" someone will come out with something and I'll think "Where'd they learn THAT?" They learn, can't stop them in fact!
One thing I learned though - and this is what has kept me homeschooling through even our rough patches - even though she may have been in grade X when she left school, she may not have mastered all of the material. Remember, IN school, if they 'fail to master' multiplication, the class moves onto division any way...and those students who didn't master the first concept just struggle and flail around some more until they either 1) catch up, or 2) move onto yet another concept incorperating now 2 concepts not yet mastered...
So, while in some subjects - we're working at a much higher level than they would be "in" school, there are still others where it's lower. My youngest is never going to be a speller, my DD is is just now "mathematically blossoming", and my oldest is NOT into history.
But my youngest, the non speller loves to write, my DD - the math phobic, loves to sew, and cook, as well as draw and paint - using much of the math she fears, and my oldest is very much into current events, which brings up history, as well as making it.... But home, no one 'fails' anything. We just keep finding a new way to go at it until they own it.
Homeschooling is not a method of education, it's a way of life. It dosn't stop.
Edited to add (as if this weren't long enough!) I would reccomend looking for the "Teenag Liberation Handbook" by Grace Llewellyn. And I would like to add you to my friends list :)
OH PLEASE DO ADD ME TO YOUR FRIENDS LIST I WOULD LOVE THAT! MAY I ADD YOU AS WELL? PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOUR NAME ON HERE IS.
Edited by chicksmom2 on November 3, 2005 at 9:00 PM
November 7, 2005 - Do you have any HS support groups?
Posted by Col323
Where you could fellowship and share? Where there would be other moms of teens that could become friends with your daughter? Just asking. We don't have a ton of friends, but a few. A few good ones is always better than many shallow ones right!? It'll happen. God will provide opportunities for you guys to meet people. Just pray on it and see what is around that God has placed in your path.
November 7, 2005 - just another suggestion
Posted by Col323
I've been where you are and it is frustrating. Trying to get it ALL done EVERY day.
Have you thought about breaking it up into more manageable loads. I.E. Math-daily/
Writing, grammar and reading three days a week, science, history, health two days a week. Just something like that where you're not trying to fit so much into ONE day?
Just a suggestion. It helped us SO much to rotate out and not rush to get so much done each day. All the stuff still got covered and done in time too. Blessings!
