I can't believe we just started our 5th year of homeschooling. When we removed our youngest daughter from public school, I really wondered if we were making the right decision. When I tested her to see what level she was on we were shocked. She should have been going into the 6th grade but she tested at the 4th grade level in EVERY subject. She was so embarrassed. I reassured her that we would get her caught up and by the end of the first year she was right on track. Her reading ability increased by leaps and bounds.
The second year everyone was telling me that "if you homeschool one, you might as well homeschool them all." My son's teacher had completely destroyed his self-confidence by the end of 2nd grade with a few cutting remarks and I was very upset. I thought it was a wonderful time to pull him out of public school and bring him home.
Last year, when we moved to Oklahoma, our oldest daughter decided to be homeschooled for her senior year. What a joy to be able to hand her the diploma ourselves. It was a beautiful day.
Now, here we are in our 5th year and going strong. This is the first time I have had little ones to teach. Our twins started kindergarten a few weeks ago. I can't believe how much their hand writing has improved. Our youngest daughter is taking Latin this year. She has taught our kindergartners a Latin prayer.
I am hoping that this year will be the best year ever. I am more confident as an overseeer and teacher to the kids. They are confident in their studies and seem to be having fun with their classes. We are team teaching our littlest students and that is a great joy. Not to mention, we have only blown up one science experiment this year....so far, anyway.
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