Comments on: Big News

By: Aunt Jamison

Aunt Jamison — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:49:07 +0000

My mouth is hanging wide open…I am at my friend Kierstyn’s house and she just told me that you guys were homeschooling next year–talk about needing to call you more!!!
Congrats on your decision; it will be great, I know.

By: Kierstyn

Kierstyn — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:59:08 +0000

Speaking as a homeschool grad, yay!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:54:11 +0000

Great article, Chris, thanks for pointing it out. Jay liked it too.

Angie, thank you, and yes, we DO love our school…both my older kids have had STELLAR foundations there academically and in other ways too. We do hope to be back there eventually. We’ll see…

Pete, yes…we are looking forward to seeing how it goes.

Jennifer, thanks for the very kind words…I never really thought of myself that way, but I do enjoy teaching my kids…next year I am just going to jump into that love a LOT further! All prayers are appreciated and needed!

Jordana, I’m going to email you so we can dialogue more…and yes, I know there will be some truly frustrating days. But if I am honest, I have to admit that I already have those “hair pulling” days even while my kids are at school! haha!

Peggy, thanks for the encouragement…the children are REALLY excited about home schooling too.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:55:48 +0000

That is very exciting! Thanks for sharing your news…I look forward to more posts on homeschooling!
I’m sure all of your children, especially Abigail, will be thrilled to spend more time with you as well.
I’ll email you this week

By: Jordana

Jordana — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:42:40 +0000

I think you’ll enjoy it, though I will say I have days where I want to pull my hair out. We started with the same book, though we’ve moved away from some of their recommendations this year — especially the grammar book written by the authors. It taught a lot, but I was very disappointed when I realized all the poems for memorization were revised. Of course, this year has also turned into practically an unschooling year with all the renovations and travel. I’m looking forward to figuring out next year and settling into a routine again.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:40 +0000

I am not surprised, despite how much you love your school. You’re a natural educator, so it seems like a great decision. Congrats, and we’ll be praying it all goes well.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:42:29 +0000

Whooo, that is a big decision. This should be a fascinating study.

By: Angie

Angie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:30:09 +0000

How exciting for you! I must admit that I am a little shocked, only because I know how much you love your school. But I’m excited for you. I love love love that book, BTW. It’s very inspiring, I think. I’ve read and re-read the library’s copy a few times myself. I don’t think homeschooling is for us at this time, but I’m looking forward to hearing how you like it and all about your schooling adventures. Sometimes, just having a definite plan (and one that you can get excited about) is worth a lot.

Let us know how it goes…

By: COD

COD — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:35:10 +0000

That should be “first time homeschooling dads.” Wish I had noticed that before I clicked submit!

By: COD

COD — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:34:02 +0000

May I point you (or really Jay) to my note to first homeschooling dads? If nothing else, it’s proof that if you blog long enough, you’ll eventually write something interesting :)