Welcome!

[kd2]

Come on in--the water's fine! Truly..it is!

I well remember the doubts that I suffered when I was considering homeschooling. I remember the people who implied--or came right out and said, that I was being ridiculous. I knew that it was what God was leading me to do. I knew why. I knew that my son was not getting a good education and that the system was destroying him. What I didn't know...was how in the name of common sense I could possibly teach math..when my own math was replete with stinkiosity. (Yes, I made up that word..I like it...I'll keep it *grin*) I dived in anyway.

I cannot say that I was a perfect homeschool mother. I cannot say that there were not times when I pondered my own sanity and wondered whether anyone would even notice if I lost it totally. There were some bumps along the road and a few potholes. But, all in all, I would not trade it for anything. My son attended public school through the 4th grade, my daughter was educated at home from the beginning. Both of them did very well in college and have now graduated. By the grace of God--we made it.

Whether you are considering homeschooling for a short season or strongly pondering the possibility of taking your children right through high school--it is an awesome ride. Better than any ride at Six Flags! (and there's no big long line).

[Donna66]

HI!!!!
My name is Donna you sound just like me my math is awful and I'm so worried about my ability to teach my daughters math,we plan to home school next year(maybe sooner)they will be in second and Third grade next year!and here i am worried about math.Your story has really put my mind at ease a little I'm still nervous.I hope that you and I get to talk more on here if its alright with you?I need to have a sense of direction with homeschooling right now I feel like I'm gonna lose my mind lol. sincerly Donna

[JOY]

welcome, Donna!

Each one of us has an area (or two) where we feel inadequate to teach our children, but there are some great materials/resources out there that help us overcome our fears and move on ahead You have the best interests of your children at heart, so you will be a great teacher

[kd2]

Donna, I found very quickly that my math skills were fine for most of their years. For 2nd and 3rd grade--you know more than you think you do. If you pick up the teacher's manual and look over what the main points are, you will see that not only do you totally understand it, but you understand better than the book does how to help your children "get it". You will find that as you teach them concept upon concept that you will fill in a lot of gaps that you missed and build up your own skills and that you will know more than you realize. I think too, that as you build them up and "mend fences" from their public school experiences that your confidence in them and their confidence in themselves will soar. I hope you love it as much as I did (most of the time).


When my kids got to high school math, we used homesat through BJU because I had no confidence in my ability to teach algebra.