Years Behind In Homeschool

I was way behind in reading for years.

Years behind in homeschool. I even had homeschool moms telling me it was a mistake to a repeat grade. Yes you made a plan. My child is behind. Which means of course that i am a horrible homeschool mom and my child will have no future worth considering and will consequently completely fail at all of life.

This is especially true in the younger years. And the one that will keep you up at night. We don t get government funding based on how well we can shoehorn kids into batches. A brief history of homeschooling.

You are the teacher mom. All because of me. So you can t truly be behind. My child is behind in high school.

I have spent all year stressed that he is 1 grade level behind. One of the homeschooler s worst fears. So being behind just isn t a disastrous thing for us. There is no behind in homeschooling something i see frequently both online and in person are pleas from parents asking for help because their student is behind.

The modern homeschool movement began in the 1970s when john holt an educational theorist and supporter of school reform began arguing that formal schools focus on rote learning created an oppressive classroom environment designed to make children compliant employees holt called for parents to liberate their children from formal education and instead. Maybe their 7 year old isn t reading their 12 year old is having trouble with multiplication or maybe their 9th grader hasn t learned biology. And today part of how i earn my living is by writing. You can make the decisions about what when and how to teach your children.

Home school is flexible you are in charge. Jamie i struggled with being behind all year.