selfish reasons, I wanted my kids home with me, I didn't want them at school, eating lunch by themselves, when for 4-5 yrs we always ate lunch together! But as the years have gone on, 6 now since we started, I've love it for sooo many more reasons! I still LOVE LOVE LOVE having my kids at home with me, even if somedays I want to pull my hair out. I love that *I* am teaching them to read, write, and all the other fun stuff! I've taught 3 to read now, it's an awesome feeling to hear them read and know you've taught them!! I love teaching them what my husband and I want them to know, not what a school board, or whoever has decided they need to know. I love that our family supports us!! I love that we can take vacation anytime of the year, do school while camping or on vacation (which doesn't happen too often), not having the bad outside influence on a daily basis, they do 'socialize', and see there friends quite often, but again, we can help influence that too, who they see, and get to know, and where they go to visit. I love the relationships with other homeschool families that we have developed, and the life long friends my kids will have! 
I love that they want to help eachother if I am busy with another child!!
I love being able to just get up and go somewhere, and witness something amazing, like the Grey Cup Parade! :D
The relationships the have with eachother, they want to play with eachother, 99% of the time...lol
I love having a room to use for just school stuff!! I have had this room for 2 years now, before, for the first 4, we schooled at the table, and it was fine, I just had soooo much stuff, I needed a room to contain it all, and I wanted to be able to close the door if it's messy!!
I love that they want to be creative, and they want to learn, these are hand drawn pictures of flags from all over the world and provinces, the kids didn't want to try to attempt the Saskatchewan flag, because of the Lily, so I gave it a try, they loved that I was doing it right along with them!
Is that enough, are you sick of knowing why I love home schooling?? There are soooooo many more reasons, I could go on forever!
(spell check isn't working right now, I hope there aren't any, I've gone over it a few times, but you never know)
3 comments:
Thats awesome ara.. Your an amazing mom..
You are officially my HERO Ara!
I congratulate you on being the most amazing mom I've ever met.
I honestly don't know how you do it.
I'm starting to realize on this MAT Leave, that I'm not cut out to be at home all the time.
It's not that i don't love my kids, but I go stir crazy!
You're AWESOME!!
I admire your ability to homeschool & loved this article, shared from your heart! Your classroom looks great too :) I love being a stay-at-home mom & feel blessed that I am able to do so.... but don't think I'd have the patiene to home school! Keep up the good work!
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