When we first started, Mary would occasionally burst into tears and I mistakenly thought she was trying to manipulate me. Some hints of unadvertised benefits of homeschooling The girls don’t always have good attitudes, there are occasional tears, but I take it as a good sign.

We started homeschooling Mary last year in second grade and this current year was my first year with both girls. I was utterly bewildered when we started this homeschooling thing, and I still feel overwhelmed at times, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how fun it is.

I have two daughters, Mary (9) and Amy (6). I hope this enlightens you as much as it did Yinh and I. I’ve edited it modestly, adding some headings and changing her girls’ names. Remember I was basically a stranger reaching out. In researching, we were introduced to a friend of a friend, who whether she likes it or not, must now be our friend too because she’s amazing and we won’t take no for an answer.īecause of her amazing response when I asked her for guidance on homeschooling.

As in unenrolling from public school and taking ownership of educating our boys. We felt like distance learning was the worst of all worlds and not suitable for young children (our kids were in preschool and 1st grade). With the upcoming school year set to be remote Yinh and I panicked.

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