tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post6369768739971696564..comments2023-08-29T09:04:20.082-05:00Comments on Mandigirl Muses: Welcome to our classroom...Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18084180906313665734noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post-41936164705543671242008-09-16T11:44:00.000-05:002008-09-16T11:44:00.000-05:00What a great experience for all of you! I actually...What a great experience for all of you! I actually earned an elementary education degree in college, but don't quite desire to "go there". Maybe some subbing...maybe. <BR/><BR/>I hear you on the confidence thing. I teach junior church every few weeks and most always stress out over the lesson to make sure there are enough visuals, stories, activities, application - all of it. And that's just one lesson!<BR/><BR/>Then my college roommate spent the weekend with us over a Sunday it was my week to teach junior church (who is into her 5th year of teaching) and offered one little comment that changed my whole perspective: "They're only 3 and 4 years old!" <BR/><BR/>Though I realize there's probably a lot more pressure when you teach your own children, but it always seems like, in the end, we're far more equipped than we give ourselves credit for.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to see you post in June after all you've accomplished!taralynn819https://www.blogger.com/profile/03048501104136348806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post-46665486442835184822008-09-16T09:08:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:08:00.000-05:00I know that you'll do wonderfully homeschoolin...I know that you'll do wonderfully homeschooling. Some of the things that your kids will benefit from the most is your honesty & openness and your desire to see them succeed. I cannot think of a better role model. You acknowledge your faults & hardships, yet you continue to seek hard after God - isn't that the best life lesson they can learn? And who better to learn it from than YOU - their mom!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08350502541122988703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post-9385690793547332712008-09-16T04:55:00.000-05:002008-09-16T04:55:00.000-05:00Girl, I'm so proud of you! Sounds like everything...Girl, I'm so proud of you! Sounds like everything is going well. Wish you could have heard Pastor Kevin's recent sermon on parenting. He talked about how God uses our kids to show us our weaknesses and areas of sin, so He can refine us. Good stuff. You can do it!!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535356906250429878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post-72282498118167843792008-09-15T15:29:00.000-05:002008-09-15T15:29:00.000-05:00I think that's a hope that we all face - that our ...I think that's a hope that we all face - that our kids won't spend long hours lying on a therapist's couch because of all we've done. You really are their best teacher and God will refine you all through this year. I understand entirely ... last year I had homeschooling days that I would gladly erase from our memories but I do see that God refined me in the process. Wishing you a great year!Randi~Dukes and Duchesseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277985792260962440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post-16694719891049235632008-09-15T12:52:00.000-05:002008-09-15T12:52:00.000-05:00Sounds like you are doing great!!!Sounds like you are doing great!!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181823660587876691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post-52426762282870800242008-09-15T10:01:00.000-05:002008-09-15T10:01:00.000-05:00God gave those children to you not anyone else in ...God gave those children to you not anyone else in the world, you have been teaching them since the moment you became their mother! You will do a great job as teacher! <BR/>homeschooling is such a privilege I love being my childrens teacher!Happy Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01807887690118090675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4708181143123805296.post-91055080646436427932008-09-15T08:57:00.000-05:002008-09-15T08:57:00.000-05:00I can remember telling a non homeschooling friend ...I can remember telling a non homeschooling friend once that if the kids need to know something and I don't know it, I tell them and we go look it up.<BR/><BR/>She seemed quite surprised that I'd tell my kids 'I don't know'.<BR/><BR/>I think this gives such freedom to kids. That is the beauty of home education. It's about <I>everyone</I> learning.<BR/><BR/>Ignorance on a subject is not wrong. It's a place to start! I really want my kids to know that.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you are doing a great job, don't let those feelings of insecurity get to you. Not even teachers of the paid variety know it all.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975764579644345798noreply@blogger.com