Cece,
Thanks! I'm glad to hear that it helped.
We have lots of good days! My DS6 is happy, he's learning, we're having fun, and we like each other more than we did before. Those are all great things!
HSing is like anything else: not perfect, of course. We had a rough couple of weeks in math a bit ago. Painful to get through! But I figure it's not necessary to be perfect--just better than "regular" school was for him, and that's not hard to be! We do our best, and it's usually pretty doggone good. Banish perfectionism and embrace "good enough!"
The one big downside to HSing that I've found is that I am an introvert who needs a LOT Of time alone, and I'm not getting what I need there. For next year, I'm arranging a part-time HS/part-time classes at GT school, and hopefully that will help me to get the time alone that I need. By Friday, I'm utterly worn out from all the giving I've done, and I can't keep it up without changing something. If it weren't for my personality type, I'd have nothing bad at all to say about HSing. But if you're an introvert, then I would recommend that you have some help with the kids one way or another to recharge your batteries. It's my one big problem this year.
Considering that in August I had no intention of HSing whatsoever, and I had done no research into it whatsoever, that's not a bad year. I've learned as I've gone along.
If my DS6 had his way, he'd HS for the rest of his life! He loves it! Even when Mommy isn't as patient as she should be...That right there tells me how much of an improvement HS is for him! Big time!
Happy Valentine's Day, all! Off to date my DH!
