Its been a rough couple days for me. My allergies are killing me, the kids are stir crazy, its raining like its monsoon season outside, and I have been getting a lot of negative feedback from "people" about homeschooling and my methods. Criticism can be a great thing, really... It helps you to see what you're doing wrong, it shows you where you need improvement, but it also makes you question the things you are doing, even if it is working.
Look, Sophie is LEARNING the way we do things. No, she isn't writing essays or memorizing useless facts; maybe we DON'T pour over textbooks for hours at a time. But she is learning. She reads about dinosaurs, sea otters, and traveling West in the old days. We color pictures, play with homemade play dough, and bake cakes. We look at leaves, and dig up worms. We take trips, and google facts. We are having fun and figuring out life. Get the heck over it!
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