tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post4558127767051081397..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Twelve Things I've Learned in (Almost) Twelve Years of HomeschoolingKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-64112479740163272512012-02-29T14:18:52.937-06:002012-02-29T14:18:52.937-06:00Love love love this! I try not to cringe when tho...Love love love this! I try not to cringe when those newbie moms come to meetings, you know when they have one child who is 4 and they want to know all they can. I know I was that mom too. And someone smiled at me and gave me loving advice. So I try to do the same :) But you are right!!!!!KackyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318939858502603522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-63360064913838167292012-02-18T08:43:15.007-06:002012-02-18T08:43:15.007-06:00Kimberlee: Yes! (Shouting from the rooftop!) :)
...Kimberlee: Yes! (Shouting from the rooftop!) :) <br /><br />Also? Now it's your turn to make a list of things you've learning after the first twelve years! :)Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1870212355746924822012-02-18T08:27:11.154-06:002012-02-18T08:27:11.154-06:00Daria: Yes, yes, yes!
In a way, that's what ...Daria: Yes, yes, yes! <br /><br />In a way, that's what I was saying in #1 but I should have come right out and said it -- should have put "Kindergarten" in quotes, because I don't do formal Kindergarten lessons. Can't mess it up, and yes, there will be years and years to worry about messing other things up, as well as curriculum. :)Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-72071029798058465682012-02-17T20:32:08.149-06:002012-02-17T20:32:08.149-06:00Fabulous list! It's all so true (and I've ...Fabulous list! It's all so true (and I've been at this for *gasp* sixteen years). Don't you want to just shout 1 & 2 from the rooftops!?! And as for high school - Be Not Afraid folks. It is indeed possible and fun fun fun. Love the line about bad days. ;-)Kimberleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980588863109281657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-26199411771501501652012-02-17T19:22:16.819-06:002012-02-17T19:22:16.819-06:00May I add a thirteenth? Or maybe we can number thi...May I add a thirteenth? Or maybe we can number this one zero: If your kids are not yet old enough for formal lessons (minimum age 5 IMHO), even if you plan to homeschool when they are, DO NOT THINK ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING, ESPECIALLY CURRICULUM CHOICES, ONE MINUTE SOONER THAN YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. Because once you start, you will be thinking about it for an awfully long time.Daria Sockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757677035826817918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-9459083881979807962012-02-16T08:01:20.135-06:002012-02-16T08:01:20.135-06:00Just keep swimming, Sharks! :)Just keep swimming, Sharks! :)Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-62634658004208139442012-02-15T20:17:26.293-06:002012-02-15T20:17:26.293-06:00Karen
We have also just 'graduated' our o...Karen<br /><br />We have also just 'graduated' our oldest:) http://sevenlittleaustralians.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/she-goes-forth-times-they-are-changin.html<br />I could have written your post, word for word. Wishing you all the best as your daughter moves forth and as you adjust{}Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-16988590822159964692012-02-15T18:03:28.038-06:002012-02-15T18:03:28.038-06:00I admit it...when you first mentioned "soma&q...I admit it...when you first mentioned "soma" I thought that might not be a bad thing...hehe. I love the "shark of homeschooling" thing. :)melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637174816423519588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-34474032291621245862012-02-14T18:48:08.391-06:002012-02-14T18:48:08.391-06:00Wowzers, this is a great post. Thanks! :)Wowzers, this is a great post. Thanks! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471641245888346516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-81772705593763798072012-02-13T21:29:10.997-06:002012-02-13T21:29:10.997-06:00:::wild applause:::
Wonderful.
AND I SO HEAR YOU...:::wild applause:::<br /><br />Wonderful.<br /><br />AND I SO HEAR YOU about the college brochures! It's ridiculous! The email too--so incredibly spammy! "I've got my eye on you," "Did you get my message?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315947967701781840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-50932653679232033512012-02-13T17:22:05.398-06:002012-02-13T17:22:05.398-06:00All so very, very true!All so very, very true!The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139740404665123205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-18926734484364964002012-02-13T16:59:31.048-06:002012-02-13T16:59:31.048-06:00I really needed this! My oldest will be starting ...I really needed this! My oldest will be starting high school this coming fall, and I am already waking up in the wee hours thinking about it. I believe that we'll get through it, and hopefully even enjoy it, but I need all the encouragement I can get right now in the warm-up stage!!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508033779758406137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-89314225714073308092012-02-13T09:46:49.992-06:002012-02-13T09:46:49.992-06:00Great list Karen! I love it! I'm not a spinele...Great list Karen! I love it! I'm not a spineless homeschooling jelly fish who can't make up her mind. Instead I am the "Shark of Homeschooling" fearless and ever on the prowl. Ha!Pam Barnhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821467915118347669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-17035819683179765542012-02-13T09:37:17.406-06:002012-02-13T09:37:17.406-06:00I love this list- and the names you have given you...I love this list- and the names you have given your family- I can't choose who I love best- Anne, Betsy or Ramona (all 'girl-power before it felt forced)priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.com