My first questions to her was why do you need my approval and why do you doubt yourself so much? Her reply was that she was afraid that she could not meet her twins needs since they both have different learning styles and a preschooler also at home. She also told me she worked at an elementary school and saw how the kids behaved and wanted her girls to be all that they could be. She first thought about homeschooling when she met a few girls that would babysit her children when she was a bible study classes. That is how I my daughter met her and then I met her and she began to ask me all these questions about homeschooling.
She would like to meet me with her husband and talk with him about homeschooling since he is skeptical. Why is it so difficult to for people to understand that homeschooling is a wonderful experience for the parents and also for the children.
I hope that when we met I am able to answer all the questions to better help them both understand that this mom has better qualifications than I do. First of all she is a certified teacher, with credentials to show her to handle children and work with all those different learning styles. Is she not their mother and understands her children better than anyone else.
I am so confused sometimes the way that people say to me that I could never homeschool, I just don't have the qualifications, or the patience to do this job.
Well who better can teach your child. Always remember that from the day that they are born you are their main teacher's. Who do you think taught your child to talk, to behave, to learn how to love, about their faith, and on and on!
Think back on all that your child has done in their short little life already and where would they be without you! You can do this wonderfully blessed job, whether you are a certified teacher or not. All of us mom and dads are certified teachers! We love our kids and teach them everyday all that is wonderful and beautiful in the world! Keep teaching your children there is not better for a child to learn than in their home with their own parents!
I truly believe this from the bottom of my heart! We parents are our children's best teachers!
