Do you think there is a market for a book called “The Worst-Case Scenario Homeschool Survival Handbook”? Maybe not, but I do have a short article that may help, called “Homeschooling without Fear.“ I hope it will help you feel like a survivor.
Six months before I first started homeschooling, I was stricken with severe dizziness, and the doctors did tests to see if I had a brain tumor, or multiple sclerosis. As I lay on my swirling-yet-stationary couch, I wondered how I would be able to homeschool in my condition. But watching the situation in the public school, I was aware that SICK OR NOT, I could still do a better job than they were doing, because my son’s teacher was on medical leave too! I thought a lot about these issues before we even began, and became convinced I would stick it out.
I have never been faced with a truly horrendous situation while homeschooling, and I hope you haven’t either. But just in case, I hope you will remember that there is a way to survive while homeschooling.
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Alana says:
Thank you.
My mom is now in hospice, and it is so nice to be able to take my kids up to visit with her during the week and spend time with her before she dies.
For the past 18 months my mother has been battling leukemia…she lives 2 hours away from me. There have been times that I thought about putting the kids in school because it can get overwhelming at times…but I realized that would add a whole new sort of stress into my life.
Not to mention, being with my kids all day has actually helped, they are such a lovely and fun distraction.
January 11th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Lee says:
Dear Alana,
They are also learning important things about care-giving, health, life and death. As a nurse, I know those are very important things to teach our children about. Think how “solid” they will be at the other side of this journey!
Blessings,
Lee
January 11th, 2010 at 9:11 am