Comments on: When School Just Isn’t Fun Anymore

By: Aimee

Aimee — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:13:37 +0000

Wow! I so needed to (hear) read this! Thanks for posting it. I think I may just print it out and keep it close to me for when I need to be reminded!

We just started hs my 4th grader this past January and I knew that there was going to be an adjustment time. I just didnt realize that her not liking hs was going to hurt my feelings so bad. You were so right when you said, “I felt like I failed”

Things are better these past couple of weeks but I know there is an bad mood on the rise…. just like the rest of us, all of us.

Thanks,
Aimee
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By: Ana

Ana — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:29:18 +0000

“Those are now the days that I know I am most needed as a mother and a teacher. Instead of making it about me and becoming discouraged or disappointed, I know now that I can be an encourager, a supporter, a cheerleader and when all else fails, I can be the little engine that pulls us through. I can be the one that teaches them how to pull through.”

Thanks, I needed this particular lesson. The last thing my daughter needs is for mom to throw a tantrum right alongside her. Although, some days it is tempting. I find that some hard topics benefit from a waiting period. If my daughter doesn’t get something, I’ll move on to another subject and let her absorb it over a few days. Almost every time, she’s gets it the next time we go over it. But, she’s only in kindergarten, so we have more freedom to do that.
Thanks for a wonderful post,
Ana
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By: Samantha

Samantha — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:12:42 +0000

It sounds like you are a very wise woman from your article! With years of homeschooling under my belt and currently homeschooling a 7th, 5th, and 3rd grader – it comes as no surprise to me that children don’t always enjoy school – no matter how much we prepare or try to make things interesting.

Actually, my daughter pointed out to me the other day that she had noticed that all the really hard things were “character-building.” Hmmm, I wonder where she heard that?

I do try really, really hard to make school interesting for my children, to work to their strengths and work with their weaknesses but…sometimes school isn’t very fun…and sometimes school is just very hard. Memorizing multiplication tables, diagramming sentences, and word problems have all been hard for at least one of my children, for example. And sometimes we’d rather be doing something else.

I have come to realize that is just the way it is – and that lesson is an important one to learn also. It sounds like you’ve already figured that out!
Samantha
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By: Angela @ Homegrown Mom

Angela @ Homegrown Mom — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:27:10 +0000

Wow, you had a good year and a half! :) My 6yo goes from loving school and telling everyone she knows how much she loves homeschool to whining and grumbling that she hates school depending on her mood for the day. I don’t take it personally, and fortunately the great days far outweigh the bad ones. It just comes with the territory when you have a really “passionate” kid. She either loves it or hates it, no in between. Sometimes, if she’s really hating school that day we’ll just skip some things and spend our day reading and snuggling.

I love your point about starting with the end in mind each day! I need to remember that.
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By: Joelle

Joelle — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:35:21 +0000

This is so true. Thanks for sharing your experience. I have had that happening in our homeschool as well (2 years in), and that is what i have come to realize as well, of course with the help of other homeschoolers. It is so liberating when we know that it is about a higher and farther goal, forming and training young lives, and not about us. .-= Joelle´s last blog ..Sunday Hymn =-.