Dear parents,
On behalf of the TCHSG Coordinating Team, we wanted to thank the parents who took the time out to join us on April 8th at our meeting. We hope we were able to answer your questions about homeschooling high schoolers and if you have questions that we did not cover - please do not hesitate to e-mail those questions to us at homeschooltalk@yahoo.com If we don't know the answer, we will certainly find it out and get back to you. We are your support group and our goal is to support you in your homeschooling journey.
We talked a lot about the nuts and bolts of homeschooling the high schooler; high school graduation requirements, diplomas vs. GED's, high school time-line, record-keeping, Running-Start etc. but we didn't get a chance to elaborate on the true blessing it is to homeschool the high schooler.
As I shared tonight, this is our fourth year homeschooling and we have a freshman this year. I was terrified at the thought of homeschooling when we started and my friends & family can attest to the fact that I read EVERY book that I could get my hands on about homeschooling. I prayed about it and after 9 mos. of research and interviewing every homeschool family I could (sounds obsessive right?)....we decided that God was leading us down the homeschool path. Fast forward a couple of years... we now had an 8th grader soon to be a freshman so I started AGAIN my research, now about homeschooling the high schooler. The task seemed daunting and the common thoughts cross your mind: Can I really do this? Meaning, how much of Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, Grammar do I even remember? Will my teen and I make it through the high school years with me teaching them? Record keeping seemed really scary...and so on. But again I asked myself: "Who is more qualified to teach my high schooler then I am?" I'm their parent and I have their best interest in mind. As a homeschool parent, we'll do whatever it takes to set up our children for success.
Well, we are almost to the end of our freshman year and I have to say...this year has been a true blessing to our family. I look at my boys and feel an overwhelming gratitude for the time that I get with them. I love the conversations that we have while just driving in the car, the live debates about whatever because it's usually the views of two boys against one girl (mom), and the bond that we share because we do spend so much time together. They are growing up into young men and I am extremely proud of who they are and while homeschooling, we as parents have had the opportunity to mold their characters instead of the influences that they would have been exposed to amongst their peers had they been in the public schools. I'm not saying that it's
always easy but it's extremely rewarding. Our children now that they are high schoolers are not with us too much longer....cherish the time and know that you will look back on these years with fondness because you gave them your best. You can do this and you're not alone!
May God continue to bless you and your family.
Warmest regards,
Darlene O'Neil-Servin
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