ChemMommy Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) I know that it's silly to fear and that this is a bit of a brag, BUT, here goes anyway! My son got a 26 on his ACT. It's his first time taking the test (or pretty much any standardized test) and we did NO prep work. And the biggest laugh is he got a 29 on math, which is the subject he hates most! All I could think was that God had been gracious to allow us to teach our own kids and to train them for Him without ruining their academic chances. And my kids are NOT those mythical hsing kids who study Latin for fun and read novels at age 3, either! They are just ordinary kids who skip school whenever they can, have messy rooms, and would rather watch TV than discuss philosophy. Please join in rejoicing with me. Homeschooling does work and God IS faithful. Doin' the happy dance on Good Friday... Edited April 22, 2011 by ChemMommy typo fixing and an apology for the double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) nm, duplicate post. Moved my comment to the other one :D Edited April 22, 2011 by Brindee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I know that it's silly to fear and that this is a bit of a brag, BUT, here goes anyway! My son got a 26 on his ACT. It's his first time taking the test (or pretty much any standardized test) and we did NO prep work. And the biggest laugh is he got a 29 on math, which is the subject he hates most! All I could think was that God had been gracious to allow us to teach our own kids and to train them for Him without ruining their academic chances. And my kids are NOT those mythical hsing kids who study Latin for fun and read novels at age 3, either! They are just ordinary kids who skip school whenever they can, have messy rooms, and would rather watch TV than discuss philosophy. Please join in rejoicing with me. Homeschooling does work and God IS faithful. Doin' the happy dance on Good Friday... Doing the happy dance with you!!! I didn't ruin mine either...and they sound a lot like yours. Way to go Mamma!!!! Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Here's my post moved from the duplicate post... AWESOME! Way to go! Yes, God is faithful! Praise the Lord for leading you in the direction that has been so great for your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Congratulations! Your post is very encouraging to me. I hope I will be able to post the same thing in about a year and a half!!! God Bless, Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Wow, that is so encouraging to me! Especially since my oldest dd is one who dislikes math, tried so skip school, has a messy room and would rather watch old tv shows! :lol: Thanks for sharing and congratulations!:thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 :party:Awesome job!!!! I am so encouraged!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygirlsouth Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Very happy for you. Rejoice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 :hurray: Lol, I've had nearly those same thoughts! ::big sigh of relief:: It's one thing to know intellectually that God is faithful; it's such a rush to SEE God's faithful provision! Happy Good Friday back to you, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbucks1 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 How wonderful!!! It gives me hope!!! Many Blessings! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in IN Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 :thumbup1: Good for your son, and good for you! Thanks for the encouragement to keep on with this task! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinderSafari Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I SOOOO hope I'm able to post something similar a year from now!! When my 10th graders dreams beyond high school are: to be on Survivor and my 8th grade daughters are: to play hockey as long as possible I get a little worried about where we went wrong and how they will do. It's fine to have those dreams, but they better have some basic academics mixed in there!!! Congratulations to you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time for Chocolate Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 So very happy for you both!!!:party: In Him, Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Congratulations! Your post is very encouraging to me. Wow, that is so encouraging to me! Wonderful! It's very encouraging for me as well. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I know that it's silly to fear and that this is a bit of a brag, BUT, here goes anyway! My son got a 26 on his ACT. It's his first time taking the test (or pretty much any standardized test) and we did NO prep work. And the biggest laugh is he got a 29 on math, which is the subject he hates most! All I could think was that God had been gracious to allow us to teach our own kids and to train them for Him without ruining their academic chances. And my kids are NOT those mythical hsing kids who study Latin for fun and read novels at age 3, either! They are just ordinary kids who skip school whenever they can, have messy rooms, and would rather watch TV than discuss philosophy. Please join in rejoicing with me. Homeschooling does work and God IS faithful. Doin' the happy dance on Good Friday... Rejoicing with you - sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your encouraging experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen the RD Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 So happy for you and your kids!!! Thanks so much for posting. For all of us still in the trenches, and "wondering how it will all turn out", I can't tell you how much encouragement you have given to us today!! :grouphug: and rejoicing with you! Blessings from Jennifer who has 2 normal kids that sound much like yours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvingLife Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 That is so great to hear, I am going to take the test and I am glad that everything went so well! Very Encouraging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 :party: Congratulations!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugs Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 :party: I rejoice with you, too! (Are our children related?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distancia Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 :hurray: Happy news! Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEJE Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 How wonderful! Congratulations to you both :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 :party: Congrats to you both!! It's so nice to see the end of the tunnel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Congratulations! "Ruining my kids' future" has been one of those constant underlying fears ever since my ds was 5 and I realized he could neither tie shoes nor do a somersault. (Just those small things we hadn't covered in our K curriculum!) So I rejoice with you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Awesome! WTG! This gives me hope :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Congratulations! "Ruining my kids' future" has been one of those constant underlying fears ever since my ds was 5 and I realized he could neither tie shoes nor do a somersault. (Just those small things we hadn't covered in our K curriculum!) So I rejoice with you. :) Yours can tie shoes? I'm convinced that one of mine can't... at least, that's what looking at his shoes tells me (if he's even wearing shoes that tie)! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Yours can tie shoes? I'm convinced that one of mine can't... at least, that's what looking at his shoes tells me (if he's even wearing shoes that tie)! ;) Mine can tie their shoes, but I have one who has completely forgotten how to tidy her room, and I don't mean that just because she has become lazy in many areas in her teen years, she really gets overwhelmed with it these days. She is nearly 16 and I'm guessing she's already starting to shed those unused things teens she in their brains (right now I can't remember if it's cells or connections or both) and I'm wonderng if those connections have already been lost and if she'll ever relearn that skill. I was pretty sure that I'd messed up when dd couldn't catch a ball. Actually, I'm not sure she can yet, but as she's working on a doctoral degree in violin, I'm pretty sure her fine-motor skills are okay... :lol::lol::lol: Although fine motor skills aren't what you use in catching most balls, this is still a great point!!!! Why should our dc have to do everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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