Jean in Wisc Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) Just thought I'd drop in and give you some encouragement. My baby graduates this year--you know, the one who didn't read until 4th grade, was suppose to be dyslexic, struggled his way through several math programs because nothing "worked", and couldn't write a paragraph that made any sense. He got his ACT scores back, and although many of you have kids with higher scores, I'm rather proud of his 28. His math was a 27--thanks to Teaching Textbooks, which made even pre-calc make sense. He's made it most of the way through D'angelo's Composition in the Classical Tradition this year and is reading Shakespeare on his own for fun. He is Cadet Major in the Civil Air Patrol (hoping to get Cadet Colonel before summer ends), and has the lead role in the homeschool drama troupe's play--he's Sherlock Holmes. :D Keep on keepin' on, folks. Not all kids are going to get to the top of the mountain that they are climbing, but when we homeschool, we have the chance to try different programs, look for outside activities that help them stretch and grow, ask for help from so many people who know more than we do, and be there, cheering them on. We are giving them the best that we can, and that is enough. From here they can go out and make a world for themselves. You can do it! Jean Edited January 26, 2012 by Jean in Wisc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandigirl Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 wow thats amazing! I just started TT and after hearing this review it just makes me even happier for choosing them :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Wow - truly inspiring!!! Congratulations to both of you!!!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonor Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 It's hard to believe that you are almost done. My oldest will be my first to graduate this year. I still have your homeschool schedule and many other posts that I printed out many years ago. I would go to your blog and show my boys pictures of your home, cats, the snow, etc. We live in Miami, FL, where homes have very little land and it never snows. Now you can understand why we enjoyed the pictures. You have been such a source of inspiration and wisdom throughout my homeschooling journey. Thank you for continuing to encourage us. Congratulations! Blessings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thank you, Jean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Congrats!!! A 28 is AWESOME. Way to go!!!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 What a lovely post, Jean! Kudos to you and your son. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassiemc Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Thanks for the uplifting post. My oldest didn't read until 4th grade and we use Teaching Textbooks :) DS is highly intelligent as he is taking Algebra 1 and a high school science class and doing well with it, at 12 years of age. When he was younger I would have never guessed he would be where he is today! It's great that homeschooling allows each child to develop on their own schedule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphispeg Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Sure sounds like he's making it to the top of "his mountain". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Keep on keepin' on, folks. Not all kids are going to get to the top of the mountain that they are climbing, but when we homeschool, we have the chance to try different programs, look for outside activities that help them stretch and grow, ask for help from so many people who know more than we do, and be there, cheering them on. We are giving them the best that we can, and that is enough. From here they can go out and make a world for themselves. You can do it! Jean Thanks for the encouragement Jean. I've really been second guessing this whole high school thing lately. :party:Congrats to you and your son! He sounds like a neat young man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Congratulations! A 28 is a really good ACT score! It's nothing to be ashamed of at all (and it's what I'm hoping my youngest can get next year as a junior). Homeschooling is so much better for those who need to learn at their own pace (one can argue that ALL should learn at their own pace...). I'm a mastery person, myself, and it's depressing when I have to move on with my ps classes even when some are being left behind. Those get moved on ahead anyway (without grasping concepts) and struggle, then get depressed and so forth. It's really difficult to try to catch them up when they're positive they can't do something. You've done a great job. Your son is lucky/blessed to have you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice in NJ Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Jean, Congratulations to you both. Just in case you wander off now that you're almost done.... I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for your years of kind words and wise advice. Years and years and years ago when I was hopelessly lost in the woods, your advice and encouragement was gold! You are balanced, kind, generous, and hopeful. Sensible. Wise. Your presence on these boards made an enormous difference in my life. Thank you. Thank you! Janice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Jean, Congratulations to you both. Just in case you wander off now that you're almost done.... I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for your years of kind words and wise advice. Years and years and years ago when I was hopelessly lost in the woods, your advice and encouragement was gold! You are balanced, kind, generous, and hopeful. Sensible. Wise. Your presence on these boards made an enormous difference in my life. Thank you. Thank you! Janice :iagree: Congratulations to you and your ds. I've missed your posts this year. While I was in lurk mode on the high school boards, I learned a great deal and was inspired by you. Thanks for the update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 It's hard to believe that you are almost done. My oldest will be my first to graduate this year. I still have your homeschool schedule and many other posts that I printed out many years ago. I would go to your blog and show my boys pictures of your home, cats, the snow, etc. We live in Miami, FL, where homes have very little land and it never snows. Now you can understand why we enjoyed the pictures. You have been such a source of inspiration and wisdom throughout my homeschooling journey. Thank you for continuing to encourage us. Congratulations! Blessings. Thank you! I've taken so much from this board. I hate to think how things would have been had I not had everyone here helping me find my way through the homeschool years. My poor blog has been ignored for some time now. I hope to return to it and post photos again. I've been so active outside the home in my children's activities--Civil Air Patrol, for one. And I'm president of a very busy astronomy club (I spent the winter making a new website for them). Some day, some day, the photos will return. I'm glad you enjoyed them. Blessings on the journey-- Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks for the uplifting post. My oldest didn't read until 4th grade and we use Teaching Textbooks :) DS is highly intelligent as he is taking Algebra 1 and a high school science class and doing well with it, at 12 years of age. When he was younger I would have never guessed he would be where he is today! It's great that homeschooling allows each child to develop on their own schedule! A lot of us have these stories, don't we! My cousin had her son retake a grade because he simply could not read, do math, or function in school. He now is college with 4 majors; math, physics, computer science, and ...oh one other area ... with a 4.0. He has signed on to work on a nuclear submarine and wants to study nuclear physics. Those early years are not necessarily an indication of the future! Blessings on the journey-- Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Jean, Congratulations to you both. Just in case you wander off now that you're almost done.... I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for your years of kind words and wise advice. Years and years and years ago when I was hopelessly lost in the woods, your advice and encouragement was gold! You are balanced, kind, generous, and hopeful. Sensible. Wise. Your presence on these boards made an enormous difference in my life. Thank you. Thank you! Janice My...thank you. I am glad I could share what I had learned. So much that I had came from people on these boards cheering me on and holding my hand. I am honored to be able to give back what I received. Blessings on the journey-- Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 And to all of you--thank you, everyone, for your responses. I hope all of you, at some point in the future, will be able to look back upon your homeschool journey and say, "It is good." Blessings- Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibaker103 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 So beautiful and very encouraging!!!! Thank you so much for sharing. You have brought me back from the ledge. I don't feel like pulling out my hair, crying, and running out of the office now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 So beautiful and very encouraging!!!! Thank you so much for sharing. You have brought me back from the ledge. I don't feel like pulling out my hair, crying, and running out of the office now!!! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Congrats Jean! I'm with you, last year of homeschooling. Ours went out with a big bang... And I know about picking what works curriculum wise and not looking at what every other family is using. I'm hopeful dd can up her SAT score this spring, vision problems were found because of her low score last June. We have been going to vision therapy for six months, almost finished, and it was successful!! I am going to post another thread about it. The hive rocks!!! All of the encouragement, advice, here and over on SN board, where I found out where to take dd for vision therapy. I'm eternally grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thank you, Jean; your timing is perfect. Congrats to your ds. Just thought I'd drop in and give you some encouragement. My baby graduates this year--you know, the one who didn't read until 4th grade, was suppose to be dyslexic, struggled his way through several math programs because nothing "worked", and couldn't write a paragraph that made any sense. He got his ACT scores back, and although many of you have kids with higher scores, I'm rather proud of his 28. His math was a 27--thanks to Teaching Textbooks, which made even pre-calc make sense. He's made it most of the way through D'angelo's Composition in the Classical Tradition this year and is reading Shakespeare on his own for fun. He is Cadet Major in the Civil Air Patrol (hoping to get Cadet Colonel before summer ends), and has the lead role in the homeschool drama troupe's play--he's Sherlock Holmes. :D Keep on keepin' on, folks. Not all kids are going to get to the top of the mountain that they are climbing, but when we homeschool, we have the chance to try different programs, look for outside activities that help them stretch and grow, ask for help from so many people who know more than we do, and be there, cheering them on. We are giving them the best that we can, and that is enough. From here they can go out and make a world for themselves. You can do it! Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyomarie Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Congratulations, Jean! Awesome job supporting your son, mom! I have a similar story regarding my middle daughter. She was formally identified with language-based learning challenges at age 9.5yo. At 14yo, I was wondering whether she would be a more likely candidate for a CC certificate or possibly an associate's degree rather than 4 year university because of her achievement at that point. At 16yo, she began to blossom, oh so beautifully. At 19yo she started her 4 year college program with a full scholarship & graduated cum laude at 23yo. Now she is co-owner of a leather working business she runs with her new husband. And, oh yes, TT is what got her through math! That's what worked for her after trying other programs. We're still working with dyslexic 17yo son. We opted for school this year- the first of any of our children to go to a K-12 school in the USA-though he has started taking college classes as part of his program & should be in all college classes after this semester. I was in despair when he was 14/15yo, but after a couple of intensive years with professional assistance, he is doing well and finally beginning to blossom himself. Though we struggled even in homeschooling, I believe he is doing as well as he is because of our ability to individualize the curriculum and keep tweaking until we found something that worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 :grouphug: Congrats!!! That is wonderful news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kareng Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Jean, I'm relatively new to the boards. That is to say that I've been on board for a few years but haven't said a lot, mostly just read a lot. My heart is warmed to hear about how things have turned out for your ds. It's just too easy to get discouraged when you have to regroup and shift gears when you hit roadblocks in our home schooling journeys. My 14-year-old dd has dyslexia and we're just about to embark on a new LA curriculum. I am struggling to remain hopeful. But we too have had such success with TT (we had tried oh so many Math curriculums that I came to a place where I thought she'd never master any Math concepts and she is! I am so thankful for TT). Thank you for the major encouragement you have offered that it is ALL worth it and that it will ALL turn out alright. Congratulations to your son and to you for a job well done! Bless you, Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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