How many old-timers are still around the TWTM Board?

[Camy-7 boybarians 1 lady]

I check in every now and then...not as much as I did when I started on the boards in 2001.  I know many of you old ladies are not fond of the new board format and don't bother visiting here much anymore.  Just wanted to check in to see who was still hanging in there.  haha.  

 

After 18 years of homeschooling, we are still following SWB's protocols for home-education.  I still recommend WTM Guide to newbie homeschoolers and receive compliments and thanks because of this awesome book.  

 

I am so thankful SWB wrote this book!

[Kat w]

18 yrs homeschooling. Been using wtm whole time.

 

I will say tho, my lil guys have extra needs. I got away from it to try to help them ' get ' more things.

 

And don't ya know? I've come all full circle back. Turns out the very systematic approach is what they THRIVE on? Who knew lol.

 

I'm really looking forward to the knew book :)

Edited December 8, 2015 by Kat w

[SkateLeft]

I've been here since long before the board format switched (in 2008, I think?), though I'm not a prolific poster. I think there's still a few of us around. I actually prefer this format to the old one. It's easier to find old posts. :)

[mommybee]

I've been here since 2001 but I am very low on my posts. I read the boards every day and still follow WTM as well.

[Carol in Cal.]

Present!  :)\

DD is a sophomore in college now.  Hard to believe!~

[dirty ethel rackham]

Been around since long before the new boards.  I read almost everyday.  Oldest two are in college ... one is graduating in a few weeks.  My youngest is a sophomore in high school and attends public high school part-time.  We were always eclectic homeschoolers, using what worked for us.  I loved the long-term plan, the history and science cycles, emphasis on literature.  But I had to tweak things for my very science-y, writing averse boys.  By high school, we had to switch things up a bit, outsourcing, taking advantage of what was available as well as looking toward college requirements and likely majors as our plan.

[brehon]

Count me in as one of the old timers; though, you wouldn't remember me and my post count belies how long I've been around. I started visiting the original boards in 200something.

[Kareni]

I was here starting back in the late nineties. I even have some posts printed out that are dated 1903 (yes, that is correct). After Y2K, the board's dating system took a while to get straightened out.

Regards,
Kareni

[Lori D.]

I read the original WTM in 2000 and started homeschooling DSs for grades 1 & 2 that year. For the WTM Boards… I go back to about 2002-3, and I still hang out here and post, even though both DSs graduated from homeschool high school ('11 and '12). :) I've been teaching homeschool co-op classes for the past 3 years, so I still have my hand in it a bit… ;)

 

You might enjoy this "reunion" thread where a number of older or past WTM board participants checked in:

"The 2015 WTM Boards Cyber-Reunion: Now Through October".

 

It was inspired by this fun thread of memories and finding out what older WTMers were up to:

"A Trip Down Memory Lane, WTM Style".

Edited December 10, 2015 by Lori D.

[BlsdMama]

Still here and still homeschooling. ;)

[Free Indeed]

I do not post much, but have been around since the beginning. I still remember everyone racing to be "first". Like Kinsa, I go through seasons.

[Jean in Newcastle]

Still here.  My post count went up dramatically with the new format (well the new one prior to this latest new one). 

[Hunter]

I'm not sure what my old screen name was or when I came over. At some point VegSource got wonky, and in weeks this forum became THE forum. I was signed up before that, but had barely posted, and only about TWTM stuff. And then I just followed everyone else over here.

 

I took a break for a couple years after my boys graduated. Then I came back to self-educate and tutor.

Edited December 8, 2015 by Hunter

[Azalea]

Started in 2002. Changed my name once and lost my post count. Still I will never be a prolific poster. I homeschooled until this year, when the youngest started with an at home charter. 

[KarenNC]

Started in late 2004 or early 2005 (not quite sure) when I was frantically researching everything I could find about homeschooling in prep for starting with my then-4 yo. She's now in 10th grade and we're still going strong, will likely be blending homeschool and dual enrollment next year.

Edited December 9, 2015 by KarenNC

[Laurel-in-CA]

Started the year the 1st ed. of WTM came out...and still at  with our "bonus package" child, who's now 12. My oldest was, I think, 4th or 5th grade when we started becoming eclectically classical; she's now got her BFA in Studio Art and is working 2 part-time jobs while exhibiting and building a freelance clientele.

[Julie Smith]

I remember the old boards. 

 

I remember it taking a couple of weeks to get use to. But I like the new boards, and would not want to go back to the old format. Not at all. 

[Amira]

I found the boards in 2003 before my oldest started homeschooling. He's now a junior.  My sophomore is still using WTM.

 

I've almost never had a real-life homeschooling community so I have relied on these boards for over 12 years.

[Ellie]

2004 for me. I was already an empty nester by then. :-)

[Hen]

I don't know the date of when I started, but I remember the old -old board, and I remember waiting for it to flip at night.  It's been 15 or so years of homeschooling so far, I am down to my last student, she's in 8th grade this year.  :)

[FloridaLisa]

Hey Camy!

 

Still around and still homeschooling. I started posting in 1999. In those days, I came to the boards every day. It was my teacher break, my sanity saver, my talking to other adults and my virtual homeschool meeting. What a difference these boards, and the folks who've populated them, have made for me! 

 

I'm down to homeschooling three. Good to see you here! 

[Katiebug1976]

I am back...I think I joined the forums sometime around 2007/2008. We moved about the time the board was updated and I never had time to get used to the new board. Well, now I'm back and am "trying it out." I have graduated my oldest 2 daughters, one is off to college, and the other just got married...still have 5 more to go. It's crazy how fast life changes...last time I was here I was researching how to get my girls through highschool. It doesn't seem so scary now. Lol!

[Beth S]

My dh gave me the brand new first edition of the WTM , as a very pleasant surprise. (In 1999; oldest was in 3rd grade.)

And I was on the old less-fancy discussion board when it was in its infancy.

 

Our five kids are roughly the same ages as SWB's four, so it has been helpful to have our kids "grow up" in the same time frame.

Oldest daughter is an RN, with homeschooled dh & 6 month old baby.  Next 3 are in college (or dual enrollment).

We've only got one full-time homeschooling student now, age 13.

 

I check the boards 1-2 times per day since then, and have gleaned so much encouragement here over the years.

 

Thank you, Susan (& everyone else)!

 

 

[Kfamily]

I remember the old, old boards too...:) I was more of a lurker then. And now my oldest is a senior and getting ready for college. Wow! How time flies!

[Renai]

I read the book in December 2003 and found the boards in January 2004 when my oldest was just-turned 4. If you go to the link posted above, I posted an archive site I found and there are several years of old WTM boards archived there. It was a great trip down memory lane!

[Seasider]

Started when my oldest was a K/1st grader. He is now a college senior. Still have one left at home.

[Beth S]

My dh gave me the brand new first edition of the WTM , as a very pleasant surprise. (In 1999; oldest was in 3rd grade.)

And I was on the old less-fancy discussion board when it was in its infancy.

 

Our five kids are roughly the same ages as SWB's four, so it has been helpful to have our kids "grow up" in the same time frame.

Oldest daughter is an RN, with homeschooled dh & 6 month old baby.  Next 3 are in college (or dual enrollment).

We've only got one full-time homeschooling student now, age 13.

 

I check the boards 1-2 times per day since then, and have gleaned so much encouragement here over the years.

 

Thank you, Susan (& everyone else)!

 

OK.  My Day is Complete, even though it's only 7am.

SWB liked my post!!!

Yes, I'm gushing.  :)

 

[Jane Elliot]

Hi Camy, I'm still here, but I've changed my name (for the sake of my grown kids' privacy), and I only post occasionally. I'm still using WTM though. You will know me as the one who will never forget that amazing chicken dinner you brought us once after I had a baby. Miss you! -- not just here but also irl.

 

I'm so thankful for the book, too. I was just thinking how different my grown kids' lives (seven graduated) would look if we had not had that book.

Edited December 10, 2015 by Snowdrop

[EKS]

I started in 2004, I think.  The advice I got here helped my dyslexic son learn to read (and later on write).  He is now in college.

[Laura Corin]

I've been here since around 2004 or 2005.  

 

ETA: I was Laura in China then.

Edited December 10, 2015 by Laura Corin

[Camy-7 boybarians 1 lady]

Seriously, I had no idea there were so many of you still around!!!!  So many familiar names :o).  Are ya'll as a tired as I am???? GRIN.  Not only that, but I can personally say that I am a bit crabby and short on patience, too.  But the great thing is, is that I don't care!  hahaha.  That must be the benefit of older age, not caring what others think.  Now, I do try my best to go before the Lord for help daily with my disposition, and I see miracles as He works through me.  So thankful to still be here once in awhile, and I cherish the memories of the old, ancient WTM board discussions.  It was especially fun when SWB would join our talks.  And what about Ree Drummond?  She has done amazingly well.   I bet she has no time for the Boards now!  Blessings to you all :O)

[M&M]

I still check in on occasion but I don't post anymore.  I started on the boards in 2001, I was Monique in NJ. I remember all of you ladies!  I have graduated one dd ,who just got engaged last week, and still have 4 more to go!  I have 8 more years of homeschooling left.

 

 

 

ETA:  Yes, Cami I am tired!  I am caring for my in-laws on top of schooling.  I am finding being in the sandwich generation a bit exhausting! 

 

I am so thankful to SWB for all of her hard work!  I had the opportunity to worship at Peace Hill Chapel many years ago, the Bauer/Wise family and their congregation were so very warm and welcoming to our family. It was a day we will never forget   

Edited December 10, 2015 by M&M

[Tea 4 Three]

I read almost daily, but I am shy about posting. :blush:  I started reading in 2004 and will graduate my first one this year (four more to go!)  This is my favorite place on the net.  I have learned so much over the years thanks to all of you; always consult the hive first; and honestly don't think I would have made it though homeschooling high school without it.  Thanks, again SWB!!

[Penguin]

I bought the first edition of WTM in 1999. My oldest was in K at the time. I did post of the original boards a little bit, but not much. I wasn't a homeschooler, but I used WTM to afterschool. At some point, I drifted away.

 

Came back when we started homeschooling four years ago.

[Chris in VA]

I think I started around 2005, but honestly don't remember. Dd started homeschooling in 2006 and I know I was here before that.

 

I've always loved your name, Camy--your "7 boybarians and 1 little lady" line stuck with me and I always remembered you! It's nice to "see" you again.

[Guest]

Patty in WA

Patty Joanna

 

Still here. Ds is 20, doing a low-pay very good internship. Things have not gone the way I had thought they would but we are all alive and no one is in jail. ;0/

 

I'm thankful that my son got a great K-12 education and that is due in part to these boards.

[PeterPan]

I was on the old old format of the wtmboards, hehe...  Same name too!  

[Rebecca]

I have been around a long time...old old boards but I don't post that much. I found WTM when my oldest was two or three...he's almost 16 now.

 

I am still here...and more classical now than ever.

[Porridge]

for all of you "old timers" who still hang around the boards - Thank you!  I think the nature of these types of life-stage forums is that the experts (aka old timers) phase out over time.  It's nice to have the wisdom of those who have been there and done that, and who have some historical perspective on the homeschooling movement.

[Professormom]

Count me in as one of the old timers; though, you wouldn't remember me and my post count belies how long I've been around. I started visiting the original boards in 200something.

Ditto here:-)

[mommaduck]

Here on occasion.

[TarynB]

for all of you "old timers" who still hang around the boards - Thank you!  I think the nature of these types of life-stage forums is that the experts (aka old timers) phase out over time.  It's nice to have the wisdom of those who have been there and done that, and who have some historical perspective on the homeschooling movement.

 

Couldn't agree more!

 

THANK YOU to all the been-there, done-that experts who still hang around here with those of us coming behind you. It is truly much appreciated.

 

[Colleen in NS]

I started reading the old, old boards in 2004.  I've always had the same board name.  I remember your old boardname, too, Camy!  I always thought it was funny.

[coffeegal]

I still drop by from time to time. Let's see, started on the old board sometime in 2001 when my oldest was in preschool. Now he's in college and my youngest is a preschooler!  I think I'll be sticking around for quite a few more years. :smilielol5:

[mazakaal]

I started on the boards around 2001 or 2002. I was MeganP then, but I was never a prolific poster. I used to read the boards daily until life went a little crazy a couple of years ago. These boards were my lifeline, as I was pretty much on my own with no other home schoolers around to learn from. All the other home schoolers around me were unschoolers, so everything I knew about curriculum, I learned here.

[Faithr]

I've been around for a while.  We are on our 19th year of homeschooling.  While I liked the WTM book as a reference.  It didn't work well with us due to LDs and temperament.  BUT, I love this board because it is such a treasure trove of advice and insight.  But I have to say in the last few years I've frequented it less and less.  

[Mandamom]

I moved over after vegsource although had visited here a little before then. My now homeschooled kids are now 23 and 15. I currently work as a homeschool coordinator at a local private school for kids with learning disabilities so I keep coming back just to make sure I am up on the issues of homeschooling. The knowledge I learn here still benefits me so I keep stopping in.

 

 

[laughing lioness]

Been here for over 15 yrs; homeschooling for 25, blogging about it all for 8. Not around much as I am working and Tutoring along with homeschooling our last 2. 

Edited December 20, 2015 by laughing lioness

[Hannah]

I've been reading the boards since around 2003.  We would not have been able to HS without the WTM book and these boards.

Our goals, our methods and every single curriculum choice has been informed by these boards.

[linders]

I was just going back through all my Amazon purchases over the years and found where I bought TWTM back in November 2003. I know I bought it after I found the boards, when oldest DS was just 3 and homeschooling had come onto our radar screen and I was researching. I remember a couple of boardies who had put together elaborate spreadsheets for pre-K with readalouds and math/learning activities that I diligently downloaded and adapted for our use. I swear those spreadsheets were more complex than the ones I eventually made for middle school work  :laugh: I remember when someone who called herself Pioneer Woman posted a few cattle photos. And a few recipes. And told us the condensed version, then the expanded version, of her transition from city girl to country girl.

 

Wow. almost 13 years with you all. Thanks.