quark Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Do you guys feel this way too? I feel like every year this thread reveals new wisdom, new lessons, for me. As a mom. Every year I see so much growth, new challenges, new anxieties but also new developments to celebrate. For me it is not just about 8- 9th grade. I learn something new from this thread every single year. So grateful. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happygrl Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Man, oh, man. Tears streaming down my face reading this. I've spent all evening reading more about homeschooling high school and feeling overwhelmed. And so sad. My daughter is finishing up 7th grade and the high school threads have left me feeling unsure. Then this thread. It was just what I needed! So I'm going to bump for others, like myself, who are seeing high school coming at them full speed ahead. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 2019 bump for Nan's thread! What a saving grace for me this morning, trying to pull things together over the summer, to rest and recover and thrive and catch up after a Very Difficult Year, heading into eighth for elder DS. And now, particularly after this year, I'm feeling very good about having him do two years of 7th simply for maturity reasons, and about how much we had to retrench after his grandfather died at the end of his 4th grade year ... my sweet DS stills loves hours and hours of Legos and playing on the hillside. But he's definitely starting to grow up. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tld Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 11/25/2008 at 6:39 AM, Nan in Mass said: . MODG even has a curriculum for it. I am glad we chose to do that because it made the bio much more applicable and useful and real. What is MODG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, tld said: What is MODG? Mother of Divine Grace, a Catholic curriculum provider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 I can't believe this thread is still alive! I popped in on the boards to post in the Book-a-Week thread and discovered that I had notifications for it. Rereading the original felt very strange. I can tell you all, though, now that all three of mine are through university, that I still believe the things I wrote are true. : ) Nan 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 22 hours ago, Plum said: Did you see the views? 35,705!!! No! I am still having trouble even maneuvering around the new boards. That is an unimaginable number! Nan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Claire Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 On 11/19/2019 at 6:39 AM, Nan in Mass said: No! I am still having trouble even maneuvering around the new boards. That is an unimaginable number! Nan Nan, as a relative newbie here (4th year homeschooling, joined this board in 2015), I would like to thank you profusely for a this thread, as well as a few others that you started before I even knew this place existed. There are very few homeschoolers around me, so I consider you, along with SWB, Quark, and Kinsa, to be my homeschooling mentors. Thank you very, very much! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annegables Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 22 hours ago, Noreen Claire said: Nan, as a relative newbie here (4th year homeschooling, joined this board in 2015), I would like to thank you profusely for a this thread, as well as a few others that you started before I even knew this place existed. There are very few homeschoolers around me, so I consider you, along with SWB, Quark, and Kinsa, to be my homeschooling mentors. Thank you very, very much! 2nd. This is one of my all-time favorite threads. So much wisdom here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annegables Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 @Nan in Mass, I have just finished reading this thread: And you expressed concern about the non-traditional trajectory that your youngest DS was on at the time of the thread in 2010. I dont know if you updated on him anywhere else, but I was wondering how it all played out? What would you still encourage homeschool moms to focus on? What all shifted itself out in the end for you? I have thoroughly appreciated all of your past wisdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 He got into five engineering schools, all offered some scholarships, he went to his first choice, and is now working as an engineer. He did some community classes in high school and I suspect that the schools were mostly just interested in his calc and physics scores, for enrollment purposes. His interesting transcript got him the scholarships. College was not all smooth sailing but he made it through and has a very cool job. And I have a lot more grey hair. I would do it again. : ) Nan 10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loftmama Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) Nan, I am glad to hear an update on your son. Good job to both of you! 😊 I returned to teaching in the local high school in 2014. I printed Nan’s advice and put it in a file. Every year when I clean out my desk, I come across that paper, read it and re-read it. It is crinkly and worn now, but I treasure it. As a 9th grade teacher with a high-stakes testing subject (English), it was just the advice I needed to console both my students and their parents. I also shared it with my coworkers. Now I teach upperclassmen (History & Government), and I am happy to see that Nan is still right - not just about her own kids and homeschool kids, but this advice is good for public school kids as well. My own son decided to try high school, stayed, graduated and did very well and is thriving in college. This is the son who didn’t read until he was 10, who I am certain would have been streamed into special programs and labeled when really he just was just a slow bloomer. Homeschooling didn’t just save him from the frustrations he would’ve experienced; it allowed him to blossom in his particular strengths - which he is now pursuing in college. My husband and I are forever grateful for the blessings of homeschooling. Edited March 1, 2020 by loftmama 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Bumping because this helped me so much as I plan next year ❤️ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Just responding to this thread in case it gets locked - @Nan in MassI want to thank you for inspiration and wisdom over the years as I come to the end of my homeschool journey. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 @Lori D. you too!! You are a living treasure on this board. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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