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Homeschool Hard Times

Most days homeschool goes well. Jayden is very independent, only needs me on occasion. When she does not get something or is really challenged, she can get pretty discouraged. Jacob has good days, but there are quite a few rough moments throughout the day. Today there were tears and it makes me feel like I am failing as his teacher. I felt terrible to have him that upset. He gets frustrated, then I get frustrated then we both get angry. He gets very distracted and doesn’t listen to my directions, or wastes a ton of time messing with a paperclip, eraser, or drawing pictures on his paper. I have a schedule of subjects for him to cover and in each subject he has an assignment. It looks to me like a reasonable amount of work to complete by noon. Each day as he works, he wastes so much time goofing, that noon rolls around and he has a lot left. By this point, his mood has changed and I am irritated that I have to spend my afternoon getting him to finish his work. Into the afternoon, pretty soon the day is shot and I have done very little around the house that needs done. Today I was correcting him for sloppy handwriting and he was working on something that was hard for him. He was getting upset and so was I. Jayden had her moment during Biology. It is hard when she can’t see it, touch it, or fully understand it. She was learning  Homeschool is not easy, that’s for sure. I pray each day to get us through.


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