Extra long year...

tammykoon

I have had such a hard year with homeschooling. In Oct. I had a hysterectomy. At Christmas my mothers companion, who was like a granfather to my children passed away. In January we came down with the stomach bug that wouldn't leave. In Febuary my oldest tried to break his arm wrestling with a cousin and was in a cast and unable to use his writing hand for six weeks. In March we shared a lung infection that caused one son to be overdosed on steroids. He had steroid psychosis and had to be hospitalized because he didn't even know his name. Two days after he was released my other son got sick and had to be lifeflighted because he stopped breathing.
So, I find myself facing the possibility that I may have to continue this school year on after the summer. I have never really followed a traditional school calendar but I am so frustrated that I am not farther along. Have any of you ever faced the year that wouldn't end? How did you do it?
We are all fine. I don't mean this as a woe us me post. I need some advice on how to stay positive.

Melanie_Robinson

My goodness, you have had a year. ((((hugs))))

My thoughts:

First, you have all done a lot of learning that may not be in the books, still, it is learning.
Second, continue on until you feel like you have covered most of what you wanted to in your current year then move on. I remember someone telling me that even the public schools only shoot to cover 80% of the material.
Third, try to not let that overwhelmed feeling of "look at all of the curriculum we didn't get too" pull you down. You went through a rough time. Just move on. The feeling of failure is worse for me than anything, it can send me into depression and then I really get nothing done.

If it helps, we quit keeping up with what "grade" we are all in a long time ago. It just works for us. My 16yr old dd (around 10-11th grade) consistently reads college level material and can write well, math...ehhh...we wont go there. With my 2nd child, a son, he hates to read, but is awesome at math and is already in his own livestock business. He steered a bull by himself last month. My 6 year old will not finish her 1st grade material until late August, then in Sept we will begin the new material. I said all of that to say this, it is your school, if you have a long year and that is what you have to do, that is okay!

Many blessings!
Melanie

tammykoon

Thanks Melanie. I am coming to those terms.