tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post279139219880980900..comments2024-03-25T10:44:07.766-04:00Comments on LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: Thought for the Day: Keep Your Kids CloseMary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-5628234261807173982011-01-07T14:38:03.288-05:002011-01-07T14:38:03.288-05:00When I decided to home school, I gave my older dau...When I decided to home school, I gave my older daughter the choice and told her she could make the decision to go back to regular school if she didn't like it. <br /><br />I thought it was a good year. She went from being on the verge of being boy crazy to going back to playing with dolls and directing her younger sister in plays, etc.<br /><br />There were very few home schoolers her age in Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-68651839462596437732011-01-07T12:37:48.544-05:002011-01-07T12:37:48.544-05:00May I ask why the older one wanted to go back to s...May I ask why the older one wanted to go back to school? Did she exhibit any 'withdrawal' (from her school) symptoms? (sounds so serious but I am just lightly asking) Do you then think that it's not good that a child is homeschooled after she's already been in a public/private school first for a few years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-15503326869933145972011-01-07T10:00:04.307-05:002011-01-07T10:00:04.307-05:00I learned about home schooling when my oldest (of ...I learned about home schooling when my oldest (of 5) was in 6th grade. It took me another seven years and a year teaching in a parochial school to decide to homeschool my two youngest. The older wanted to go back to regular school after a year, so she only home schooled 7th grade. The youngest I home schooled for five years. I loved it! My only regret is that I didn't start home schooling Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-16775412253675458342011-01-07T01:16:24.587-05:002011-01-07T01:16:24.587-05:00No, yours was not 'dry' as I sought to fin...No, yours was not 'dry' as I sought to find you online and got to know your blog/website after I read your piece. <br /><br />You are right about the siblings! I also heard one time that when other moms in, say, Target, struggle to calm their children who yell to ask for what they want to buy, homeschooling moms peacefully stroll along the isles with their well-disciplined children. :)<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-52065558250300958752011-01-05T22:53:06.894-05:002011-01-05T22:53:06.894-05:00Daddy possum is at work, of course. With such a la...Daddy possum is at work, of course. With such a large family he has to work hard. Momma possum is taking her home schoolers on a "field" trip.Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-49841198247723971842011-01-05T22:51:18.212-05:002011-01-05T22:51:18.212-05:00I wonder...where's Daddy possum?I wonder...where's Daddy possum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-16706030046061296432011-01-05T22:48:54.026-05:002011-01-05T22:48:54.026-05:00Yunah, thank you so much for your kind words. I ha...Yunah, thank you so much for your kind words. I haven't read the book, but I like the title. I agree that some of the essays in the book were a little dry (not mine I hope - LOL!). I know some of the people who wrote which was interesting to me because it gave me new insight into them.<br /><br />One of my favorite benefits of home schooling is that siblings stay close to each other. I was atMary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-26495968824986801122011-01-05T21:50:32.076-05:002011-01-05T21:50:32.076-05:00Perfect picture for the subject, Mary Ann. I reall...Perfect picture for the subject, Mary Ann. I really appreciate your blog from which I get lots of help to have healthy views as a Catholic. I enjoyed the book in which I found your contribution . . although I found the whole book a bit boring. : ) But that's only because I'd been a trad Catholic for a long time then. <br /><br />I live in Ave Maria where we have an excellent Catholic Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-70309606761512469322011-01-05T15:30:17.173-05:002011-01-05T15:30:17.173-05:00That is such a cute picture!That is such a cute picture!StrongNHimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715254889826902918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568419039847692717.post-51372797774370762862011-01-05T10:13:14.441-05:002011-01-05T10:13:14.441-05:00More Catholics choosing homeschooling = the death ...More Catholics choosing homeschooling = the death of the Catholic school system in America. Which might not necessarily be a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com