What I have learned from Homeschooling...
1. I am slowly going insane.
2. The days of homeschooling are very familiar to that of the days of having a newborn. I DO get to sleep in though, which is a bonus.
3. Alexa is a God-send.
4. My 7 year old son thought the N word was Nazi.
5. There are Nazis in the Rockateer.
6. Disney + is a God-send.
7. Cyber schooling is tough. So many pictures and videos to upload onto google classroom. Is this homeschooling for the kids or the parents? Arrrrggggghhh!
8. I am not very good at remembering log-in information.
9. Physical Education teachers do not get paid enough.
10. Forcing a child to do any physical activity, that finds great comfort indoors is very hard.
11. Kids waste a lot of time.
12. Being around kids 24/7 slowly melts your brain from the inside out.
13. You can learn basically anything, and I mean ANYTHING from YouTube if you look long enough.
14. Verb is a word.
15. I don't remember much about syntax or grammar.
16. Persuading a child to do Math instead of doodling is next level negotiation strategy.
17. Hammocks set up inside are like an indoor park swing.
18. If you swing hard enough on a hammock, no matter how well the base is supported, it will tip.
19. 3 ice packs for 2 small boys is usually enough.
20. I don't mind teaching other kids, but teaching my own is rough.
21. Boys are different than girls.
22. Crafting with boys is hard.
23. Setting a timer makes everyone lose.
24. We forgive Alexa on that. Heck, we basically adopted her. Alexa is now officially part of our family.
25. Going to the store IS a field trip.
26. I will pay you $5 if you find a deer. Just please, for the love of everything holy, look out your windows and stop talking.
27. Moose are worth more.
28. Why do I ALWAYS find the animals first?
29. Why do the children never see the wild life even when I am pointing, yelling, and slowly the speed of the vehicle to a dangerously low highway speed?
30. Staying on task to do any "adulting" is difficult. Opening one window on the computer to pay a bill, I find myself in the basement breaking up a Minecraft argument and then reorganizing in the storage room. Oh yeah, that bill.
31. No matter how much incentive I put for myself, that baby book will never be complete.
32. Google translate isn't always right.
33. My words that come out, even though I am speaking English, don't always come out right.
34. What I consider calm music and what my children consider calm music is very different.
35. The house will never be clean again.
36. When zoom chats happen. Disappear, very quickly! Nobody needs to see that.
37. Stay near the zoom chat though because if your child knows that you are not watching or listening to them, they will do something or say something inapproperiate.
38. Sometimes the tooth fairy forgets.
39. Physical Education turns into- "Just please play outside for 20 minutes. No hitting each other with weapons!"
40. Saying things like, "I have already graduated! Why do I have to help you do this?" Doesn't actually help things.
41. I turn to my Fed Ex guy for emotional support.
42. Cleaning the toilet IS science.
43. You can't get the Corona Virus cleaning your own toilets. Nice try, 5 year old.
44. Janitors don't get paid enough.
45. Thinking of a list of 100 things I learned about schooling may be reasonable but realistically, expectations for everyone are sinking so let's go with 50.
46. Podcasts are my silent sisters, whispering in my ear. Thank you Karen and Georgia. SSDGM.
47. My son would rather rip a tooth out of his mouth then finish his math sheets. Look Mom!
48. If one of the neighbour kids is having a break from homeschooling and knocks on your door, all bets are off of finishing what you started on. Play outside though, dangit!!!
49. Math makes everyone emotional.
50. When schooling comes back, I will be the first to do an extra looong happy dance, and then probably cry because I miss my babies.
1. I am slowly going insane.
2. The days of homeschooling are very familiar to that of the days of having a newborn. I DO get to sleep in though, which is a bonus.
3. Alexa is a God-send.
4. My 7 year old son thought the N word was Nazi.
5. There are Nazis in the Rockateer.
6. Disney + is a God-send.
7. Cyber schooling is tough. So many pictures and videos to upload onto google classroom. Is this homeschooling for the kids or the parents? Arrrrggggghhh!
8. I am not very good at remembering log-in information.
9. Physical Education teachers do not get paid enough.
10. Forcing a child to do any physical activity, that finds great comfort indoors is very hard.
11. Kids waste a lot of time.
12. Being around kids 24/7 slowly melts your brain from the inside out.
13. You can learn basically anything, and I mean ANYTHING from YouTube if you look long enough.
14. Verb is a word.
15. I don't remember much about syntax or grammar.
16. Persuading a child to do Math instead of doodling is next level negotiation strategy.
17. Hammocks set up inside are like an indoor park swing.
18. If you swing hard enough on a hammock, no matter how well the base is supported, it will tip.
19. 3 ice packs for 2 small boys is usually enough.
20. I don't mind teaching other kids, but teaching my own is rough.
21. Boys are different than girls.
22. Crafting with boys is hard.
23. Setting a timer makes everyone lose.
24. We forgive Alexa on that. Heck, we basically adopted her. Alexa is now officially part of our family.
25. Going to the store IS a field trip.
26. I will pay you $5 if you find a deer. Just please, for the love of everything holy, look out your windows and stop talking.
27. Moose are worth more.
28. Why do I ALWAYS find the animals first?
29. Why do the children never see the wild life even when I am pointing, yelling, and slowly the speed of the vehicle to a dangerously low highway speed?
30. Staying on task to do any "adulting" is difficult. Opening one window on the computer to pay a bill, I find myself in the basement breaking up a Minecraft argument and then reorganizing in the storage room. Oh yeah, that bill.
31. No matter how much incentive I put for myself, that baby book will never be complete.
32. Google translate isn't always right.
33. My words that come out, even though I am speaking English, don't always come out right.
34. What I consider calm music and what my children consider calm music is very different.
35. The house will never be clean again.
36. When zoom chats happen. Disappear, very quickly! Nobody needs to see that.
37. Stay near the zoom chat though because if your child knows that you are not watching or listening to them, they will do something or say something inapproperiate.
38. Sometimes the tooth fairy forgets.
39. Physical Education turns into- "Just please play outside for 20 minutes. No hitting each other with weapons!"
40. Saying things like, "I have already graduated! Why do I have to help you do this?" Doesn't actually help things.
41. I turn to my Fed Ex guy for emotional support.
42. Cleaning the toilet IS science.
43. You can't get the Corona Virus cleaning your own toilets. Nice try, 5 year old.
44. Janitors don't get paid enough.
45. Thinking of a list of 100 things I learned about schooling may be reasonable but realistically, expectations for everyone are sinking so let's go with 50.
46. Podcasts are my silent sisters, whispering in my ear. Thank you Karen and Georgia. SSDGM.
47. My son would rather rip a tooth out of his mouth then finish his math sheets. Look Mom!
48. If one of the neighbour kids is having a break from homeschooling and knocks on your door, all bets are off of finishing what you started on. Play outside though, dangit!!!
49. Math makes everyone emotional.
50. When schooling comes back, I will be the first to do an extra looong happy dance, and then probably cry because I miss my babies.
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