The Hardest Part of Homeschooling
Education is not a “right or wrong way” proposition. Your drive to not make mistakes will ruin homeschooling for you. It’s totally fine to change your mind regularly about how you create learning opportunities for your kids! And you will—because you’re learning and growing too. Don’t wreck your homeschool trying to solve it. Get curious. Be brave. Try try again.
I met a mom at the National Association of Women’s Business Owners (NAWBO) conference. She’s interested in home education and asked an amazing question: “What was the hardest part of homeschooling?”
I told her it was not the long hours or the endless needs of my kids. What dogs most of us is the worry that there’s a better method, the one that will bring a quality education that our kids will love every day—no complaints, no mistakes.
Not Knowing
Learning to tolerate that feeling of “not knowing” how it will all turn out is the key to making it a good long while.
I told her that you know you’re getting the hang of it when you stop worrying so much about doing it right and lean into simply doing it.
Homeschooling is a grand experiment that allows us to:
- adapt,
- make changes,
- and pivot when needed.
Because of that, sometimes we live with too much uncertainty that feels unnerving.
Remember, home education is a process not a destination. It’s unpredictable and that’s both its beauty and its biggest challenge.
This post is originally from Instagram and @juliebravewriter is my account there so come follow along for more conversations like this one!
