tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post9018711079197582973..comments2023-06-01T04:41:28.669-04:00Comments on an undercurrent of hostility: On Being Anglican Or Why I’m Thinking Seriously about Home schooling Again Or Why This Blog is Called ‘Undercurrent of Hostility’Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06944928044277724293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-50946308674770270202008-04-12T17:30:00.000-04:002008-04-12T17:30:00.000-04:00Not to disagree with the previous commenter, but j...Not to disagree with the previous commenter, but just to give another perspective...<BR/><BR/>I personally feel that homeschooling grows more important as kids age. If you're overwhelmed by the thought now, while you have so many little ones, and you have good options to delegate their early education to until you're ready to take the plunge--then don't do it until you're ready. I am shocked and amazed sometimes at how little my kids remember from our first few years of homeschooling! (when I had the most energy and passion for it.) <BR/><BR/>Now I'm thinking that in order to go the distance, so to speak, it might not be such a bad idea to let my two younger ones go to school for the first few years, when it's so fun and they love it (and it's not so interesting to me)--and pull them out later when they grow tired of it, around 3rd or 4th grade.<BR/><BR/>(Don't hold me to that, though! So much depends on what our educational options are once we move.)<BR/><BR/>Just the thoughts of a pro-homeschooling but TIRED mom...<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>JeanneAt A Hen's Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244490539003130874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-9923624919362477112008-04-07T09:26:00.000-04:002008-04-07T09:26:00.000-04:00Anne,We are going back to homeschooling next year....Anne,<BR/><BR/>We are going back to homeschooling next year....for two reasons: 1. A Christian based environment and 2. Classical education...inclduing Latin. I encourage you to read Susan Wise Bauer's THE WELL TRAINED MIND or visit her website www.welltrainedmind.com .<BR/><BR/>I never thought I could homeschool ...but I did, and quite well, too! We didn't start until 4th grade and I cannot tell you how much I wish we had started earlier...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-13475037370343118812008-04-05T14:53:00.000-04:002008-04-05T14:53:00.000-04:00Thank you for this post. It accurately described m...Thank you for this post. It accurately described my dilemma about churches. I too am an Anglican even though I attend an Episcopal church because Anglicanism is the fully rich "middle way" between Roman Catholicism and Calvinism. The tragedy in the Episcopal Church is that it has lost its way, is no longer Anglican, and therefore this "middle way" is no longer a viable choice for many in the US. I fear our children will have to choose between RC and the various other denominations in order to be Christian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-47289727938981200102008-04-05T10:35:00.000-04:002008-04-05T10:35:00.000-04:00Sigh, I do miss Binghamton. (At least the people ...Sigh, I do miss Binghamton. (At least the people anyway. And Wegmans). This is kind of off topic, but I just wanted to say Good Luck with the Iron Shepherd! I wish I could be there to see you win! <BR/><BR/>-KatyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-48127107496095634662008-04-05T01:53:00.000-04:002008-04-05T01:53:00.000-04:00Anne, if you take it one day at a time and try it ...Anne, if you take it one day at a time and try it for just a year you might be pleasantly surprised. But you have twice as many kiddos as I did so I probably have no room to talk. I'm sure you've given it lots of prayer and thought and read everything you could find on home education and all the various options and methods, so . . . go with your gut and do what's best for your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-23649509644453613862008-04-05T00:44:00.000-04:002008-04-05T00:44:00.000-04:00Sorry I missed the question mark at the end of the...Sorry I missed the question mark at the end of the first sentence. That's what happens when I don't take the time to proof something.Gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995474297281023069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-40767945408259760292008-04-05T00:42:00.000-04:002008-04-05T00:42:00.000-04:00Are you really in danger of losing both your home ...Are you really in danger of losing both your home and church. Somehow I had the idea that the change in jurisdictions was going to be a "friendly" one. Has that changed?Gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995474297281023069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-25670249442476260512008-04-04T18:05:00.000-04:002008-04-04T18:05:00.000-04:00well, good shepherd could always start its own sch...well, good shepherd could always start its own school :-)<BR/><BR/>that'd bring justin and katy back, too!punctuation without capitalizationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172221325807456804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35868329.post-41408672454945719342008-04-04T11:37:00.000-04:002008-04-04T11:37:00.000-04:00From one Anglican homeschooler to another Anglican...From one Anglican homeschooler to another Anglican contemplating homeschooling - come on in, the water is FINE! :)<BR/><BR/>Check out "Home Education Week" on Principled Discovery ( http://principleddiscovery.com/ )- lots of good encouragement. But I'm not biased or anything.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779939436015866490noreply@blogger.com