We started learning time late today because this momma I know wanted to stay up late last night watching her shows, and then she couldn’t get out of bed this morning 🤦🏾♀️. Once I got moving and was finally ready to begin, I told my kids to go into the learning room so that we could get started. My oldest son yelled from the play room and asked me if he could work on something that he was making for just a few minutes longer.
My first inclination was to tell him no, and that he could continue making it on his break, but I took a breath, changed my mind and reluctantly said ok. Surprisingly, an actual “few minutes” later he happily came skipping into the learning room grinning ear to ear, excited to show me what he had made. It was this cute Goomba from Super Mario❤️.
The smile and contentment on his face from being able to finish his creation made me so happy and relieved that I was patient and gave him time to finish his project. I always have to keep reminding myself that learning is ALWAYS happening, not just through book work. I know this is true in my heart, and it’s one of the things that I love most about homeschooling, but even after all of these years I still struggle with feeling “behind” if we don’t complete a certain amount of book work everyday. Why is it still so hard to reprogram my school system brain?
What is something that you struggle with letting go of or doing in your homeschool?
