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The Educating Parent's avatar

I started off homeschooling life loving the job of teacher, keen to play that game, and very soon the gloss wore off - it was a LOT of work. Totally unnecessary work. But the realisation that my approach was actually the cause of all that work really hit me hard. It undermined my confidence as a homeschooler for a while. I had to accept that teaching was not the job for me, and besides, the kids didn't want me to be their teacher.

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Elicia Wetstein's avatar

This was a great article and I plan on sharing it with my husband and homeschool co-op friends. However the irony is not lost on me that, are you not encouraging your readers to be dependent learners on you through the guide where you “walk us through it”?

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