A Homeschool Co-op

August 21st, 2008

So I am wondering out loud here. When I first even thought of homeschooling when Jackson was a baby, Mike and I didn’t want to do it alone. We had hoped in some small way, that we could do it together with other like minded families in the area. Maybe even families that would be a part of our faith community.

Now, in our particular church context our kids are the youngest right now and there are many homeschooling families in our church but they are all high schoolers. They all do tons of things together, but that isn’t something we can take part in. I have tried the local Christian home school group and it is very clicky to say the least. There is something at a local church, but you have to be in upper elementary to participate.

I was just saying to a friend, that next year I would love to have one or two days a week, where I invite some other families over to do some co-op stuff, just for our kids to be able to interact with others and learn something in a larger environment. Then my sis in law sent me this link and I sighed and wished that something like that was here.

One of the down falls of a home school environment, is that you are Mom/teacher/ and everything else. So you children react to you in a way that they probably wouldn’t in a traditional school environment. For instance, our daughter would excel and go way above and beyond if someone else was teaching her something, and when I do it, I get “Mom, do I have to?” Um, yes my dear, you do!

So I am a bit ticked, sitting here at 6am, frustrated that I didn’t run, wondering why I always end up having to start something? Seriously, can’t there just be something already established and going? Ugh - I am off to change my attitude and have a brilliant day!

Any like minded, homeschooling, kingdom minded, missional church living, families with young children are welcome to move here and join in the fun. Umm, it is warm here year round and we have the beach.

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