Pg 134: Carol cried
Homeschooling
Newcomers to homeschooling can expect to feel stress. In fact, the stress you may experience in the beginning might bring you to tears more than once.
When we began in 1984, we wanted to make sure we were doing enough, to make sure our children were progressing. So, we had them tested at the end of each year by a certified, licensed tester who came to our house.
In anticipation of the day, my wife would cry with anxiety. On the day, she would cry again before the tester arrived. When the tester scored the standardized tests and gave us the results, my wife would cry again. The test scores were always fine.
But the stress of this evaluation was to Carol a test of how well she had done, not just the children. This stress lasted for the first 5 years of our 11 years of homeschooling. It did pass.
Expect stress to be part of your experience. Don’t be surprised, don’t be embarrassed. Anticipate it, then expect you will get over it.