Comments on SonlightBlog.com: Disengagement

Glad you agree, Heather <smile>. ~Luke

2009-10-26T14:24:17.631-06:00

Glad you agree, Heather <smile>.

~Luke

Yup, you are very right.

2009-10-26T08:39:30.711-06:00

Yup, you are very right.

Morgan, glad the post was encouraging! Keep up the...

2009-10-23T11:38:36.128-06:00

Morgan, glad the post was encouraging! Keep up the great work of homeschooling, even though it can be stressful. Relax and enjoy the journey! <smile>

~Luke

Encouraging post Luke. Homeschooling can be reall...

2009-10-22T21:01:21.792-06:00

Encouraging post Luke. Homeschooling can be really stressful at times, especially when/if the kids won't listen. But you're right, it can be a great thing when we're active in our interactions with the kids and spending time with them in their education.

Just another reason why we homeschool even when it'd be easier to let them do public school instead.

Mary Grace, I'm glad your experience confirms ...

2009-10-22T15:30:55.019-06:00

Mary Grace, I'm glad your experience confirms my thoughts <smile>.

Thanks, Kim!

Rosslyn, your post was very interesting as well. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience!

Jo, you're right: Delayed gratification is a reality of life.

Those are very interesting observations, Cat. I hadn't thought of that, but you're right: If you get stuck on what you're doing, you'll disengage from others and they'll ultimately bother you more. Very interesting.

~Luke

Yep. Anytime I'm frustrated with it, I realiz...

2009-10-22T02:11:38.824-06:00

Yep.

Anytime I'm frustrated with it, I realize it's because there's been too much of me doing one thing, the kids doing another.

We unschool, so maybe it's easier for that drift to happen in some ways. We can have most of a week where everybody's off doing their own thing, then all ticked to be in each other's space for mealtimes.

Other times, even when it's bugging and poking at the dinner table, I know how bad I'm going to miss all these moments as the kids leave one by one.

Great stuff. We won't see the fruit of out lab...

2009-10-22T00:54:22.425-06:00

Great stuff. We won't see the fruit of out labours instantly sometimes. Homeschooling is about delayed gratification.

Wow, Luke. Thanks for including the link to that m...

2009-10-21T22:08:17.747-06:00

Wow, Luke. Thanks for including the link to that man's story. Due to his honesty, it's a fantastic lesson in why faith dies.

As a former agnostic, though, I'll witness that on some other future morning, he's going to wake up and "suddenly realize" that in fact his life *has* changed because of his lost faith. And it won't be fun. Been there, done that.

You are sooo right, Luke!!!

2009-10-21T20:42:47.718-06:00

You are sooo right, Luke!!!

I agree wholeheartedly. The seasons when I have le...

2009-10-21T20:29:09.922-06:00

I agree wholeheartedly. The seasons when I have least enjoyed homeschooling have not-so-coincidentally been those in which I am far more engaged with some other element of my life. Bringing myself back to my priorities inevitably brings back the joy of homeschooling!