Homeschool Convention

Most of you are aware that Nic and I have decided to Homeschool next year. Well we thought we might as well go to the convention. What better way to get an idea of what all is out there. And to hear some speakers who have words of wisdom to pass along.

We listened to a lot of great speakers, but I think Susan Wise Bauer was my fav. We did't see her til the last day and it really made me wish that I had caught some of her earlier sessions. I loved it when she said something to the effect of that we'll probably screw up our children regardless. That even if we completely mess up, they still have a pretty good chance of being perfectly fine. Ha ha, I'll admit to wondering if I'm going to totally screw up my children by homeschooling. Susan had such great suggestions and was just an awesome speaker.

I was also surprised at the amount of "normal" people there. Ha ha. Count me as one of those people who thought a lot of homeschool kids were weird. I mean I did marry one. =) And he's pretty weird at times. There was just as much variety at this convention as you'd probably see at a public school. Only difference is that the vast majority of those in attendance were probably Christian.

My mouth hung open when I witnessed a boy and a girl, 13-14yrs old have a deep discussion regarding the bible and their previous session. I didn't catch it all, I didn't want them to see me staring. These two kids were perfectly normal looking kids and would probably be part of the cool crowd in a public school. It was pretty cool to witness. I hope my kids will develope that sort of maturity some day.

We ended our Friday with a Tim Hawkins concert. He was HILARIOUS of course!

We came home with some curriculum and probably a little overwhelmed. But I think we're both probably excited to see if we can do this thing. I have debated on starting another blog and documenting our homeschool misadventures. We'll see if I develop the courage.

Fourth row!!