{"id":997,"date":"2011-08-11T18:55:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T00:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottnkelly.com\/blog\/?p=997"},"modified":"2011-08-11T18:55:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T00:55:54","slug":"homeschooling-in-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottnkelly.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/11\/homeschooling-in-the-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeschooling in the Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re all familiar with the saying, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”<\/p>\n

What I’m wondering, is how many other homeschooling families feel like their lives in many ways resemble this remark? I don’t mean that I’m lonely. In fact,\u00a0 I’m not currently struggling with ‘missing out’ on the hustle and bustle of being in the school parking lot by 7:25 am\u00a0 (altho’ I’m missing my early-morning peeps something terrible). BUT, I have to admit, it lends a tinge of “unreality” to this whole situation knowing that no one other than my spouse and our young students will notice if I don’t roll out of bed and show up for ‘morning duty’.<\/p>\n

The fact is, we DO get up, we finish our work, we take recess, we work some more, we eat lunch, we go to our activities – but by week 2, it’s beginning to feel a little bit like we’re actually homeschooling secret agents<\/strong><\/em><\/a> leading a mysterious double-life: Relatively normal mom + kids by afternoon\/evening . . . Fringy, off-grid mom + unsocialized kids by day! <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

*GASP*<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The irony is, it’s not nearly that secretive! In fact, we are out and about, for errands, hair-cuts, dr. appointments, grocery store runs, trips to the gym etc., more than even I thought we would be, simply because we have the flexibility to do things when they work for US<\/strong> (Woah! Novel! Score one more for homeschooling! Is anyone keeping up with my tally or should I be doing that?!).<\/p>\n

We’re also about to jump headlong into our fall activities, which will include an unprecedented line-up of swimming, dance, and soccer . . . because we can. Our afternoons and evenings are free now that we aren’t spending them doing homework. I’m grateful, but the “secret” schooling thing still has me feeling a tad metaphysical<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, I’m probably not the best candidate for moving to one of those towns in Alaska where they film amazing documentaries about things like The Iditarod Race<\/a><\/strong>. (Altho, I’d say they definitely get more press than homeschooling.)\u00a0\u00a0 And maybe it would make a difference if I simply let someone know – “Hey! Yes, we’re here, in the forest, doing our work, I promise!”<\/p>\n

I don’t know.<\/p>\n

But since I don’t have a ready solution to this quandary, I’ll end by offering to anyone out there feeling the same way, gimme a heads up and I promise to take note of your trees falling!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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