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dear sweet home schooling mama,
how I hear your heart. how I know regret of changes. how I wrestled with guilt.
But God, He is mercy and grace itself. He continues to refine me as a mother and teacher. He is patient, sooooo patient with me.
The very best thing I learnt upon my return to HOD, is to ...

I can really relate as well. We have done MFW every year since 2007 but the 2 we did HOD. I constantly have moments where I panic and wonder if I've ruined them academically or otherwise. But, I found this post the other day and the part I will quote here spoke to me so much.

4. Myth: If you don ...

I mean, I'm sure we all do..

I went all in for HOD a couple of years ago. Spent the big money at a convention, box day came and it was ahhhhmazing. We made it about 12 weeks and tanked. Only my oldest, independent child perservered. I had placed my kids poorly, made bad combos, and it just blew up ...

Wow! Thank you so much for the amount of work you invested in your response. I'm still processing it! There is a chance my daughter will join a local academy, but the more I read through the HOD stuff, the more I secretly hope she doesn't. So much treasure here!

Editing to add:
Okay, I really ...

We are in MI which is very hands off for homeschool. I think our only required courses are truly govt/civics.
She really wants to do American History.. And I think the school only requires 3 years of history. (Not that I'm concerned).
I wish I had the guides in my hands! Lol.
I'd like her to do a ...

Thank you so much for your responses. I am just home from the hospital with a sick baby, and it feels so good to sit and be calm. I am just now reading these and my head is a little foggy. I will look at the placement chart momentarily, but in the meantime here's where we are:
This past year at PS ...

After homeschooling my daughter through middle school, she wanted to give ps a try. She is completing her freshman year, and though she has been pretty successful, we feel that home is better to complete high school. These are our last years together!
Though I would love to plug her in to HOD, I'm ...