Escaping the Homeschool Matrix
“The room was brightly lit and cold. She was sitting at a table, across from an empty chair. She knew the questioning would begin any minute. The door opened and a stern-faced man with a disapproving glare walked in and sat down in the empty chair.
Mrs. Anderson,” he began, “we’ve been monitoring your homeschool. Apparently,you have been living two lives. In one life, you’re Katherine A. Anderson,homeschooling mother and wife in a respectable community. You have a homeschool curriculum. You have a schoolroom. You volunteer . . . to help out with your homeschool support group. The other life, Mrs. Anderson, is lived in your pajamas. Your kids are unable to complete their assignments, and if you can get them bathed and dressed before your husband returns from work, you consider it a good day. One of these lives has a future, Mrs. Anderson. The other does not….”
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Escaping the Homeschool Matrix
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March 7, 2009 10:49 pm
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Oh my… I’ll admit that not living up to my *own* expectations are usually my biggest source of insecurity and fear. Making peace with myself, and the reality of my own situation can sometimes be the biggest challenge.
Thanks for sharing this… I’ll be sharing it with other homeschool mama’s I know!
Oh my goodness, that got to me. I constantly play the comparision game, myself against others and then against what I think our homeschool should be like. Thanks for linking to this.
I’ve got tears, Kelly. I so needed to hear this today. Really. Thank you.
Kelly, though I agree we often create unBiblical expectations for ourselves, I find these types of articles disturbing for two reasons.
1) they give women false comfort for true sin (lack of discipline, lack of order, etc.), and
2) it encourages women to ignore their consciences.
I’m NOT saying we shouldn’t make sure our expectations are realistic and Biblical. We should! But what if articles like these give women license to throw aside true, realistic, Biblical expectations?
I hesitate to even post this as last time I brought up a similar topic on another blog I got accused of every sort of evil.
Tina, FWIW, I think your caution is a good one
I liked the article and it spoke to me, but I can definitely see how the practical thought behind it could be taken way too far!
If a mere writing oversteps the boundaries of a conscience, i would think that that conscience should win out over it. God is bigger than any writings, and not all writings should be taken as Absolutes. People who tend to not think for themsevles, or have weak consciences are the ones who will fall prey to these types of articles. And eventually, with growth, that all works itself out.
I wish we would focus more on the provoking of shame and guilt in articles and books more than worrying about not crossing t’s and i’s….but thats just my moxie self coming out to play…..
good post!
Love it!!!! It is so true we can be our our own worst enemy. I have a hard time with the comparsion game too. I printed it out to share with other homeschool moms!
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this is great, I really enjoyed reading it as we all have days in our pjs and doubt ourselves, glad I found your blog.