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This is a question I’ve asked myself every time tax season comes around, any time I’ve had to keep a home functional, or any time I’ve attempted to create a workable budget.
I was good at school, not great but good. I always did my work, got good grades, and followed the rules.
And yet, here I was as an adult, feeling like an utter failure at everything I attempted. I mean, I had some great accomplishments throughout my life, but I still never felt good enough because I judged my accomplishments in comparison to others like I was taught in school.
Feeling like my education had failed me, I decided to homeschool my girls. I had so many things I wanted them to learn, so much I wanted them to experience, and I wanted to give them creative freedom of their lives. So, naturally, I packed their first curriculum with not only every academic subject recommended by the state but also with every other area of study imaginable that I felt would create this well-rounded individual I so desired to raise.
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Author
Karen Matamoros
Karen Matamoros is an alternative education coach and founder of Project: KAring, who decided to homeschool her daughters after a couple of years in the system, taking them on a journey through deschooling, unschooling and, the last few years, road/worldschooling as they travel full time. Click here to get her free 10 tips for flow in home education.