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Why would anyone want to home school? I have asked myself this questions many times-especially when my daughter refuses to try to learn a math problem (is it her or is it me)? I feel deflated when I ask her what is her favorite part about homeschooling, and she tells me, “getting to play on my trampoline between lessons!” Why isn’t she like one of those ambitious little learners on the cover of a homeschooling magazine who are thrilled at the idea of studying the Laws of Physics at the age of 5? Where did I go wrong?
I think this when I am just having a bad day and I am mad at the world because my husband is deployed, and I have to do everything he would normally do on top of all my homeschooling and house responsibilities. Some days I think, “Would it be easier if I just put her in school? I am just so tired of doing everything!”
Knowing that other homeschoolers probably also felt this way I was very excited when I heard about a meeting to start a homeschooling group on Fort Bliss.
Fort Bliss Home School Association
by Kathy P
Michelle Fryc, the group’s founder, envisioned a military home school group where homeschoolers would be able to use the resources offered by Fort Bliss. Knowing she would be pcs’ing soon she started the ball rolling, and other ladies from the group caught it and ran with it.
One of the first things the group did was make a mission statement. The group’s mission statement reads that the Fort Bliss Homeschoolers are here “to support, serve, and inform the military homeschooling community of Fort Bliss.”
Fast forward to four months later and since then we have supported our military homeschooling community by offering a bi-weekly park day for families to socialize and meet other military homeschooling families.
We have served our military home school community by offering field trips and other social activities, and we are trying to keep the community informed by offering a yahoo account and a web page where they can access event information.
We are still a work in progress. We are hoping to expand to having a game day and other such events around post. We are also working on a home school co-op to be kicked off in August.
At the core of all this is trying to help people who are juggling homeschooling (already a unique life style in itself) with the unique lifestyle of being part of the military community. Military families may have started homeschooling in one state and now find themselves moving to a new state for the first time as homeschoolers. The group is here to help them find the resources they need regarding Texas homeschooling laws, educational resources, and opportunities to meet other military homeschoolers.
I can’t change the fact my husband is deployed (or that my daughter would rather jump on her trampoline than do math) but I can go to the group and find out how they are coping with these situations and find out where to go for help if I need it. I look forward to being a part of this group and helping it grow to its full potential.
To contact the Fort Bliss Homeschool Association, visit their website at www.ftblisshomeschoolers.webs.com or email paris722003@yahoo.com
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