Brittany > Recent Status Updates

This bullying tangent😑 Author says something about kids being “psychologically safer” at home. Please. If your kid is so sensitive you have to shield them from potentially experiencing some teasing from other kids, you’re making the case for them NOT to be homeschooled.

“Homeschooling is not about ticking boxes.” This from a person who created a movement called 1000 Hours Outside that has associated worksheets literally for the express purpose of checking boxes for every hour outside instead of simply enjoying the outdoors…

She keeps referencing a “slip of paper” or “rolled up parchment” as if a diploma is all traditional school amounts to. I’ve never once heard a teacher tell us we’re working toward that and never felt that way in the slightest. What an odd idea.

This book certainly references an awful lot of other books…yawn. Not my style. Also did public school hurt you, Ginny? When she says her homeschool kids are flourishing, how is that defined? And is that because of or in spite of their schooling? Food for thought.

Okay so she’s now claiming kids don’t need to learn to read at age 5 (and even possibly shouldn’t) because their visual proprioceptors haven’t fully developed. This has been debunked by my eye doctor husband, thanks. What does she have against kids learning to read at a young age??

Individualized learning…ah, what an amazing concept in THEORY. It’s a shame that child’s first job (or just the “real world” in general) won’t be personalized to them. Not expecting your child to abide by any societal norms is not setting them up for success.

Apologies for the barrage of updates but this rich. Author bashes students being on devices in between classes at school (which I agree is super sad) BUT then proceeds to talk about how her kids “stumbled across” Dude Perfect on YouTube and are learning literacy from them. Y’all. These roasts are just writing themselves🤣

I’m sorry but has this author spent half a chapter talking about how homeschooling can allow children the opportunity to learn more about rocks by joining a rock club?? Not a very compelling argument…

In reference to kindergarten: “We are sending them to a place that completely undermines their own instincts to learn.” I’m sure I’ll add more to this in my review if the author continues down this path of school-bashing, but I couldn’t disagree more.

I truly can’t believe there’s another half to this book. Boring. Repetitive. Predictable. Oh and Rob’s a creep.

Is there ever going to be a plot or…?

This is already painful…

This is somewhat reminding me of The Wishing Game!

Is the house of Eve for real?! These people are the absolute worst!

That was hard to read…

Ugh…beyond tempted to DNF this book right now.

“Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid but strong enough to do it anyway.”

Indifference to THE Beatles?! Excuse me, Joan✋🏼 We’re not off to a great start here.

Incredibly entertaining nighttime reading! This chapter called “Scars” about a guy who survived a lion attack is WILD🤯

Really conflicted on what to rate this one!! So many good tidbits and I actually think I’ll want to revisit it at some point, but also a lot of things I was side-eyeing. It should probably be called, “Hunt, Gather, Mother” as much of it was about the mother-child relationship and ignored fathers altogether. I also think it neglected to touch on the parent/son relationship since it focused on her daughter.

Sometimes you can convey more meaning with less words. Anyone who’s seen the Ms. Penick eyebrow knows how true this is🤪

“When you yell at a child, they stop listening.”

Such a simple way to put something that intuitively makes so much sense.

The focus of much of the last couple chapters has been on reducing child-centric activities and incorporating children into the “adult world.” I have no idea if the author will touch on this later, but what about the sanctity of childhood? You have your whole life to be an adult but only a few precious years to be a kid…

This family is all sorts of messed up😅 Also, how is there 15% more book to go?!

“As much as you love your children, God loves them more.” An always incomprehensible, but humbling reminder.

Stayed up too late last night reading this but I just can't put it down! I'm loving being back in the world of Barry's Bay---the perfect summer setting!

This is so good! I feel like I’m watching the show again and I mean that in the best way—I usually like to read first, but in this case, I didn’t know about the book til after watching the show and I don’t think it matters. Both fantastic works!

Is Naomi…Ruth?🫢🤨

Okay👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I’ve got some ideas on where we’re going from here👀

This book is so good!! Love all the Easter eggs from the other books and getting the scoop on the second quarter quell.