Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Fourteen Days of Homeschooling (sung to The Twelve Days of Christmas)

Homeschooling - Think Outside the Box



On the first day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can you homeschool legally?"

On the second day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the third day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Do you give them tests, are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the fourth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the fifth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "YOU ARE SO STRANGE! What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the sixth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "How long will you homeschool, YOU ARE S0 STRANGE, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the seventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, do you homeschool legally?"

On the eighth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE! what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, do you homeschool legally?"

On the ninth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "They'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, do you homeschool legally?"

On the tenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "What about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they’re missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the eleventh day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "I could never do that, what about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE! what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the twelfth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can they go to college, I could never do that, what about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialised, can you homeschool legally?"

On the thirteenth day of homeschool I thoughtfully replied: "They can go to college, yes you can do this, they can have graduation, we don't like the prom, we do it 'cos we like it, they are missing nothing, we'll homeschool forever, WE ARE NOT STRANGE!, We give them P.E., and we give them tests, they are socialised, AND WE HOMESCHOOL LEGALLY!"

On the fourteenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "How can I get started, why didn't you tell me, where do I buy curriculum, when is the next conference, WILL PEOPLE THINK WE'RE STRANGE? I think we can do this, if you will help us, we'll join a sports team, and we'll homeschool legally."

10 comments:

Therese said...

Even though I don't homeschool, I do admire those who do! I love this!

mommyx12 said...

Very adorable. I should have my kids sing it for a good laugh.

VA ~Susan said...

Hi Jillian,
I enjoyed your post and it brought back many memories. I homeschooled both our boys all the way through and that was when it was very rare. My boys are out of the house now and my oldest will soon be 29! I heard a lot of those same objections and all the reasons I was not qualified to teach my children. It can be a real uphill battle at times.

Keep up the good work and may God bless you and your family richly. Our time is short here. They're out of the nest before you know it.

Homeschoolmum4Christ said...

Hi Therese,
It's great, isn't it? Somebody must have had a good imagination, mustn't they? :P

Have a great week,
Blessings,
Jillian

Homeschoolmum4Christ said...

Hi Mommyx12,
Yes, you could video it and upload it to Youtube. lol :)

Have a great week,
Blessings,
Jillian

Homeschoolmum4Christ said...

Hi VASusan,
There is still a lot of prejudice regarding homeschooling, but slowly, slowly - precept upon precept, line upon line.

Children grow so quickly, don't they? There seems to be so little time to train them in the way that they should go. :/

Have a great week,
Blessings,
Jillian

beyondbluestockings said...

Oh! How I laughed :D

Thank you!

Aliadelaide said...

Great song! Really like seeing you at last even if only on your blog Jillian!

Homeschoolmum4Christ said...

Hi Mrs BB,
You're welcome! :)

Have a great week,
Blessings,
Jillian

Homeschoolmum4Christ said...

Hi Aliadelaide,
I think that most people have enjoyed "meeting" me, even if only on my blog - I am a REAL person. :)

If you'd like to come up for a BBQ over the holidays, feel free to invite yourself - just email me and let me know that you're coming so that we make sure we're home. :D

Have a great week,
Blessings,
Jillian