I've homeschooled each of my six children from the beginning.

That means I'm currently standing at about 48 years of homeschooling if we add them all

up individually, three of my kids are adults or very nearly adults, and I'm still in the

thick of it with the other three.

Homeschooling often feels chaotic.

There's so much to juggle on an ordinary day, and quite often I find myself wondering

if any of it is making a difference, that constant tension between, I've got way too much

on my plate, and am I doing enough?

It's just part of the deal.

I don't think we ever really feel like we've got it figured out.

Well, it's one thing to be the parent teaching, and another to be the kids learning.

So I recently asked each of my older kids about their memories of homeschooling.

What have they taken away from this experience?

My question's kind of selfish if I'm being honest.

I'm still homeschooling, they're younger siblings, and I want to know, what should I do

more of?

What should I worry less about?

What made the biggest impact on you?

Do you know what they told me?

The books.

The experiences, the times we enjoyed each other's company.

In fact, when I ask experienced homeschool parents what they wish they had done more of,

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