Many years ago, when I had five children age 11 and under, I wrote my first book. It was based on hilarious and profound things my children would say, full of stories of life in the Baird house.
Now, there are EIGHT children, ranging from age 5 to 19. You can imagine the conversations we have! There are plenty of quibbles about who should be first, or the lack of personal space in our house, but most of the conversations are just hilarious, silly, and oftentimes, charming.
You may think that homeschooling eight kids is tough, but remember that with homeschooling, I don't need to drop off or pick up or deal with homework ("because it's all homework," my kids would say.)
And really, when my littles are simply following and doing what their older siblings are doing, may job's not tough at all! I teach science, history, and foreign language to all the children, regardless of age. We truly do have a one-room schoolhouse!
But I have found over the years that not every child catches (or remembers) everything I teach. The younger children pick up a lot, but they don't always make the right connections. So just because we've covered geology or US history once doesn't mean that I won't have to teach it again in a few years.
Tovi: Yes, I know what it is!
Mom: What is it?
Tovi: It's when you have a ballon, like a blimp, and there's a hold in it, and the air comes out.
I couldn't figure out what Tovi meant until Arianna came in and said "Do you mean a 'puncture'?"
Looks like it's time for a short lesson in periods, commas, questions marks, and exclamation points.
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From the Mouths of Babes ... and Teenagers
