Quote #16.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 09:19AM Sorry. Was busy catching up from being out of town last week. Here's this week's quote:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. –Mark Twain
I love that as homeschoolers we can pursue random adventure…at least some of the time. One of the biggest advantages of homeschooling is the flexibility of schedule. I’ve had a number of people lament to me over the years about how they wouldn’t have the time to homeschool. For me, though, homeschooling means we have so much more time…and we have so much more control over how we spend that time.
Case in point. Last week, we took our own version of spring break. We ditched the books and lesson plans and headed out for a quick trip to Moab to do some hiking in Canyonlands and Arches. It was perfect. (More on that in a bit…)
My point, I suppose, is that…for all that I’m a compulsive listmaker and calendar follower…sometimes it’s far better to blow off the schedules and routines.
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