Am I doing the right thing? Are my kids progressing? Will they make it into college? Am I ruining their lives?
My answers are: yes, yes, yes, I would do that whether we homeschooled or not, right.
Actually, my kids love being homeschooled as do most others that we know. Sometimes, my older son Pete will reminisce about those glorious years he spent in school.
Well actually that one glorious year he spent in school - kindergarten. But none of it pertains to the schooling, just the social aspects.
He remembers how the other kids used to fuss over who would sit next to him at lunch, who would hang out with him at recess, and who was his girlfriend. Oh, the six year old drama.
Now, he spends every lunch sitting next to Mom and little brother, RePete. He spends “recess” doing his own thing or playing with Mom or RePete until the school kids come home or we setup a get-together with others homeschooled friends, and while neither RePete or Mom is up for the girlfriend gig, he still has co-op so the prospects are still there.
I was going to interview my boys for this post, but it wasn't all that exciting.
My question was, “What do you like about homeschooling?”
Repete, age 8, said he liked that it didn't take very long so he had lots of time to play, he loves his co-op and friends, and math (??).
Pete, age 12, stated that he gets to stay home with his family, no waiting on other kids to finish so he can be done and do his own thing, and his friends and co-op.
What about all that awesome teaching I do? I jest. I'm just happy they are happy. And learning. And well-adjusted. And so far, neither child has yelled at me for ruining their life.
~R
That makes me laugh that Repete remembers kindergarten that well. My 8 year old has already forgotten.
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