A nice surprise

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  1. Anne

    Anne New Member

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    We live in Eastern Europe and homeschooling is unheard of (except for missionaries who hs). As our son has approached his seventh birthday, more and more people have asked where he will go to school. (The don't do Kindergarten, just jump from daycare to first grade at 7 yrs.) He's already an anomaly because he's never been to daycare. When it comes to hs, people's reactions range from "woa, can you do that?" to "that's not possible" to "what about socialization?". :roll:

    We recently took our son in for a pre-first grade checkup. Our wonderful pediatrician, who has cared for him since he was a newborn, asked about school. We told her we hs, and she looked kind of funny. I thought, "uh-oh, here we go.." She shocked us by grinning real big and saying that was sooooo wonderful, that it is the ideal situation, better than private school and far superior to ps, etc. Wow! She went on to encourage us to educate folks here about hs, maybe even visit the Ministry of Education, etc.

    It was so encouraging to not be looked at like crazy Martians who will probably ruin our ds' life! :D People's opinions won't change our resolve to continue hs-ing, but it sure was neat that someone besides our families approves!

    Just wanted to share.

    Blessings,

    Anne
     
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    Trish New Member

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    My daughter's doctor really liked it when I told him I was going to homeschool her. He told me about his sister doing it. She got to do it for 3 years and she died of cancer. He said those were years that she wouldn't have got to spend with them if she had left them in public school. He had me crying like a baby when I left. I am glad Vicki's doctor agrees with what I am doing. It makes it easier.
     
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    Anne New Member

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    Oh! How sad for the family! But what a blessing that she got to spend all that extra time with her children.

    Reading your post just added another "reason why I hs" to my list. We don't know what tomorrow holds and our time with our children is sooooo precious.

    Blessings,

    Anne
     
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    That's great that your doctor is so supportive. Our pediatrician is ok with it but not exactly happy with it. He's just concerned about making sure ds is learning what he should be. He even went as far as grilling ds on what he was learning and dropped his jaw when at 6 ds could do subtraction! He's been alot better with it since then but still he's a little uneasy with it because "kids are supposed to be in school."
     
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    Wow. How odd for all these doctors to give their opinion of homeschooling. I didn't realize that they all asked about it. Ours commented that ds would benefit from being homeschooled for his gifted needs and with his Tourette's and such we are avoiding difficulty with the school as a learning environment. We actually homeschool for reasons of faith, so I find it interesting when people come up with "real" reasons for you to homeschool. Of course, I'll take the positive feedback any way it comes! :D
     
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    My doctor told me I would be cruel to deny Jeannie school shopping for new clothes! I guess she thought jeannie would end up looking like something off the Beverly Hillbillies.
     
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    You can still go school shopping, Becky! Jeannie will still need clothes to wear!

    Anne, have you ever participated in the postcard exchange? I know my girls would love postcards from Europe!

    Most everyone we encounter has been really supportive of our homeschooling decision (this time around). But, when I first decided to homeschool Ashley 6 years ago, I did get some looks and comments. I've learned to not care what other people think anymore; because I know I'm doing what's best for my children. I was very distressed with Ashley's math teacher last year; and now when we sit and do math, every day I think "what was she teaching her?!"

    Heidi
     
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    How nice to hear your experience :D . Last year we moved and I'm still looking for a ped. who will be supportive of homeschooling; or at least not drill us while we are there to get medical care. :roll:
    Tammy
     
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    Anne New Member

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    Heidi,

    I was waiting for ds to be a bit older to do the postcard exchange or a Flat Stanley. But I would be glad to send your girls a postcard, if you'd like. You can PM me with your address.

    I was wondering, do these postcard exchanges involve writing a short message on the postcard, or is no writing preferred?

    Blessings,

    Anne
     

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