A little background before I get into the meat of this. I have epilepsy. I have about one grand mal seizure a month. It could be alot worse, but it could be alot better, too. As it is, every time I have one, I cant drive for 6 months. Six. Months. Sooo, I basically am as dependent as I was when I was 13! But now, I work 30 hours a week, at a preschool, and my kids (5 and 3) go with. Its AWESOME that my kids can come with me, its a great, Christian environment, and the salary, though meager, sure does help. But someone has to pick me up and take me to work. Someone has to get me after work is over. And thats it. Thats the only place I get to go unless I catch a ride to the Y with a co-worker. Ok, now you are caught up. My daughter will be kindergarten-aged next school-year. What to do? I NEVER wanted my kids to go to public schools. I was home schooled from high school on, and it was SO much better for me. Plus, I wont be able to take her, nor will my husband and over my DEAD body is she riding the bus. NO way, Jose! However, as I said, my job is important to our family. I dont see a feasible way to adequately home school and keep my job. Although I get paid for 30 hours a week, I work much more. Teachers do, right? Is there some secret, awesome way to make some money from home? Also, my husband wont even really have a discussion about this with me. He just cant seem to wrap his mind around it, and its easier to not deal with it, you know? :roll: His thought basically is, kindergarten will "be fine. How bad can it be?" Sigh...I just dont know what to do. Inight appreciated. Thanks
Would your boss/owner be willing to let your 5 year old continue to come with to work? Kindergarten "work" as in actual worksheet time is very minimal. DD can do her Christian Light workbook in about 30 minutes a day. Of course there are other things like apps on her tablet, reading aloud, etc. but I would guess you could easily find time to do her work with her during nap or a quiet time. Homeschooling is very flexible. You could do a little in the morning, a little at work, and a little more after dinner if you needed to. Just think out side of the box. I work part time outside of the house as well and I know it can be a juggling act. I work in the afternoon so they can be with dh after he gets home and they can sometimes come with me to work.
One of the wonderful things about homeschooling is that you don't HAVE to have a set schedule. You can school whenever you want. Most days, we start our school day at the same time, 8:30 am... but there are days when other things have to take place. For example, my son had a cardiologist appointment last week. His appointment was in the morning and he had art class at noon... that day, we started school at 2:00... worked for a while then took a break so I could make dinner and we could eat. After dinner, we did the rest of our school day. One of the biggest joys of homeschooling...
My brother has Epilepsy (as well as other conditions) and I understand you're dilemma! He has terrible grand mal seizures as well (but thank God he's been seizure free for 2 years now). The fabulous thing about Kindy is that there isn't much work involved. As you probably know, their play is still considered work! Homeschooling is very flexible as well! Homeschool doesn't have to happen during public school hours! I don't work outside the home, but I bake for extra income and it's working out well, but I know what it's like depending on a person's income! I hope I helped...maybe just a bit!
How many hours a week do you actually work? I know you said it's over the 30 hours you're "supposed" to work (I get that! I was a PS teacher for 7 years! ). I currently work full time in an office, with a 40 hour week. I homeschool in the evenings and on the weekends. Granted this is for high school, so about half of the work gets done on his own during the day, but I still put in a good 1-2 hours nightly with him (3-4 days a week) and then a handful of hours on the weekend. So with Kindergarten, I would think you'd have fewer hours than we do; and if your boss would allow her to still come along with you, maybe there are some things she could do during the day while you are working. I agree with the others -- think outside the box, be flexible... and I bet you can come up with a way to work it all out. Good luck!
