Remember I recently posted my yearly drama about what to do about Jeannie? Get this- Monday evening we were at the playground and met this h.s.ing family. Mom, dad and 5 yr old daughter. The mom was also wonderiing what to do for next year and for the same reasons I was!! She's looking for a group just to get friends for her daughter, plus field trips. Same here, if I went that way again. We exchanged phone numbers and emails. Tonight for some reason Jeanne wanted to go to the park instead of the playground. ( everything happens for a reason..) We met another family preparing to homeschool! The mom is not happy with the service her autistic son gets at the elementary- yes, that one- and she feels her daughter is too introverted. Her 4th grader will be shipped to the middle school next year and he wants pulled out before that happens. She was asking me all kinds of questions. Her concern is the health issues she has and how to pay for things her son currently gets for free, if she h.s.'s. We also traded phone numbers and emails. How cool is this??
It would certainly seem like a sign to me. Ya know how I was talking about worrying about dd having friends. Well, at homeschool classes yesterday a mom who normally doesn't talk that much about personal issues spoke up and said she was having a really hard time about what to do with son. Her son misses his friends and she is wondering if she is doing the right thing. Then several other moms spoke up and said that they too worry sometimes about this issue. So, it's not just me and you Becky. It probably crosses many a homeschool moms mind more than we know. I felt better about my worrying when I left there. It didn't solve my problems but encouraged me to try more to get involved in field trips and classes.
Becky, I agree it is a sign from God. Yes I agree with Missy I felt the same way about my dd's and once I got involved in a Homeschool group and started to go on field trips it changed everything. They have so many homeschool friends. Becky, I hope it works out for you two and you do what you think is best for you all.
I would also have to agree Beck...a sign! Sounds great if you ask me! You've been wanting to meet other nice homeschool moms for awhile.
We'll see where it goes. I emailed 'em some samples of our lessons like the one asked. If I have many more days with Jeanne like this week has been, I don't care if I bump into 500 homeschoolers- Jeanne's going to school!
I call this so totally a sign from God that this is where He wants you to be. Hang in there Becky... summer is around the corner and you can soon throw the books in a corner and enjoy being with her.
Nope, we're schooling over the summer. She just started addition this week. We're behind because of February, so we'll work as usual all summer. Another reason for this is if she does go to school at least she won't be behind the other kids.
I see it as a sign also! (YAY, YAY, YAY!!!) :lol: Kids have bad days and parents have bad days, whether you homeschool or not! I'm gonna say it again, Becky, I will support you in whatever final decision you make! BUT, I think you're such a GREAT homeschool mom! You have wonderful ideas, and do such a good job! I think with these new friends to start out with, and more to come I'm sure, and with you teaching her, Jeannie will far outshine any ps student, and you won't have a thing to worry about!
Becky, she's NOT going to be "behind the other kids"!!! There's nothing wrong with HS'ing over the summer. I try to keep up on things myself. But please understand that if Jeannie goes to school next year, she won't be behind anyone! You'll have kids in the class that will range from knowing some multiplication to not being able to count yet. The only one putting pressure on you is yourself!
I know where Becky is coming from. I constantly worry about my own kids. Then I look at all the work we completed this year and wondered why I worried at all. Kids will forget things over the summer and then teachers must reteach or review what they have learned previouslyl. It's just the way kids are I guess. Working in the summer isn't a bad idea. My mom thinks my "poor kids" because I get them to do school work throughout the summer. I don't do full days, but we are going to throw a lesson in here and there and do some math almost everyday. If anything, our kids should be smarter than the average bear, lol!
This is getting almost comical! I ran into two more moms who either homeschooled or plan to or are sorry they stopped. One mom is getting her degree online and when she finishes she's pulling her 8 year old out to h.s. Her son had to actually change high schools due to bullying. A second mom homeschooled until she had to go back to work. She said she's sorry she had to stop, because she sees the problems her daughter has now that she's in school. I haven't heard any moe from those first 2 moms, but maybe everyone went away for the weekend.
Becky!!! This is so totally a sign from Above to continue on with homeschooling. I once was where you are right now before I yanked Andrew from school the first time (and again the second time). It was so obvious to everyone else that I needed to bring him home but I wasn't hearing what God was telling me... it took the infamous 2x4 right smack in the back of the head for me to clue in - both years at that. And so now when I'm in the middle of one of those trials I make good and sure that I'm listening very closely so that I hear what is being said (to avoid another smuck in the head). Love ya!
I've still got a bunch of unanswered questions, so I'm not sure what I'm doing. I'll be deciding after she gets evaluated on the 6th.
I'll be praying for you. Decesions like this are hard. I too worried Sami would be behind till I saw she can alomst keep up with Season when it comes to school work.. and Season is 3 years older than she is! I don't think it's as hard to keep up with PS as we tell ourselves it is.
Ya know, I have been struggling over lots of things lately. One thing is Avery's math curriculum for next year. I have narrowed down the choices to 3, but it was still very hard. The other day I came across a short article on turning over your worries or prayers to your guardian angels. So, I asked my guardian angels to help me make the decision on which math book to use. I asked them to show me the obvious choice. Within an hour I guess, I felt a calm come over me and there was no stress. I picked up the books and it was plain to me which one to use. I feel so much better about this now. Just wanted to share that!
