I'm not a fan of homeshool. I've never been. I love the idea of sending my kids off into the world to make friends, get playground cuts and scrapes, discover their capacity among their peers, and find their niche -- while I have free morning time to clean the house, run errands, exercise, or even just veg at the beach for a bit without having to lug around extra bodies with screaming pipes.
That was a long sentence. I gotta work on that.
But anyway...
I'm not a mean mom, and I don't hate being a mom. I just know that some mothers are not cut out to homeschool their kids, and I'm one of them. My temper is short and my patience is thin, and I feel there are some things my kids just can't learn from me. Like how people will treat them knowing they're Mormon. Or what is common courtesy in a water polo game. And I don't want my lack of successful teaching skills to affect my children's capacity (and even desire) to learn. I still consider my mom a genius for sending me to someone else to learn the piano despite her own proficiency. She knew I'd love the instrument, but not if she taught it to me herself. To me, traditional schooling just makes sense.
But I now have a dilemma: Almonds can't gt into preschool. Either our income doesn't qualify her for Head Start, or the regular preschools are too expensive. Moving so late in the year took the chance away from getting any scholarships, too. And now we know for sure that she has to be held back a year because of her birthday, so our girl who's been begging for a whole year to go to school will have to wait even longer.
So we went to WalMart last week to get her some preschool learning books and some crayons and pencils, and I'll start homeschooling her for preschool next Monday. Now Jobi and I are actually considering homeschooling her for kindergarten to see if she can just jump in to first grade on time. Aside from homeschool, there are only two other options: 1) Kamehameha kindergarten (super-fantastic private school for native Hawaiians -- that's 1.5 hours from home by bus), or 2) just start her when the school policy says to. I see benefits and drawbacks for each of these options, but I just wish I didn't have to make this choice in the first place.
Please give me some input. I'm dying here! What do you think?
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Esther i LOVE this post. Personally I don't like hoemschool either. **my cousins came out socially awkward and kinda weird lol**<-- they were homeschooled in Cali. But I think preschool is ok to homeschool. I was home schooled for pre-school. Or maybe gather a group of friends whose kids are the same age and while ur homeschooling then have group activity day or something!
ReplyDeleteEveryone gives homeschoolers crap about their "socializing" skills. You are only as weird as your parents. Give it a shot. I can recommend a GREAT book if you are interested! Maybe you can find it at your library? The kids can socialize at Church, they learn to socialize in different circumstances like at the grocery store, and if you can get a playgroup together they can talk with other kids there. Don't throw in the towel before you've started.
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