..........but it seems I may be sending Tom and Annie to school ...temporarily
The decision has not been made yet, although it does look likely. I've to view the school, then the kids will have to view it to. I've explained some of but not all my reasons elsewhere why this has come about.
This is not because HE does not work, on the contrary it does, but circumstances are not conducive to it at the moment. I need to recharge and refresh myself, so I can give my best to my kids. This seems at the moment the only option available to me to accomplish that.
I encourage my children to embrace new things, I really don't want them going to school, and although I do have negative experiences myself of school and have seen it, I do hear occasionally of rare people who loved school.
So if they do go, (and it's still an if )it's going to be as an educational experience in itself, to treat it as a glorified feld trip (I know what I mean) take all the good points and store them away, if anything seems not right or not working then they shall leave sooner than I can say Perpendicular (my favourite word)
I do feel sad, as one of my biggest regrets was Tom setting foot in a school, but I almost get the feeling I shall regret it if I don't send them. Annie occasionally asks about going to school. But I'm of the opinion never say never, and not to be too proud to go back in, or come back out, or even return again at a future date.
It's what's best for the family, MY family at any given time.
I wondered if I would change my blog title Educated By Life, to something else, we can get an education from school without a doubt, but is it a rich one? sometimes schools seem glorified babysitters - is that what I'm thinking of using them for?
But school is part of life, so I'll keep the title, because if they go they will have to come home to me each day, their lives won't stop because they have finished school for the day.
Until a decision is made, I shall continue as I have been doing, if they do end up going, I'll relate our experiences on here.
3 comments:
Like you've said " never say never" I always worry, if Malc and I were wiped out in a car accident, our lot probably wouldn't be able to stay together let alone be home educated.How would they cope at school? You've just got to do what is right for you and yours at that moment in time, best of luck with your decision.
Keep the title--'everything in life is an aspect of education, even if we don't immediately grasp the lesson'. That's one of my favorite quotes from a book I read once as a kid.
I'm one of those that liked school alot--but always felt I'd learn more at home reading what I wanted and exploring what I wanted. So I have no 'bad' feelings about school and feel as you do--what is best for the family is all that counts. Plus--it's a change that doesn't have to be set in stone!
How did things go today?
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