Seriously? A month has gone by since I've been here...I've been thinking about blogging...does that count?
Homeschool is off and running. So far its good. Its definitely going to be easier once its no longer summer and all the other kids aren't around...but I am not convinced that A will want to stay home, but rather return to public school. I also am being led to believe that next year's teachers are more likely to do what I want them to do...and give different work to my student, rather than use a one-size-fits-all mentality that last year's teacher adhered to. I guess we'll have to wait and see on that one. I will probably contact the new principal and the 2nd grade teachers to at least email a bit and find out if they will allow A to be 6 months ahead or more by the time school starts. I am okay with not skipping him a grade, so long as the work he IS doing is appropriate to his needs...not the teachers or the other students.
Bah! I get so frustrated by it all. Its taking us two hours (not the three I thought it would) to accomplish quite a bit...which means that I could have the little bugger through 2nd grade by the end of summer...if we wanted to...but I don't want to make next year a bigger headache for him if he does want to return to PS...garrrgh!
AND THEN, should the economy collapse or WHATEVER, I start to get nervous about homeschooling the kids and what will happen if I need to get a job?? G would HAVE to go to preschool (and of course we turned down the offer - and scholarship - of the best one in town BECAUSE we were going to be homeschooling next year...) oh how everything is soo entwined and not easy. I don't want their education to be crappy...!
