scary
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> "For the experience."***Through the years I've heard of kids that end up in school, because they
>
> Luckily it was true that I was really really tired, so I said we should talk
> more about that another day.
>
> Isn't that scary!???
>
>
insist they want to go, so their parents finally let them. They don't stay
long, unless they are older, and have gone for a particular sports program, or
some definate goal. When my kids said they wanted to go to school, I'd agree
that they could if they wanted to, but suggested we get them all ready and
informed about the school stuff they would need to "be on grade level". It always
was a passing idea. Sometimes I think it was a "test" for me - would I really
support them in their choice? When I didn't freak out, they mellowed out.
Connie
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Tia Leschke
>I did that with Lars when he was 12 and wanted to try school. He *was* way
>***Through the years I've heard of kids that end up in school, because they
>insist they want to go, so their parents finally let them. They don't stay
>long, unless they are older, and have gone for a particular sports
>program, or
>some definate goal. When my kids said they wanted to go to school, I'd agree
>that they could if they wanted to, but suggested we get them all ready and
>informed about the school stuff they would need to "be on grade
>level". It always
>was a passing idea. Sometimes I think it was a "test" for me - would I
>really
>support them in their choice? When I didn't freak out, they mellowed out.
behind the other kids in the basics, and I didn't want that to bite him at
school. I also didn't want to give the teacher's union any ammunition to
use against homeschoolers. (They're all behind. I had this one kid in my
grade 8 class who could barely read, etc., blah, blah.)
Anyway, he took all the comments about being "behind" to heart. It's really
affected him badly. He still has a goal of "catching up".
Tia
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In a message dated 11/1/03 02:43:25 PM Central Standard Time,
conniecolten@... writes:
Sometimes I think it was a "test" for me - would I really
support them in their choice? When I didn't freak out, they mellowed out.
Connie
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Jack went to school. Kindergarten, his choice, and after my initial shock it
was fine. (Until the end of the year when they realized I was serious about
the fact that he wouldn't be coming back, again his choice. <g>) At the
beginning of the year, I made sure they (the principal and teacher) knew that Jack was
there because HE wanted to be not because of some state mandated law and that
honestly I did not care a *fig* if he went or not. His teacher got it, the
principal didn't hence the small problem at the end of the year, easily resolved
with a smart letter. We are still very good friends with his teacher and see
her often, and both kids have adopted her parents who live a few blocks away,
as surrogate grandparents. Better than Darin's mom who lives less than an hour
away and almost as good as mine who can't be closer, but wish they could. So
everyone won in this situation except for the principal. <g> His teacher and I
talk at least once a week and she even uses some of my ideas in her
classroom. One small step at a time! ;o)
~Nancy
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conniecolten@... writes:
Sometimes I think it was a "test" for me - would I really
support them in their choice? When I didn't freak out, they mellowed out.
Connie
########
Jack went to school. Kindergarten, his choice, and after my initial shock it
was fine. (Until the end of the year when they realized I was serious about
the fact that he wouldn't be coming back, again his choice. <g>) At the
beginning of the year, I made sure they (the principal and teacher) knew that Jack was
there because HE wanted to be not because of some state mandated law and that
honestly I did not care a *fig* if he went or not. His teacher got it, the
principal didn't hence the small problem at the end of the year, easily resolved
with a smart letter. We are still very good friends with his teacher and see
her often, and both kids have adopted her parents who live a few blocks away,
as surrogate grandparents. Better than Darin's mom who lives less than an hour
away and almost as good as mine who can't be closer, but wish they could. So
everyone won in this situation except for the principal. <g> His teacher and I
talk at least once a week and she even uses some of my ideas in her
classroom. One small step at a time! ;o)
~Nancy
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