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When I decided to homeschool my son, my daughter (9th grader at the time)
told me on no certain terms was she going to homeschool. My son is
unschooled, and his sister loves everything about her high school--she's in
honors classes and is involved in every aspect of stundent government,
including school board rep. I make no apologies for her being in public
school, any more than I would apologize for unschooling my son. We do what
works for our particular situations and my children are wonderful, loving,
intelligent, and (very) different people.
Nancy
told me on no certain terms was she going to homeschool. My son is
unschooled, and his sister loves everything about her high school--she's in
honors classes and is involved in every aspect of stundent government,
including school board rep. I make no apologies for her being in public
school, any more than I would apologize for unschooling my son. We do what
works for our particular situations and my children are wonderful, loving,
intelligent, and (very) different people.
Nancy
rumpleteasermom
I have a question for you:
How do you balance the need for one of your kids to be places at
certain times (school) with the rest of the family's freedom? We
have an exchange student this year and he goes to school and is on
the basketball team. This schedule thing is killing me! I am soooo
not used to having to do things on time everyday.
Bridget
How do you balance the need for one of your kids to be places at
certain times (school) with the rest of the family's freedom? We
have an exchange student this year and he goes to school and is on
the basketball team. This schedule thing is killing me! I am soooo
not used to having to do things on time everyday.
Bridget
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., nanandter@a... wrote:
> When I decided to homeschool my son, my daughter (9th grader at the
time)
> told me on no certain terms was she going to homeschool. My son is
> unschooled, and his sister loves everything about her high school--
she's in
> honors classes and is involved in every aspect of stundent
government,
> including school board rep. I make no apologies for her being in
public
> school, any more than I would apologize for unschooling my son. We
do what
> works for our particular situations and my children are wonderful,
loving,
> intelligent, and (very) different people.
> Nancy
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Bridget, in regards to your question about schedules, (sorry, I don't know
how to "cut and paste yet LOL) we live in a very small town (eveything is
within walking distance), there are 5 adults in our household that own
vehicles and my daughter has several friends with cars, so somehow we manage
to get everyone where they need to be on time. Also, I only work parttime and
my husband and I work opposite schedules so there's always someone here.
(Grampa's usually the chauffer, but he's still in the hospital). Since I get
up really early, tho", there are evenings when I really don't feel like
driving to a school board meeting, but it's kind of cool to see Janey up
there with the rest of the board with her name plaque and all, so we manage...
Nancy
how to "cut and paste yet LOL) we live in a very small town (eveything is
within walking distance), there are 5 adults in our household that own
vehicles and my daughter has several friends with cars, so somehow we manage
to get everyone where they need to be on time. Also, I only work parttime and
my husband and I work opposite schedules so there's always someone here.
(Grampa's usually the chauffer, but he's still in the hospital). Since I get
up really early, tho", there are evenings when I really don't feel like
driving to a school board meeting, but it's kind of cool to see Janey up
there with the rest of the board with her name plaque and all, so we manage...
Nancy
rumpleteasermom
So . . . does anyone else have any insight in how to deal with this
issue? I really am chafing at the schedule thing. We, too, have
many drivers - four - and that helps a lot. I have so many things I
want to do though that I have to put off because I want to take
Vaidas too. And even simple things like shopping are a hassle
because he can only go on weekends and he likes to go so I feel like
I should go when he can but I hate the traffic problems on the
weekends.
I'm trying really hard not to let him see my irritation with the
whole thing (and my negativity about the school in general.) I think
once Basketball season is over things will get a little better. At
least I hope so!
Sorry to rant!
Bridget
issue? I really am chafing at the schedule thing. We, too, have
many drivers - four - and that helps a lot. I have so many things I
want to do though that I have to put off because I want to take
Vaidas too. And even simple things like shopping are a hassle
because he can only go on weekends and he likes to go so I feel like
I should go when he can but I hate the traffic problems on the
weekends.
I'm trying really hard not to let him see my irritation with the
whole thing (and my negativity about the school in general.) I think
once Basketball season is over things will get a little better. At
least I hope so!
Sorry to rant!
Bridget
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., nanandter@a... wrote:
> Bridget, in regards to your question about schedules, (sorry, I
don't know
> how to "cut and paste yet LOL) we live in a very small town
(eveything is
> within walking distance), there are 5 adults in our household that
own
> vehicles and my daughter has several friends with cars, so somehow
we manage
> to get everyone where they need to be on time. Also, I only work
parttime and
> my husband and I work opposite schedules so there's always someone
here.
> (Grampa's usually the chauffer, but he's still in the hospital).
Since I get
> up really early, tho", there are evenings when I really don't feel
like
> driving to a school board meeting, but it's kind of cool to see
Janey up
> there with the rest of the board with her name plaque and all, so
we manage...
> Nancy
DB
Hi..
I wish I had some good suggestions, but all my kids are little and entirely reliant on me getting them everywhere they want/need to go, and it's just me every day until after 5pm. We have two vehicles, and dh does things after he works, but during the day, we're on our own. I work from home full-time, so it does get hectic. I don't like being stuck to a clock much, though there are days where I feel I do nothing but check the time. Between meetings, projects at work, activities I take the kids to, well-baby checkups, etc., the scheduling can get really hectic. There are days where I feel like I've not done much other than keep the house relatively okay and changed diapers, but then we talk about the day, and they amaze me at what they've learned throughout it all. I think they have to learn that life doesn't work around us, so maybe it's a good thing they understand it already. Having a big family, they best learn it now ;)
I wish I had some good suggestions, but all my kids are little and entirely reliant on me getting them everywhere they want/need to go, and it's just me every day until after 5pm. We have two vehicles, and dh does things after he works, but during the day, we're on our own. I work from home full-time, so it does get hectic. I don't like being stuck to a clock much, though there are days where I feel I do nothing but check the time. Between meetings, projects at work, activities I take the kids to, well-baby checkups, etc., the scheduling can get really hectic. There are days where I feel like I've not done much other than keep the house relatively okay and changed diapers, but then we talk about the day, and they amaze me at what they've learned throughout it all. I think they have to learn that life doesn't work around us, so maybe it's a good thing they understand it already. Having a big family, they best learn it now ;)
----- Original Message -----
From: rumpleteasermom
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 7:11 AM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Balancing Unschooling and Public Schooling
So . . . does anyone else have any insight in how to deal with this
issue? I really am chafing at the schedule thing. We, too, have
many drivers - four - and that helps a lot. I have so many things I
want to do though that I have to put off because I want to take
Vaidas too. And even simple things like shopping are a hassle
because he can only go on weekends and he likes to go so I feel like
I should go when he can but I hate the traffic problems on the
weekends.
I'm trying really hard not to let him see my irritation with the
whole thing (and my negativity about the school in general.) I think
once Basketball season is over things will get a little better. At
least I hope so!
Sorry to rant!
Bridget
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., nanandter@a... wrote:
> Bridget, in regards to your question about schedules, (sorry, I
don't know
> how to "cut and paste yet LOL) we live in a very small town
(eveything is
> within walking distance), there are 5 adults in our household that
own
> vehicles and my daughter has several friends with cars, so somehow
we manage
> to get everyone where they need to be on time. Also, I only work
parttime and
> my husband and I work opposite schedules so there's always someone
here.
> (Grampa's usually the chauffer, but he's still in the hospital).
Since I get
> up really early, tho", there are evenings when I really don't feel
like
> driving to a school board meeting, but it's kind of cool to see
Janey up
> there with the rest of the board with her name plaque and all, so
we manage...
> Nancy
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