Re: welcomes
Olivia
Just wanted to say hi and welcome to all the new people on the list. Sorry
to say I've gotten behind in my emails. I have a 6yo boy and this is our
first year at home. It has been a trying month so far, deschooling, but
hopefully things will start to develop some sort of flow.
Hope you all enjoy the list!
Olivia
to say I've gotten behind in my emails. I have a 6yo boy and this is our
first year at home. It has been a trying month so far, deschooling, but
hopefully things will start to develop some sort of flow.
Hope you all enjoy the list!
Olivia
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olivia,
just curious, do you mean first year after a year of kindergarden or were
there years before that of preschool or other things? If if was only kinder.
then it sounds like you'll be sailing along soon. does 6yo like it so far?
erin
just curious, do you mean first year after a year of kindergarden or were
there years before that of preschool or other things? If if was only kinder.
then it sounds like you'll be sailing along soon. does 6yo like it so far?
erin
Olivia
Erin:
We are in our first year of homeschooling. My son would have been in first
grade. He went to a town-run preschool 2 years ago that we both really
liked; the teacher was, looking back at it, very creative and the
environment was open and friendly. (I had only put him in preschool due to
pressure from everyone for my son to be "socialized" because he is an only
child. If I knew then what I know now!) The preschool teacher had warned us
that kindergarten was MUCH different than preschool, and she was so right.
Last year he went to kindergarten and lost all his inner motivation to
learn anything he calls "educational", which included a lot. He even
stopped reading because they had a mandatory reading program for prizes
which he didn't want to do. By the end of the year he was "bored" (his
words), and didn't want to go back. Now the challenge is reawakening his
interest in new things without any appearance of schoolishness. Things are
improving a little each week, but we still have days of nothing but
computer games and TV, which I find frustrating. I can't get it out of my
head that we need to have something to show for our days at home when my
parents come over or we meet people at the store or at sports events who
question homeschooling.
Olivia
12:27 AM 09/20/1999 -0400, you wrote:
We are in our first year of homeschooling. My son would have been in first
grade. He went to a town-run preschool 2 years ago that we both really
liked; the teacher was, looking back at it, very creative and the
environment was open and friendly. (I had only put him in preschool due to
pressure from everyone for my son to be "socialized" because he is an only
child. If I knew then what I know now!) The preschool teacher had warned us
that kindergarten was MUCH different than preschool, and she was so right.
Last year he went to kindergarten and lost all his inner motivation to
learn anything he calls "educational", which included a lot. He even
stopped reading because they had a mandatory reading program for prizes
which he didn't want to do. By the end of the year he was "bored" (his
words), and didn't want to go back. Now the challenge is reawakening his
interest in new things without any appearance of schoolishness. Things are
improving a little each week, but we still have days of nothing but
computer games and TV, which I find frustrating. I can't get it out of my
head that we need to have something to show for our days at home when my
parents come over or we meet people at the store or at sports events who
question homeschooling.
Olivia
12:27 AM 09/20/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>From: MORELFAM@...
>
>olivia,
>just curious, do you mean first year after a year of kindergarden or were
>there years before that of preschool or other things? If if was only kinder.
>then it sounds like you'll be sailing along soon. does 6yo like it so far?
>erin