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Hi,
I worked in a preschool for 15 years. Parents would say all the time that
they wouldn't have the patience to work there. And they meant it. And I
think the people who say they wouldn't have the patience to homeschool really
mean it, too. Some people really are happy and relieved to see their kid get
on the bus in September. And some people are really glad they don't have
kids at all.
Personally, I loved being surrounded by children all day. And now I love
spending all day with my own child. And both situations do take patience,
but I'm a very patient person.
And I'm mighty glad I got the internet when I did, because I learned about
homeschooling, and later unschooling, just in time. That kindergartener's
mom could've been me. Homeschooling was for disruptive kids, a last resort
before juvenile detention (or so I thought). What I learned astounded me.
And I did have to make some changes, like quit a long standing, fun, decent
paying job. But staying home with my son is one of the best things I ever
did.
And, at least around here, homeschooling seems to be a secret that nobody
talks about. So maybe if we talk about how good it's going, and other kids
want to be home (or un)schooled, they can pester their parents. Maybe some
of those parents can check their options, search their souls, and take the
leap. Maybe some more children can benefit from a superior (IMO) form of
education/life.
Mary J

N.McV.

> mc1mommy@... wrote:
>Hi,
> I worked in a preschool for 15 years. Parents >would say all the time that
>they wouldn't have the patience to work there. And >they meant it. And I
>think the people who say they wouldn't have the >patience to homeschool really
>mean it, too. Some people really are happy and >relieved to see their kid get
>on the bus in September. And some people are really >glad they don't have
>kids at all



This is something I've been thinking about for a while. There are a lot of people who have kids who really don't have any clue about being parents, and aren't prepared or willing to make parenting a full-time job. There's a lot of "expertitis" going around, telling these already uncertain folks that they aren't up to the job, and should leave it to "the professionals" -- schools, mainly.



So why do they have kids? One of the strongest reason, I think, is that society pushes the "fulfillment" bit, as if all women have to be mommys, and all men have to be daddys. Some of these folks don't like kids. But they have them, because, well, that's what people do.



I used to sneer at parents who seemed totally inept and proud of it. Now I tend to wonder if maybe they wouldn't have been happier if society had said, "Go do something else with your life."



Nancy McVicker

who likes kids, even noisey ones



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