homeschool time

[amethystrse]

That's it.  I need to pull my son out of school.  We homeschooled for preschool, preK, and kindegarden.  Then in 1st grade I put him in school.  Why?  Health problems.  I was in and out of the hospital.  Now I'm doing better but he isn't.  He's having all sorts of problems.  And he's dumming down for the other kids.  At age 5 he was reading.  Now he's below grade level in reading and math.  He used to be so far ahead in those subjects.

I just don't feel that school is a good place for him.  So January 2nd will be our first day of homeschooling again.  We decided to wait another month so we have time to gather materials.

I feel confident in this.  I know it won't be apicnic.  These past two years he's learned to hate learning.  It'll take time and effort to get him to love it again.

[mommypip]

Nov. 16, 2008 at 4:57 PM

You will get back into it. You are better able to teach your child than anyone. Beside you don't have to do the "one size fits all" thing, it will be much more interesting for him! Good luck Mama and good for you both!

[autodidact]

Dec. 23, 2008 at 1:03 PM

have you heard about "deschooling"? google it. it's the idea of taking some time away after coming out of public schools, to get a fresh start and release the baggage accumlated in PS.  it'd be a good time to talk about the differences in the two approaches, and how much he used to love learning.