tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post5117962475960996120..comments2023-05-07T02:50:54.812-06:00Comments on Marcy's Musings: If You're Thinking of Sending Your Kids to School . . .Marcy Muserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17787308098682419608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post-5632743477153666412008-05-07T21:58:00.000-06:002008-05-07T21:58:00.000-06:00Shawna,I understand the part about being lonely. ...Shawna,<BR/><BR/>I understand the part about being lonely. We've been involved in a weekly homeschool enrichment program every year since my older dd was in first grade, precisely to try to prevent that. This year she's in 6th grade, and besides the all-day-once-a-week program she has church and Sunday School, Wednesday night Bible study, an every-other-week co-op, and swim team three nights a week. She can handle being at home during the day when she knows there's something to go to almost every evening. :) <BR/><BR/>And our enrichment program has a drama teacher who used to be an actress; they put on a decent set of plays (at different age levels) a couple of times a year. This year both my daughters have starring roles in their respective plays.<BR/><BR/>That's one way we get around some of the issues you are facing. But it sounds like you have found a great solution in this little school. If I had something like that available, I'd probably send my kids to school too. :)Marcy Muserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787308098682419608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post-7275588102801347582008-05-07T19:54:00.000-06:002008-05-07T19:54:00.000-06:00No, I am going to be working on some plans to open...No, I am going to be working on some plans to open my own school, tending our much neglected finances and family plans, working on my writing, and taking some much needed quiet time.<BR/><BR/>My son is lonely being homeschooled; he wants to be around kids, he wants to be involved in school plays rather than community plays with different people each performance, and he wants to be involved in school government... and it was seriously straining our relationship at times.<BR/><BR/>This will give him a place in which to do those things and build friendships, but will not consume his entire day nor his evenings... and I can be as involved as I would like with the school.Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226629390376056787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post-91590176547897105032008-05-06T16:14:00.000-06:002008-05-06T16:14:00.000-06:00Shawna,I'm glad you've found a small school for yo...Shawna,<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you've found a small school for your son. It sounds like that will be a good opportunity for him. Are you going to go back to work, then? I'm going to miss you if you do! :)Marcy Muserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17787308098682419608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31025548.post-49966351857579293522008-05-06T09:51:00.000-06:002008-05-06T09:51:00.000-06:00She is right on the money!We have made the decisio...She is right on the money!<BR/><BR/>We have made the decision for our son to return to school next year... but knowing full well what Susan was talking about because those were many of the reasons we pulled him from school!<BR/><BR/>We are however avoiding public school and have opted for a small (13 students) new (second year with teacher having 30 years teaching experience) Montessori school... some of the bad behavior issues can be avoided this way, and there is no homework. It is still somewhat child centered learning, food is to be homemade and sent with a cloth placemat, cloth napkin, and eaten with the teacher and other students together, and Montessori stresses independence and manners/politeness. Just to address a few of Susan's points.<BR/><BR/>As for the health issues... I was sick the entire first year I taught; one illness after another and the doctor stressed it was from being in the classroom and building my immunity system! Heck, I had two small children and thought I had already built my immunity system; what a wake up call!<BR/><BR/>Great post!Shawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226629390376056787noreply@blogger.com