Homeschool to Public: An Emotional Transition
For the first time in sixteen years, TulipGirl will not be involved in homeschooling, and she's got strongly mixed emotions about the prospect.
If you've ever made this transition with your own kids, you might pop over and give her some encouragement (she's already getting plenty, but every bit helps).
For my own part, I'd just remind her (not that she doesn't already know this...better than me) that the important teaching will still occur in her home. In addition, the other children in those "structured classrooms" will now have a new advocate as TulipGirl becomes involved in her kids' new environment, like every parent should be.
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*mush, mush* Thanks for the encouragement. We have a teacher meeting with the oldest's teachers on Friday. (Not behavioural issues, but "what is best for this child" issues.) I'm really thankful that the principal worked with an MK school in Africa for 13 years. And that the teachers are not condemning about the gaps my kids have from our imperfect (but great!) homeschooling.
I'm still struggling. I visited with the homeschool-OPC-mom-of-eight down the street today. She didn't say anything unkind, but I still felt really defensive. *L* Understandable, I guess.
Posted by: TulipGirl at August 13, 2005 05:43 PM