school

I want to be free.

I want to think freely.

I want to be free to think freely.

I want to learn and never stop learning.

I want to dig for answers and gain understanding as my reward, not blindly swallow schooling from a spoon and regurgitate it in a classroom.

I want to work at something and have results as my just remuneration.

I want to please and be pleased.

I want to like despite being liked.

I want to break the mold, not fit the mold.

This week happens to be Career Week in my daughter's kindergarten class.  As most of you know, my older two girls are homeschooled again, but my youngest wanted to finish out the school year before she joins us full time again next year.  So, when her teacher sent home a letter last week asking if any parents wanted to volunteer to come in and talk to the class we accepted. 

We returned to home educating our children three weeks ago.  I had homeschooled the two older girls before and while we loved being together, the whole experience was enough to make me question whether or not I really wanted to return to it, even though my girls said they did.

I underestimate the power of sisters.  Or maybe it’s just the close age difference.  Or maybe I just underestimate my girls.  No matter which way it is, I often find myself blindsided by their love for each other, especially since I see them bicker and fight like no one's business.  This morning was one of the shocking moments.  We told the girls that we are considering taking Kacy, our middle daughter, out of school and homeschooling her.  I expected the reaction to be one of relief and excitement on Kacy’s part and indifference from the other two.  Cameron, our youngest who just started k

Mentally, I’m having an internal war over school issues and I’m not even in school.  The options are: return to homeschooling or continue sending my girls to the charter school they’ve attended for two years.  Quite honestly, I’m stuck in the decision-making process.  We are currently four weeks away from the start of school and my mind is gridlocked.  Their school is the best school around, but I question whether it is really better for them than being taught at home.