We spent the night with our homeschool family at a baseball game. Jana had a blast with her friends and I have to admit, I even loosened up a little and lead the kids in a "Cotton Eyed Joe" dance. Not exactly easy for me despite the fact that I am performer. I tend to be quite the introvert in public. I've never figured that one out myself. Seriously.
But....back to my point....homeschooling works. It may not be the norm, and it certainly isn't for everyone. I never thought I would homeschool. Never. Thought I would drop J off at school and go back to sleep. I could picture it. Yet here I am...year 5 of homeschooling and not seeing life any other way.
So in a way, questions are good. It helps others to understand. I sometimes get defensive (and with very good reason being surrounded by public school teachers quite often) with my answers and that's something I have to work on. It just annoys me more often than not.....I mean, do I question public school kids on what they learned in school that day? Nope, not my place, but you know how it is with double standards.
Our co-op has seriously grown this year. I was very surprised to pull in the parking lot and be forced to park on the grass because there was no spots left. We do not go to a small church, it's pretty big with many additions and nooks for more rooms. My classes are bursting and I've been adding on all week. It's wonderful to see people step up and take the responsiblity of their children's education and upbringing. Too many parents just don't care or don't have time. It's quite disturbing.
So, to some of the questions we can clear up:
1. How do I know what to do? There's this wonderful thing called the internet......I buy her curriculum. Granted in PreK I pieced stuff together when not using Five in a Row but we are now in 3rd. That changed quickly. We use a curriculum called My Father's World since Kindergarten.
2, Is it legal.....well DUH. Am I in jail? Logic always prevails people. ALWAYS.
3. Is it hard? I've never known many things in life that are worthwhile not to take some difficulty or time. Wasn't it hard to ride a bike? But you did it. Same theory applies here.
4. Am I worried about socialization? Ummmm, take a look at my daughter's calendar or the number of kids at her birthday parties, or the parties we go to and then ask me that question. Besides, aren't their kids in public school who are anti-social? I believe the answer to that is yes.
5. Am I worried about college? Absolutely not! Ask the high schoolers in our co-op that question and please be ready to grab your dictionary.
6. What about sports? Many schools now open their doors for hs'ers to be a part of. Our local Christian school does. There are also homeschool only leagues out there. I feel bad sometimes when we are playing softball in the ball field across from a school. Hey our work is usually done by that time so we go play. We work at our pace, not a general pace for 20+ kids.
7. Is it legal? Am I in jail (I know i am repeating but you wouldn't believe the people who ask me that silly question).
8. OK, I just threw in the number because I am OCD and have even number requirements.
So there's another glance in the life of a homeschooling family. Not exciting, but busy.
We love it.
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