This
article is a symptom, but not the cause: I'm going to rant.
Since March
of 2002, I have been actively homeschooling my children. The elder had
just turned 8, and the younger was 3, almost 4. My children are well
behaved, articulate, and educated. The elder graduated at 16, and at
last report, had a 3.8 GPA in a STEM degree program while carrying a
full load. She also works about 20 hours per week and has more friends
than I can count. How has homeschooling failed her!? Yet, There are
three people in my life who WILL NOT relent. They are after me
continually to put the younger in public school, because surely, her
mind is warped and damaged by homeschooling. She also has a keen mind,
many friends, and does her best to control her impulses. (ADHD and LD
complicate her life.) One of the naysayers is a relative, but the other
two are in my fellowship. It
is driving me to distraction! If I didn't love the Word so much, I would
quit going to fellowship! It is THAT bad!
This is not the school she would have to attend, but the girls know people who go there or have already graduated from there. My elder did well. She is FINE. The younger is FINE. Why do people have to meddle?
*hugs*
ReplyDeleteFor what it's worth, I think Agent Em would be a lot worse off if she DID attend public school. You know her, you know how to teach and you know a lot better how to get around her LD and ADHD. AND last but not least, you have a lot more time to teach her than a class room teacher with 20 something other kids have. You also have the opportunity to make sure she actually learn what she's being taught a whole lot faster than a public school teacher would.
Ignorant, supposedly well meaning people can cause a world of problems...
Thanks for the support. I was feeling quite low.
Deletelearns*
ReplyDelete(I haven't got the brain to edit the punctuation, etc. It's after midnight and I should be in bed, my grammar and spelling abilities become non-existent after 9 pm)