Dear Friend,
Next Monday is suppose to be the first day of school.
Our first day,
the local public school went back on the 24th of August.
Which always makes me feel a ting sad
that Emma is not going to be one of them.
For all the delights homeschool brings me...
I remember all the fun school was for me too...
It is such a tug of war.
I am guessing
that
as a homeschool mom
I am always going to feel that little ping
of
'should I send her'
every school year.
This year is no exception.
A bit of Waldorf, a dash of Unschooling, a sprinkle of Montessori...
So far everything she has learned she has discovered on her own
or with little assistance from me.
Therefor she owns it,
its hers,
she's the teacher,
she's the chemist,
the cook and baker,
she's the reader
and
the story book maker.
So I sit here debating on what to do,
where we are going?
how we are going to get there?
and maybe I should just ride the wave for what it is.
But then
I get nervous,
like all mothers,
wondering if she will be left behind,
what would happen if I had to go back to work,
but I digress...
worrying about tomorrow makes for a poor today.
1 comment:
Hi there milk cloud. I think you are doing the right thing, I think we all have our own journey's and ways of getting places, not that one is right or wrong. I'm a working mom with public school kids, I feel like you in the opposite way, am I doing what's right by them? Will it be okay? I like how you end by saying not to worry about tomorrow. If you might have some time Alex and and I share a blog called, http://bohemiangypsymamas.blogspot.com/ She is a homeschooling stay at home mom from Candada, I'm a working mom from California. We share a moment each day. Take Care.
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