Kickin' it Homeschool

At this point, I think that homeschooling is only way to go.

Did you hear that? All my friends from high school just had one, big, collective jaw-drop.

Like every mom I want what’s best for my kiddos. And I’m not convinced that traditional education path is best for us. It’s a gut thing but also a whole-body thing. We just feel it. And, more importantly, I’m up for the challenge-adventure. (This mom says it very well. I really like her. Please read her often.)

I saw an interesting quote the other day:
I’ve met the village and I don’t want it raising my kids.

Kinda funny and maybe a little snarky, but for me…. Very true.

Education is NOT one size fits all. And most schools treat it as just that.

The traditional education structure seems to be more about crowd control and behavioral management than actually LEARNING.

It’s only been in the last year or so – and only after much hard work and legislation - that parents of multiples in Georgia could even be granted a conversation to discuss whether their twins, triplets or other higher order births should be separated at school. The school simply decided without any parental input and that was that.

WHAT?!?!?

It’s unacceptable that legislation had to be put in place in order for dialogue to happen.

And this seems to be indicative of the state of our schools these days.

I would hope that my kids would have a teacher that is smart and eager to teach. But what if that’s not the case?

I think it might be too much to hope that my kid’s teacher would be someone that understands that not everything little thing is taught out of a book while sitting on your bottom in a room.

There are just too many unknowns. And it seems that our rights as parents don’t matter. I’ve heard horror stories about parents not being allowed to switch their kid’s teachers. That they have to “stick it out.”

FOR A YEAR.

And you risk your child being punished/singled out/ostracized if you are too vocal, concerned or engaged. That seems very wrong to me.

And the core questions that I can’t seem to get answered:

Will I be allowed to have input?
Will I have any say as to what is being taught to my children?
Will the school uphold our family values?
Are the above even possible when a teacher is managing at least 20 other young minds?

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Well, I yearn to learn. And so do my kiddos. So, for now we’re on the homeschooling track and very excited about it.

Now, all you high school buddies, you can kindly shut your mouths. :)