This is my view right now…
And my other view…
It looks very calm and peaceful and for one second it is….and then chaos erupts as we learn to work together. It will come. I am certain that we will all learn to work with, beside and together, but until then…..it’s interesting, to say the least.
We have decided to homeschool Jeremy for the time being.
There are so many factors that went into this decision and it was not a decision that was made lightly.
I feel somewhat conflicted about this decision and yet I believe that it has the potential to be the best thing for Jeremy.
We are going to be working with him on a bunch of foundational stuff. Not just math, reading and science….but we are working on keyboarding skills, organizational skills, typing skills, social skills and so much more.
Yes, there are moments of panic when I wonder what the heck I am doing, but somewhere deep inside of me under all the noise of the fear and dread that I might be messing my child up is this still small voice that says that we are doing the exact right thing for Jeremy at this moment in time.
And when I choose to listen to that voice….I have peace.
And so I’m going with the peace.
I figure that we will work through today. And there is a good possibility that tomorrow might look very different from today or….today might work SMASHINGLY and we will carry on with the plan from today.
I don’t know.
I don’t know if we are going to do this for the rest of this year, or for grade 7 too. Will we continue on for Grade 8 or will he join the public school system for High School?
I don’t know. At this point we are just working day by day and will see how this works for us. We have a goal…..
We want Jeremy to be the MOST SUCCESSFUL person that he can be. We want him to be well rounded and a contributing member of society.
Yes, he has things that our society deems are limitations, but I believe with everything in me that Jeremy has every capability of being a HUGE SUCCESS! We believe that he has the ability to learn all the skill necessary to be able to accomplish any dream that he has. He may need some coaching and he may need some creative help, but I believe in him.
We are working on foundational stuff that will help to set him up in an incredible way for if and when it’s time for him to go back to public school….
At this point, we are taking things day by day…….although I’m nervous about it all, I’m also very excited.
I’m looking forward to seeing Jeremy grow and become the amazing man that he is destined to be.
You are amazing! Amidst everything you are going thru, to find that peace is incredible. What a wonderful mom you are!
Wish I could post a picture here in the comments…………then you would see that your homeschool is off to a much better start this year than mine đŸ™‚ Always praying for you and your family!
I think in any decision or plan of action there are going to challenges and a certain amount of chaos. But you have found the key to success, I believe, which is that foundation of peace. Sure you might have some hard times and some soar-in-the-sky high times; you sure can’t argue with knowing what you know when you know it, and that is that this is the best decision for this time. Good for you! I wish you and your family all the best in 2012!!
Good for you for giving homeschooling with Jeremy a go! We home schooled our two children for three years and they went to public school for the first time this school year, so I know it from both sides.
Yes, taking things day by day is a good thing. Sometimes we tend to want to have all of the answers to people’s questions immediately (like how long you’ll home school for), but we do not. Are you able to get to some Parent Support Meetings with other home schooling parents?
Hang in there!