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Today we took a tour of a charter school. I really liked the charter school. The have a full time art teacher and a full time music teacher. They don't use text books and each teacher is trained to teach using several different methods because kids learn in different ways. The classes are small. There's a garden on campus. They require parental involvement. The kids were happy and both Eric and I really liked it.
While I was pregnant with Judah I read several Dr. James Dobson books and decided that I would, most definitely, homeschool my kids. He said that if a kid gets picked on and made fun of it can "break their spirit." He said that classrooms aren't made for active boys who like to move around. He said that if he would have known that homeschool was an option (it wasn't as mainstream when his kids were young) he would have chosen it. So, that was it. I would homeschool my future kids.
Then I started thinking more about what I wanted for my kids. I want them to live out the great commission to "win the lost and make disciples." I looked at Judah's personality and saw that he's so outgoing and social and talks about how he wants to school. I know he'd have a lot of fun. I know that through homeschooling he would also be able to be a part of social activities. I love that I could take a subject that he's interested in and use it to teach so many different things and encourage his love for learning.
I know there are pros and cons to each option. Ultimately, we're going to do what God tells us to do.
But, in the meantime, I'd love to hear about your experiences. What did/do you like? What did/do you not like?
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I love Dr. Dobson - so wise. My brother's spirit was definitely broken when he was picked on in school. He had ADD we later found out, and he always struggled so much. He has had a very hard life and made some poor choices, and my family can't help but wonder if it would've been different had his school experience been different. I know it would've been. I think though that maybe you should give public school a try. If you notice one of your kids is struggling, you can always take them out and homeschool.
ReplyDeleteAll I know of is my experience of being a Christian in public school. It was a great experience...I was able to be me and shine a light at the same time. I think that kids really respected that I stood for something and almost admired it. I do agree however that it's not for everyone and only time will tell if Judah or Sam...or Silas for that matter will fit or not. It's a great option to be able to homeschool, but I think that you should try public.
ReplyDeletei went to private school from kindergarten through college. i loved it. i loved the smaller classes and that everyone knew everyone. from 2nd grade on i went to adventist schools, and i loved that aspect of it as well. i'm hoping we'll be able to send our kids to one of the local adventist schools. to me, it's important. if we can't, then i plan to send them to our city school system even though we'll have to pay a little because we're not in the city limits. that system has a *much* better reputation than the county and, from my experience covering both of them, they really do have better test/sat scores.
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