when you made the decision to homeschool?
We had mentioned in passing before to family and I know they thought we were not serious about it. The thing is ...we are serious now (we were mulling it over for a while). At least for Junior and Senior Kindergarten, which in Ontario aren't manditory anyway.
Well I was talking to my mom on the phone and we were talking about us moving back home after 12years and I was explaining we would still be doing a lot of travelling but based there for cost reasons. She was like "well sky can travel back for a couple days while you and Tyr stay home while he is at school" I broke it to her that, no, we will all be travelling and we will be homeschooling as it will be the best choice for us. I could tell by her tone and her hmmming and uhawing that she thought we were looney to think about doing it. She was trying to tell me he had to go to school to have interactions with other kids. I proceed to tell her that I have researched homeschool groups in our home town and that there are 35 families in the one group. This groups does tonnes of outings, and swimming, martial arts, group learning days, field trips etc....I think he will get the interaction. Plus he will see his 2 cousins frequently.
I think, as parents, we have done well so far and in many academic areas he is far and above his cousin who is 1y3m older than him. I think he can learn and we can teach what is needed for the next 2 years, without worry. I just know that I am going to get a lot of flack about it. They are very much of the mindset that going to school is the only way to get an education.
grrrr....sorry I just needed to vent and get some ideas on how to confront family members about this.
We had mentioned in passing before to family and I know they thought we were not serious about it. The thing is ...we are serious now (we were mulling it over for a while). At least for Junior and Senior Kindergarten, which in Ontario aren't manditory anyway.
Well I was talking to my mom on the phone and we were talking about us moving back home after 12years and I was explaining we would still be doing a lot of travelling but based there for cost reasons. She was like "well sky can travel back for a couple days while you and Tyr stay home while he is at school" I broke it to her that, no, we will all be travelling and we will be homeschooling as it will be the best choice for us. I could tell by her tone and her hmmming and uhawing that she thought we were looney to think about doing it. She was trying to tell me he had to go to school to have interactions with other kids. I proceed to tell her that I have researched homeschool groups in our home town and that there are 35 families in the one group. This groups does tonnes of outings, and swimming, martial arts, group learning days, field trips etc....I think he will get the interaction. Plus he will see his 2 cousins frequently.
I think, as parents, we have done well so far and in many academic areas he is far and above his cousin who is 1y3m older than him. I think he can learn and we can teach what is needed for the next 2 years, without worry. I just know that I am going to get a lot of flack about it. They are very much of the mindset that going to school is the only way to get an education.
grrrr....sorry I just needed to vent and get some ideas on how to confront family members about this.
