My 8 year old is in 2nd grade and loves school. We have been talking to her about HS'ing starting 3rd grade. She is curious, but I have a feeling she will want to go to school when school starts. It is all she has ever known and for her, the school environment is normal and I am trying to get her to see that it is not normal or as fun as she thinks it is. (gently of course)
Her school is K-5th grade with 2 pre-K classes. Total is 800+ kids. It is insanity. They are not allowed to talk in the hallway, have to be quiet during lunch, don't do this, don't do that. Drives me nuts. The final straw was on her birthday I made her class a snack and took it to the school. They wouldn't let me take it to her class. The teacher had to get it from the office. I signed her out for lunch and she was home for over an hour so that we could actually spend time with her on her birthday!
The school expects a lot of parent participation from PTA and enrichment programs, but they don't allow you to bring younger siblings when you volunteer. It was not bad when she started school, but they gradually change the rules and now I can't even go to her class unless I am volunteering. Another example, I forgot to pack her a snack, so I took one to school. They wouldn't let me take it to her class, the office calls the class and makes the kids come get whatever is dropped off. She never made it to the office that day and her teacher had to give her a snack instead.
All these things bother me and my husband. We want to homeschool her and her younger sisters. She loves her 2nd grade teacher, so I made a deal with her that we would leave her in school through the end of the year and then starting 3rd grade she would be HS.
She is already involved in dance, gymnastics and Girl Scouts. I would like to start going to park days with the HS in our area so she can meet other kids and see first hand that they love HS'ing. How do I de-program my child from public school?
Her school is K-5th grade with 2 pre-K classes. Total is 800+ kids. It is insanity. They are not allowed to talk in the hallway, have to be quiet during lunch, don't do this, don't do that. Drives me nuts. The final straw was on her birthday I made her class a snack and took it to the school. They wouldn't let me take it to her class. The teacher had to get it from the office. I signed her out for lunch and she was home for over an hour so that we could actually spend time with her on her birthday!
The school expects a lot of parent participation from PTA and enrichment programs, but they don't allow you to bring younger siblings when you volunteer. It was not bad when she started school, but they gradually change the rules and now I can't even go to her class unless I am volunteering. Another example, I forgot to pack her a snack, so I took one to school. They wouldn't let me take it to her class, the office calls the class and makes the kids come get whatever is dropped off. She never made it to the office that day and her teacher had to give her a snack instead.
All these things bother me and my husband. We want to homeschool her and her younger sisters. She loves her 2nd grade teacher, so I made a deal with her that we would leave her in school through the end of the year and then starting 3rd grade she would be HS.
She is already involved in dance, gymnastics and Girl Scouts. I would like to start going to park days with the HS in our area so she can meet other kids and see first hand that they love HS'ing. How do I de-program my child from public school?
