I'm about ready to send one of my hsers to school

[UUMom]

where her sib attends. Not really, because she is happy and thriving. I don't want ot mess with something that is working so well.

But I was sitting here thinking about my ds' school and about what is going on there. It's so good. One family is going to be handing out organic coffee chaff afterschool to any family who wants it for their garden. I will be in that line! The school recently sent home a list of over-fished and not eco friendly seafood, along with the list of better choices that some kids in a science class have been studying. The older kids are doing a unit on racism, including reading primary sources from those who reported on the death of Emmitt Till. There's just a bunch of that going on.

I just wanted to say here, in the schooling forum, that some of us don't hate everything going on in school, even though we understand there are imperfections involved with this choice.

And for hsers reading this, I do understand that schools aren't perfect places, and that my child can pick and choose what she wishes to study without being in a classroom. I do appreciate our freedom. But I also like knowing my ds who chooses school is in a place where he is cared for and cherished and is being respectfully infected with the intellectual curiosity bug even though he is not being hsed.

[Mirzam]

Sounds like an awesome school, is a public school?

FWIW I have one that I homeschool, actually I hs her part-time, she goes to a democratic (unschooling school) twice a week, it will be three days next year. My DS goes to the most wonderful private compemplative elementary school (based on the Shambhala Buddist teachings) and my eldest goes to an alterative public high school which she loves. It is really all about what suits their needs best, and I think I have found the right mix for us.

[UUMom]

Yes, it's a private school. It's really nice place with some wonderful folks. Sometimes I feel badly that my youngest dc hasn't gotten to know some of the people there as much I would like her to. Some of those people feel like family, and there are actually many teachers whom I would happily trade some members of my extended family for. You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends noses anymore than you can pick bio family members.

[Mirzam]

ometimes I feel badly that my youngest dc hasn't gotten to know some of the people there as much I would like her to.

My DD loves hanging out at DS's school. We both go on the morning walks with the 1st and 2nd grade on the days she isn't at school, and she often "helps" in the kindergarten or in 1st grade on Friday mornings. The school is so welcoming and loves including her.

[Shantimama]

We homeschooled our chidlren for 5 years and now they attend a publicly funded Catholic scool (we live in Ontario.) The things we expected would be challenging about 'school' have been and the things we hoped would be good for our chidlren have been. Overall it has been a good expereince - small, caring, creative school community, opportunities that I couldn't provide - and we still take the occasional day off and use weekends and holidays to do the things we loved when we were hs'ing. My children are in a French Immersion program and are learning some Ojibway and sign language as well. We have made many new friends through the school and it has enriched our lives.

I don't thing the issue of school/homeschool has to be a black and white one, even though there was a time when I did

[oceanbaby]

Where do you all live?!?!?!?!