Not the academics so much, but being different from the other kids. I've heard of some kids being excited to have more free-time and less sitting time. I've also heard of some kiddos feeling left out of what ps kids are doing.
Dd and ds both have attended ps in the past. I was planning on hs'ing both dd ( 8 ) and ds (4.5) this year, but as the first day of ps drew closer dd was crying she would miss her friends and neighbours were starting to stare and even ask her questions which made her feel awkward. Ultimately I caved to pressure and she has started ps gr. 3. She is happy and so I am not pulling her out at this time.
One of my biggest fears as school drew closer was her feeling like the odd one out/weird/different in an unacceptable way to others. I understand that children shouldn't always feel like they have to follow the crowd, however she is only 8 and her feelings and concerns were very real. When she would go to play with friends in the neighbourhood the parents and kids would ask her about it and although they didn't mean to make her feel awkward I could tell she did. I was trying to play up the positives of hs'ing and be upbeat about it, but I could tell whenever she'd come back from a friend's house that she was embarrassed or confused about hs'ing when everybody else was planning on going to school.
So far ds has said a couple of times he wants to go to school this year but once it was because he wanted a packed lunch like dd and the other time I think it was b/c dd was telling him all the things she was doing at school and he felt left out. Overall though he's happy to be home with mom this year.
How do your children feel not going to school like their friends? Were they always hs'ed or were they in ps previously? How do you deal with them feeling awkward or like people are looking down on them? My dd is a very sensitive girl so she senses very easily not only when others are looking at her like she is odd, but also when people are criticizing me and my choice to hs, even if subtly or unintentionally done.
Dd is happy to be in school so for now I'm leaving her in ps. I am not ruling out pulling her out at a later point in the year if she and I both feel comfortable with that decision, but I'm just looking forward to later on this year or possibly next year if she comes home for school. Also I want to be prepared for next year when ds is Gr. 1 level and the pressure will be even more intense for him and I for him to be in ps.
Dd and ds both have attended ps in the past. I was planning on hs'ing both dd ( 8 ) and ds (4.5) this year, but as the first day of ps drew closer dd was crying she would miss her friends and neighbours were starting to stare and even ask her questions which made her feel awkward. Ultimately I caved to pressure and she has started ps gr. 3. She is happy and so I am not pulling her out at this time.
One of my biggest fears as school drew closer was her feeling like the odd one out/weird/different in an unacceptable way to others. I understand that children shouldn't always feel like they have to follow the crowd, however she is only 8 and her feelings and concerns were very real. When she would go to play with friends in the neighbourhood the parents and kids would ask her about it and although they didn't mean to make her feel awkward I could tell she did. I was trying to play up the positives of hs'ing and be upbeat about it, but I could tell whenever she'd come back from a friend's house that she was embarrassed or confused about hs'ing when everybody else was planning on going to school.
So far ds has said a couple of times he wants to go to school this year but once it was because he wanted a packed lunch like dd and the other time I think it was b/c dd was telling him all the things she was doing at school and he felt left out. Overall though he's happy to be home with mom this year.
How do your children feel not going to school like their friends? Were they always hs'ed or were they in ps previously? How do you deal with them feeling awkward or like people are looking down on them? My dd is a very sensitive girl so she senses very easily not only when others are looking at her like she is odd, but also when people are criticizing me and my choice to hs, even if subtly or unintentionally done.
Dd is happy to be in school so for now I'm leaving her in ps. I am not ruling out pulling her out at a later point in the year if she and I both feel comfortable with that decision, but I'm just looking forward to later on this year or possibly next year if she comes home for school. Also I want to be prepared for next year when ds is Gr. 1 level and the pressure will be even more intense for him and I for him to be in ps.
. Plus he likes being able to learn at his own pace and learn what he wants. He can do a day's worth of work in less than an hour and have tons of time to play. Also, while he's ok in a classroom setting (he has 2 hours of church classes a week), he prefers the one on one interaction, even though he has to share me with his sister 
). Sometimes they will argue with me about going to college ... they say they are going to homeschool through college. 
So, I'd venture to say their attitudes towards hs'ing is very positive.
or "Why does any of this matter? We could just look this up on google..." So so true.
They find a lot of the attitude annoying. In many ways my kids are like an average teen: goofy, lots of joking, lots of swearing and innuendo, myspace (Dd lol), video games (Ds), and music. But in many ways they are different, and they are really happy about it. 
