Some Background:
My husband has ADHD and I have ADD. My husband was diagnosed and medicated when he was in elementary school, and eventually stopped taking his meds. I wasn't diagnosed until I was in college. School was a struggle for both of us. For me when I was in college, diagnosed and learned was to study/learn that were effective for me I did well. At 23 months, my son is already showing signs of hyperactivity, however, I have also been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, and my DR thinks my son may have it too, and said most hyper children, ADD and ADHD have sleeping problems that go undiagnosed, so when my son gets a little older we will be looking into that(I had already expressed to my son's DR. that there may be problems(he snores like an adult and makes strange noises.
Now with all of that said, because of our negative experience in school my husband and I have "unconventional" beliefs in what a school should be.
1. I think a child's elementary years should be spent exploring and playing(one in the same to me)
2. I don't think standardized testing truly indicates what a child has learned/knows
3. I don't think children should be cooped up in a classroom for 6 hours a day.
4. I think art, and music are just as important as academics.
5. I don't think children should have to spend 6 hours of schoolwork, then be sent home with more school work.
6. I think children should spend time with quality interactions with adult and children
I have a lot of things I don't like about about public(and some private) schools, but I also don't know what is out there, what my options are.
We are considering homeschool, but i'm just not sure I want to tackle that "full time" Is there such a thing as "part time" homeschooling/part time traditional schooling?
What are my options? I have a couple more years, but I would like to have a plan.
My husband has ADHD and I have ADD. My husband was diagnosed and medicated when he was in elementary school, and eventually stopped taking his meds. I wasn't diagnosed until I was in college. School was a struggle for both of us. For me when I was in college, diagnosed and learned was to study/learn that were effective for me I did well. At 23 months, my son is already showing signs of hyperactivity, however, I have also been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, and my DR thinks my son may have it too, and said most hyper children, ADD and ADHD have sleeping problems that go undiagnosed, so when my son gets a little older we will be looking into that(I had already expressed to my son's DR. that there may be problems(he snores like an adult and makes strange noises.
Now with all of that said, because of our negative experience in school my husband and I have "unconventional" beliefs in what a school should be.
1. I think a child's elementary years should be spent exploring and playing(one in the same to me)
2. I don't think standardized testing truly indicates what a child has learned/knows
3. I don't think children should be cooped up in a classroom for 6 hours a day.
4. I think art, and music are just as important as academics.
5. I don't think children should have to spend 6 hours of schoolwork, then be sent home with more school work.
6. I think children should spend time with quality interactions with adult and children
I have a lot of things I don't like about about public(and some private) schools, but I also don't know what is out there, what my options are.
We are considering homeschool, but i'm just not sure I want to tackle that "full time" Is there such a thing as "part time" homeschooling/part time traditional schooling?
What are my options? I have a couple more years, but I would like to have a plan.
