School Stuff

Alyssa's decision to attend the local high school this fall has caused a bit of change here at home.

She hasn't spent a huge amount of time in formal math study, but wants to make sure she's ready for math at the high school. So, I've hauled out the curriculum that's been sitting here, collecting dust, for about six years. Seven? Don't know. A while.

We started daily lessons yesterday.
She's not far 'behind' (that mystical, public school term that's really a convenience for record keeping and classification of children) and I don't anticipate any problems for her when she starts school... at least not with math.

Going from learning in the world to staying all day in an institution... well, there will probably be some interesting times for her there.

It's going to be a huge adjustment for her, but every time it gets brought up, she can't keep the smile from stealing over her face. She's really very excited about this new chapter of her life.

I'm adjusting to the idea.

She is going to be 15 years old in 13 days. If I can't allow her to start making some more serious decisions at that age, then when?
Do I wait until she's 18?
Naw.

One of my jobs as a parent has been to help my children learn how to really consider things. To evaluate the benefits, the risks, the possible troubles in decisions they make.

I know from watching them that most of the time, they do very well.

I unsubscribed from all my homeschool e-lists yesterday, though. No point in reading. And definitely no point in doing a swan song post as some homeschooling moms of my acquaintance have done.

It's like wearing a bear costume and standing on the corner, shouting "Hey! Look at me!!"

I prefer to briskly walk away, looking like I have a destination.
The only one who knows I don't will be me.

:)