Farewell, For Now, To Homeschooling

Today I walked my six-year-old to summer school. He was excited to go. He likes his new teacher, though he dislikes having to listen to her -- in almost exactly the way he dislikes having to listen to me. Gareth is not big on having to do anything. For three hours of my morning, that got to be someone else's problem.

I hired a sitter for my three-year-old and spent those hours writing. Like a person, with a self or something. As if I were actually a whole me even while my children were awake.

No wonder most parents don't homeschool.

Oh man, this past year was a rough one for kindergarten.( Read more... )