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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
It couldn't be put off any longer
The subject of April going to school had to come up again. We are expecting, any time soon, to start getting letters from the school about parents nights and preschool clubs and whatnot so I couldn't put off making a final decision about it any more.
So, this afternoon, while April was out playing by the back door, Tim and I discussed it. Should she go or not ...hmmm, weigh up the pro's and con's. Discuss, discuss. Then, a big, bellowing voice from outside shouts "I WANNA GO TO BIG SCHOOL!!!!"
Oh. Ok. She'd obviously heard us and was making her feelings on the subject VERY known.
So that's it. The final decision - I will not deprive my child of the chance of doing something that she so badly wants to try. All I can do is be encouraging, slap a big smile on my face and be there to pull her straight out and home ed her IF it all goes pear shaped and she hates it.
I hope it doesn't. I hope, with all my heart, that she loves it because I just badly want her to be happy.
Tim is, of course, trying to make me happy by saying "think about the advantages!" - the whole afternoon to myself (YES, imagine, a WHOLE afternoon *rolls eyes*). The fact that in 5 years time Rosie will be off to college and I will be .... well.... done with teaching and Tim and I will be able to actually DO stuff together *laughs*. Oh, and I'll only be 43 as opposed to the 50-odd that I would have been if we'd home educated April.
I'm still feeling a bit fragile about the whole thing though but I'm sure I'll get over it.
Anyway, apart from April, there is one VERY happy bunny in all this - Rosie. As much as she loves her little sister, I suspect she misses those days when it was just me and her home edding AND she really does need more help than April does. Finally, we'll be able to get the chemistry set out and melt the kitchen work top without worrying about April's whereabouts *grin*.
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