Comments on: Last night I couldn’t fall asleep http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/08/24/last-night-i-couldnt-fall-asleep/ dawn friedman's blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Lisa V http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/08/24/last-night-i-couldnt-fall-asleep/#comment-5812 Lisa V Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1551#comment-5812 7th grade is usually the only place in our school that we have consistent openings. We always have at least one homeschooler (last year it was 2) join our ranks. These kids seem to do really well coming into school as a 12 or 13. The newness of being schooled seems to really appeal into "I want to feel more grown-up." Socially they seem to make friends as well as everyone else. You couldn't tell the homeschooled kid apart from the others. We have a really small 7-8 program (52 students) that is unique, but it can work. Maybe your alternative school would work as well, and you could hold Noah off for a few years if you feel it's the right thing to keep homeschooling. 7th grade is usually the only place in our school that we have consistent openings. We always have at least one homeschooler (last year it was 2) join our ranks. These kids seem to do really well coming into school as a 12 or 13. The newness of being schooled seems to really appeal into “I want to feel more grown-up.” Socially they seem to make friends as well as everyone else. You couldn’t tell the homeschooled kid apart from the others. We have a really small 7-8 program (52 students) that is unique, but it can work. Maybe your alternative school would work as well, and you could hold Noah off for a few years if you feel it’s the right thing to keep homeschooling.

]]> By: emily http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/08/24/last-night-i-couldnt-fall-asleep/#comment-5810 emily Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:20:27 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1551#comment-5810 I remember the tracking so well from junior high school; I had to be pretty tenacious to not get stuck in the "business" track rather than the college track, and as it was, the guidance counselor sabotaged my foreign language goals (which haunts me to this day, as speaking Spanish would help me sooo much in my career.) Also, I agree with homeschooling being less work than sending a kid to school; I have so many more things to keep track of, people to talk to, meetings to attend, etc., than I did as a homeschooling parent, and there's no chance to shove it aside if we need a mental health day. But yeah, people never believe that, because they just think being home with their kids all day = chaos. I miss it so much :/ I remember the tracking so well from junior high school; I had to be pretty tenacious to not get stuck in the “business” track rather than the college track, and as it was, the guidance counselor sabotaged my foreign language goals (which haunts me to this day, as speaking Spanish would help me sooo much in my career.)

Also, I agree with homeschooling being less work than sending a kid to school; I have so many more things to keep track of, people to talk to, meetings to attend, etc., than I did as a homeschooling parent, and there’s no chance to shove it aside if we need a mental health day. But yeah, people never believe that, because they just think being home with their kids all day = chaos. I miss it so much :/

]]> By: Ally http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2007/08/24/last-night-i-couldnt-fall-asleep/#comment-5811 Ally Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:58:13 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=1551#comment-5811 When I was writing my thesis I used to get up a 5 a.m. to work on it before starting my work day. It was such a shock to my body to be awake, it's like I had no choice but to write. When I was writing my thesis I used to get up a 5 a.m. to work on it before starting my work day. It was such a shock to my body to be awake, it’s like I had no choice but to write.

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