TLE and Lolos golf stuff
This photo has absolutely nothing to do with the entry. Oh well. (But is cute, yes??)
As I mentioned a few posts ago, The Little Empress is currently on vacation from her developmental nursery school so I’ve had her home with me for the past week and a half or so. Annoyingly, some financial issues came up that demanded that I work around the clock during her vacation. Not at all ideal since I had really counted on this time to be filled with fun activities for her. Despite that, I was determined to make the time to be with her. It was fun for both of us but I’m still woefully behind on my work
Working at home with a small child is difficult. Working at home with a small child that is as intense as The Little Empress is damn near impossible. I’ve been pulling some late nights after she’s gone to sleep in an attempt to try to catch up with what needs to be done. It isn’t working.
All this has got me reexamining the idea of homeschooling her. Homeschooling is an idea that I haven’t completely decided on. Between the school district’s test scores and the feeling that TLE may grow to be a “behavior” problem as she can’t. sit. still. (though who knows, she may outgrow this) I have my reservations about putting her in public school. Putting her in private school isn’t exactly an option, either. Which brings us to homeschooling. A strong advantage to where we live is that this area is filled with homeschoolers, though the majority are religious while I would opt for a secular approach. This would make us the odd ones out, as usual, and also makes material a bit harder to find.
But with the busy-ness of the last week, I’ve begun to seriously doubt whether or not I can homeschool. The time and effort involved in homeschooling is just insane. I’ve come to relish the break that I get with TLE being in school. Maybe it is selfish of me but it gives me time to decompress that I realized that I really needed. And I intend to continue to work from home. Especially as a young student, can I risk trying to balance my work and her school? Her education is of the utmost importance — would I be risking it?
More things to muse about as the years keep ticking away….
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Good point about the online charter schools! I know there’s a few home schooling parents here that have recommended those programs. Plus, the school district we live in actually has a public-school-at-home program where they supply the materials and lesson plans, with a weekly meeting with the teacher. You’re right, there’s a lot of options. My first plan of action is to try to get her into the learner-based charter school here. If she doesn’t get in, we may just try public school for a year with the option of pulling her out if I feel she’s not getting what she needs.
First off, I LOVE photos that have nothing to do with the written material.
And second, there are many more options between homeschooling and public schooling….like those public online charter schools where you are given materials to use and then periodically meet with a teacher to make sure everything is on track and better ways to tailor the program to meet the needs of your child. It’s cheap (unlike private school) and doesn’t require as much of your time (as would homeschooling where you would create your own lesson plans). Lots of options here.