cafe
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Education has been an interesting experience for our family. My husband had a horrible school experience up until high school when he had a growth spurt becoming less of a target for bullying and kind of came into his own academically. My experience was mediocre with some great and not so great sprinkled throughout. Both of us were chronic underachievers.
We both wanted to homeschool all our kids. We were totally anti-public school. Unfortunately, I'm not so great at it. I can teach, but I really suck at routines. We were able to send the girls to private schools for a couple of years and then the three older kids to a private tutor, but eventually, it became obvious that the public schools were really our best option.
I had read that, contrary to popular belief, it was easier for kids to start a new school during the school year, so I started our three older kids right away, in March. It was an adjustment, but overall, they did fairly well. I was worried they would be behind academically, but they weren't. Our first grader showed some behavioral problems that we later learned were due to autism, but the academics were as easy for him as they were for his sisters.
Our oldest daughter has always shined academically. None of the subjects have ever been hard for her, but her reading level has always been through the roof. Post-high school in second grade. By the end of middle school, she had the highest reading level in her grade. She just loves to read. She has problems socially sometimes, but now, in ninth grade, she's got several geek friends and she acts and dresses a little crazy to scare off the mean idiots. She seems content with the results and she likes school.
Our youngest son wasn't ready for school when I enrolled the other kids, but he is now in second grade. Both of our sons have been diagnosed with autism and I've worked with the school to get them the help they need. Right now, both of them are doing very well in most areas and making progress in the others. They have friends and don't hate school, so it's working pretty well. My youngest son is even a little sad about being on spring break because he misses his teacher.
We both wanted to homeschool all our kids. We were totally anti-public school. Unfortunately, I'm not so great at it. I can teach, but I really suck at routines. We were able to send the girls to private schools for a couple of years and then the three older kids to a private tutor, but eventually, it became obvious that the public schools were really our best option.
I had read that, contrary to popular belief, it was easier for kids to start a new school during the school year, so I started our three older kids right away, in March. It was an adjustment, but overall, they did fairly well. I was worried they would be behind academically, but they weren't. Our first grader showed some behavioral problems that we later learned were due to autism, but the academics were as easy for him as they were for his sisters.
Our oldest daughter has always shined academically. None of the subjects have ever been hard for her, but her reading level has always been through the roof. Post-high school in second grade. By the end of middle school, she had the highest reading level in her grade. She just loves to read. She has problems socially sometimes, but now, in ninth grade, she's got several geek friends and she acts and dresses a little crazy to scare off the mean idiots. She seems content with the results and she likes school.
Our youngest son wasn't ready for school when I enrolled the other kids, but he is now in second grade. Both of our sons have been diagnosed with autism and I've worked with the school to get them the help they need. Right now, both of them are doing very well in most areas and making progress in the others. They have friends and don't hate school, so it's working pretty well. My youngest son is even a little sad about being on spring break because he misses his teacher.
