Hmph

Well... EMU is officially a two student pre-school. Preemu... I suppose.

I could get into a long description but I don't want to.





-k

Okay, Okay... I'd love to leave the post that way... but I guess I can't really.

Yesterday, after much debate and soul searching, I re-enrolled Cory into public school. It wasn't an easy decision and the hardest part is not taking it personally. I truly wanted to have this time with him, to give him a better and more personal education than he's been getting, and to prepare him in the best ways for what lies ahead - both in higher education and beyond. It wasn't working out.

A large part of that was his refusal to buy-in. A smaller part was a certain lack of support. Mix in there two small attention-needing children and the fact that one of those two smaller children needs that attention multiple times at night... and it just wasn't working out.

I LOVED homeschooling. I think I was doing a good job of it. I firmly believe that homeschoolers get a better education MOST of the time and that even with our challenges, Cory was getting an excellent education. However, I didn't have the time I needed to discipline him into doing the most with the opportunity that he could... and ultimately, the biggest lesson was the shock of putting him back in school.

It wasn't a punishment to put him back. It WAS a consequence. It was a life lesson. If you don't take advantage of what you are offered... you lose it.

His education will be fine. Not exemplary, not exciting, certainly not personal to his life plans or interests, but fine.

And there is a horrible part of me that is mildly relieved. Now, I can just focus on the other two.

So, for the moment, this blog will languish in quiet repose...

-Headmistress... well... Head Pre-Kindergarten teacher anyway...