The Joys of Home Schooling

After an “unsettling” incident in the public schools, I decided to take my twins out of public school and homeschool them. It had been an idea that I and my husband has been toying with for quite some time. We had been trying to get them into this other pe-k school, but we were put on the waiting list. One day we got the call about them homeschool program since we’ve been on the waiting list so long, and would we be interested…well after that “unsettling incident” in the public schools, I was like YEAH! So far, I am loving it!

The Reason Why I Put them in Pre-K, to Begin With

When it was time to put the twins in pre-k I was ready. Finally, all kids were in school. It was now MOMMY TIME! It mostly meant yay I can finally focus on my writing again which is completely difficult to do when you got little twins at home, then when the “unsettling incident” happened I am like humph! I am homeschooling! To try and do anything that benefits yourself is impossible with my kids around. Today I realized why I had put them in public school in the first place.

 I was simply trying to do my physical therapy exercises. I swear it was every 5 seconds someone had to use the bathroom.  Would have been fine if they knew how to operate their jeans right, but they did not thus mommy had to help. Okay, I helped them with their pants they are 4 they can do the rest, right? Nope. I go back to my exercises and here they come out waddling to me with their pants bunched around their ankles. Can't you pull up your own pants? To which they responded we want you to do it, mommy. Nothing says a mother’s love than having her pull your trousers up for you. Why did I want to homeschool again?

In all seriousness though I love getting to homeschool. The day is run by a little invisible schedule in my head which you must make highly flexible due to those little things that pop up in life. I learned that the hard way. In fact, it still sometimes bothers me when my scheduled day does not go right.

I also get to personally see my children’s strengths and weaknesses and what they might need special attention in. 

In the program, they test them at the beginning of the school year and at the end of the school year to see what they have learned. I noticed at the end of last year one of my twins was having problems with a certain area. Even though we got a summer break we were still learning. I worked with him on those issues. At the beginning of this school year, he passed the section he had trouble with at the end of last school year. It made me so proud. I helped him! I felt lucky and blessed to be able to do this. Will I continue homeschooling all the way up to their graduation? No, it is more than likely we will enroll them in Kindergarten next school year. I am hesitant though the homeschool program does extend into Kindergarten, yeah, its time this emotional mama gets a break. You can’t be your best if you don’t take care of self. Oh boy, do I need to listen to that mantra more.