Comments on: This is not your mother’s back-to-school post. http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/2008/08/13/this-is-not-your-mothers-back-to-school-post/ A little crazy. A lot of fun. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:08:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: flickrlovr http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/2008/08/13/this-is-not-your-mothers-back-to-school-post/comment-page-2/#comment-16558 flickrlovr Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:43:35 +0000 http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/?p=2343#comment-16558 I definitely think that you know your kid best and it sounds like this really feels right to both of you. I applaud you for making this choice, even though it may be scary (probably more for you than for him)! As a current college student (sophomore), a former homeschooler (pretty much all throughout my school years, with a couple exceptions), and a kid that never attended pre-school and started late due to my September birthday...I'm doing just fine! I, along with my parents, decided I'd like to try going to a private high school when 9th grade hit, so I did. I went there for about 2 years, a little less. I enjoyed it for awhile. I did excellently, making 4.0 GPA and the honor roll each year. The principal told my parents that I was more prepared for high school than any of the other kids there, and this after homeschooling (mostly 'unschooling' during my younger years)! So I'm proof that kids can succeed in many different environments... The only reason I ever get low grades (and by low, I mean B's) is either because it's math or science (I've never done well in either without working my toosh off)...or because I'm just not putting in the effort I need to. So I know how to work on my own, get my grades up, use the resources available, etc. and I appreciate my Mom for teaching me those skills. I learned more 'unschooling' with her all those years than I learned in 2 years of "real" school (which totally bored me after awhile)... Sorry to babble! I think you can definitely rest assured that this decision was the right one. He's going to do great! I definitely think that you know your kid best and it sounds like this really feels right to both of you. I applaud you for making this choice, even though it may be scary (probably more for you than for him)!

As a current college student (sophomore), a former homeschooler (pretty much all throughout my school years, with a couple exceptions), and a kid that never attended pre-school and started late due to my September birthday…I’m doing just fine! I, along with my parents, decided I’d like to try going to a private high school when 9th grade hit, so I did. I went there for about 2 years, a little less. I enjoyed it for awhile. I did excellently, making 4.0 GPA and the honor roll each year. The principal told my parents that I was more prepared for high school than any of the other kids there, and this after homeschooling (mostly ‘unschooling’ during my younger years)! So I’m proof that kids can succeed in many different environments…

The only reason I ever get low grades (and by low, I mean B’s) is either because it’s math or science (I’ve never done well in either without working my toosh off)…or because I’m just not putting in the effort I need to. So I know how to work on my own, get my grades up, use the resources available, etc. and I appreciate my Mom for teaching me those skills. I learned more ‘unschooling’ with her all those years than I learned in 2 years of “real” school (which totally bored me after awhile)…

Sorry to babble!

I think you can definitely rest assured that this decision was the right one. He’s going to do great!

]]> By: Julie http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/2008/08/13/this-is-not-your-mothers-back-to-school-post/comment-page-2/#comment-16539 Julie Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:18:25 +0000 http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/?p=2343#comment-16539 We decided to hold our son back when we started to homeschool. It was the best thing we could have done. Alex is very smart, but also struggles with the traditional school setting. (No, that isn't just an excuse, it is true.) He has done much better with one-on-one, rather than an entire classroom. We had wanted to hold him back, and I think the way you did it was really a positive thing. He won't be going back to the same school and won't have to deal with all the kids there. Let us know how it goes. Julies last blog post..<a href="http://outeast.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/nursery-pictures/" rel="nofollow">Nursery Pictures</a> We decided to hold our son back when we started to homeschool. It was the best thing we could have done. Alex is very smart, but also struggles with the traditional school setting. (No, that isn’t just an excuse, it is true.) He has done much better with one-on-one, rather than an entire classroom.

We had wanted to hold him back, and I think the way you did it was really a positive thing. He won’t be going back to the same school and won’t have to deal with all the kids there.

Let us know how it goes.

Julies last blog post..Nursery Pictures

]]> By: Doug http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/2008/08/13/this-is-not-your-mothers-back-to-school-post/comment-page-2/#comment-16517 Doug Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:13:32 +0000 http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/?p=2343#comment-16517 I love this post because what shines through is just how much you love your kids. My sister should have been held back a grade, but it's policy here not to fail students (until 9th grade, anyway) and my mother didn't have the guts. So she quit school in grade 10 and is now a carny. I'm not saying that will happen to your kids, but it's an extreme example of what happens to kids who are forced through schooling that doesn't work for them. Best of luck, and keep us updated. Dougs last blog post..<a href="http://dougsrantsraves.blogspot.com/2008/08/miscellany-from-hammock.html" rel="nofollow">Miscellany from a hammock</a> I love this post because what shines through is just how much you love your kids. My sister should have been held back a grade, but it’s policy here not to fail students (until 9th grade, anyway) and my mother didn’t have the guts. So she quit school in grade 10 and is now a carny. I’m not saying that will happen to your kids, but it’s an extreme example of what happens to kids who are forced through schooling that doesn’t work for them. Best of luck, and keep us updated.

Dougs last blog post..Miscellany from a hammock

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