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DandRAgain

I thought you were going to homeschool??  Was I wrong?  What changed your mind if you were?

Just curious....I debate back and forth between wanting to and not wanting to.  Its the selfish part of me that likes the "break" from them that stops me from doing it...sad, huh!  Oh well!

ghm

I had planned on it. I have gone back and forth for a few months. I feel like traditional school is the right fit for Ethan. He's excelled at home, but he craves more than I can provide him right now as far as having peers around him. I also feel like Bella really needs more of my focus. Bella was my main reason for considering it in the first place. She really, really needs more than I can provide while schooling Ethan, too. 

If I don't feel like it's working for him, I'd pull him and continue homeschooling him. We do plan on taking at least a year off when they're a bit older for traveling and schooling on the road. I know Ethan, and he is the type of kid who would do well in whatever environment he's thrown into, you know? I think...I could be wrong  

DandRAgain

aha!

See, that's where I have troubles too...the educational part is going AWESOME for the girls..they both are learning a TON and I don't feel like I could be half as effective...I may be selling myself short.

its the "OTHER" part of school....i.e. the dirty boys who have their hands down my DD's skirt...and the fact that my DD's get paird up with the naughty/noisy/rule breaking boys for work all the time becuase my "good" girls will rub off on them supposedly.  That's the part that I'm REALLLLLY disliking.  And its hte part my girls REALLLY dislike...Clearly that wouldn't happen at home...but would I be able to teach as well as the school???  And give them the GOOD social part enough?  Gah!!!!

ghm

I DO think the social stuff can be done outside of traditional school. There are all kinds of co-ops and groups around here, and we enjoyed them the past 2 years. As far as education, I don't doubt my ability to teach them, especially in the early (elementary) years. 

Anyway, there's so much to consider. I've said all along that I may change my mind at any point--and obviously right now, things are far different than I anticipated with Ethan, but a week into school, I may decide it's just not working out and at that point I'd homeschool. I'll just have to take it a year at a time.