Feb. 17, 2006 -
I am slowly noticing a change in my eldest son. A good one. I am also noticing the difference between him and his public school pals. Jonathan has an inate love of learning, one that his friends do not share. I saw this yesterday when Jonathan was trying to explain lift to a friend and this friend just totally blew him off and in my opinion was rude. It really botherd my son, he wanted to share something he thought was totally interesting and amazing...how a bird gets lift in order to fly. I had showed him a little demonstration with paper and his own breath and he eagerly wanted to share this with his friend. I was proud of him for his attempt but not a bit surprised at this young mans lack of interest. I inquired of him regarding his obvious lack of interest and he just shrugged his shoulders and said it was boring. How sad. This child has lost his inate desire to explore the wonders of God's creation, learning has become a burdon, something to be shunned. That breaks my heart. Our public school systems have and continue to fail our kids. Boys really seem to suffer the most.
I have also seen my boy mature in other areas as well. Last night a friend couldn't stay the night and he handled it well. He has usually been very pouty when things don't go his way but last night he took it well. I was sure to praise his attitude. Maybe this KONOs character curriculum is working after all...maybe things are getting through. God is good!
Yesterday I recieved an email from an old college buddy regarding her four year olds behaviour. Seems as if the preschool, in which he has attended since he was a wee little one, thinks he has attention issues and is way to active. WAY TO ACTIVE!! How is this possible...the boy is 4!!! Of course, I warned her of my impending response to her request for advice. She knows my stand but yet she asked anyway. So, I let her have it!! No holds bar!! I told her how I felt about putting youngsters in preschool programs and how I think the best preschool is at home with pots and pans, a tub of beans and an endless supply of mom! I also referred her to the many good books on boys. She took it well, I must say and actually thanked me for my advice. It seems she lives in a very progressive school district where the claim to address the gender gap that is such a big issue in schools today. She also said they were very concerned about her boy because his 'activity level' seemed abnormal. I am still trying to figure that one out. I asked her to inquire as to what standards they are using to measure his activity.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next several years once this lad enters actual school.
So much for my rambling...guess I better get going and start my day.
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Feb. 19, 2006 - My daughter has the bug - 2nd time in 2 weeks :( |
| Posted by whodoesmommylove |
| I'm glad you were totally upfront and honest with your friend. Maybe it seems like what you said didn't really hit home with her just yet, but you never know. Maybe when she's in bed at night the voice of reason - your voice - will pop back into her head and give her a 'light bulb' moment. That would be the best thing for her child. I have funny story - irony at it's hilt - when I was in college my roommate would always say how she wanted 6 kids. I always said I wanted NONE. Well fast forward 4 yrs later to graduation...3 months later I am pregnant with my first child, then go on to give birth to a total of 3 within 4 yrs. She on the other hand, had one child. She put him in day care at SIX WEEKS OLD???!!!! She couldn't wait to get back to work????!!! And away from baby???!! I don't get it. He also has been diagnosed with 'hyperactivity' or whatever. I love her dearly, but we definitely don't share the same affinity for children, especially our own children. This is what I always tell people who ask how on earth can I be homeschooling, "There is no one else I'd rather spend my time with, there is nowhere else I'd rather be, there is nothing else I'd rather be doing"...because doing anything else would be taking me away from them and there's this old saying that comes to mind, Life is short, but childhood is even SHORTER. Sometimes people want to send their children over to play at my house - and my house is where the neighborhood children tend to gather. But sometimes I tell them and their parents that they can't come because I actually like to spend time with JUST MY KIDS, outside of doing homeschooling stuff. Sometimes people can't understand that, this is because they can't understand that sometimes I like to just RELAX with JUST MY KIDS. LOL, sue me if that's a crime. heh heh heh |
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