tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143384822070025813.post7901473727281169372..comments2023-10-07T03:29:28.941-07:00Comments on Joyful-Abundance: Katie wants to try out school....now!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143384822070025813.post-12949781996129852013-11-22T20:31:55.854-08:002013-11-22T20:31:55.854-08:00I did not see this comment until recently! I am g...I did not see this comment until recently! I am glad it is helpful to read about my daughter's experience. :)<br /><br />Sometimes a person who has never been to school might be curious to find out what it is all about. Maybe you can think of helping your son explore school just like you would help him explore any other interest. If he isn't interested in staying in the system, welcome him home. If he wants to attend school longer, support him as you would with any other endeavor. Don't take his choices personally. Do continue to make home stimulating and a good place to be whether he stays in school or not. Trying new things is a learning experience - he'll likely not only learn about school with it's many procedures and policies and what it is like in general, but also learn more about himself and what he values at this point in his life. And by you supporting him, he'll know you care about him and what is important to him, even his interests are different than what you imagined or might prefer them to be. <br /><br />Laurie :)Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853021539293830901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5143384822070025813.post-75169783129275626822013-08-18T07:06:12.752-07:002013-08-18T07:06:12.752-07:00I valued reading about your fears about school and...I valued reading about your fears about school and your daughter attending.<br />As our 14 year old is very keen to try school out, I have my fears - very similar to yours.<br />It is helpful to read about other people going through a similar situation.<br />I am scared of how it will work out for our son and the rest of our family. I do not like most of what goes on in schools. In Scotland one has to wear a school uniform and that bothers me a lot. I would feel better if children attending could wear their own everyday clothes. <br />I also feel as though I have not provided enough for our son to want to stay at home.<br />I am working on myself, as I do not want this to be about myself - it IS about him and his choices. Need to keep reminding myself of that.<br />It is not a one way decision after all. He might try it out and like it, or he might come back to being at home. <br />Thank you for sharing. :-)Esterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04822266330751032167noreply@blogger.com