tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post114605647895824225..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: Preschool For PenniesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1146143252407308682006-04-27T08:07:00.000-05:002006-04-27T08:07:00.000-05:00Meredith ~ The discipline is a BIG part of why my ...Meredith ~ The discipline is a BIG part of why my kids want to be homeschool. They are not the troublemakers but feel "held up" in class because of all the time spent on the troublemakers. When they have missed a day of school, their make-up work only takes them about 1 hour to finish for a whole day of school...thus clarifying the time spent on discipline. Ah, well, the woes of public education are many but we still feel the kids are continuing to grow and learn so I guess I won't fret too much :) Thanks and have a great day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1146136820881138562006-04-27T06:20:00.000-05:002006-04-27T06:20:00.000-05:00Shelley, that's why I say that ours is NOT a tradi...Shelley, that's why I say that ours is NOT a traditional homeschooling family : ) Hearing about some of my husband's discipline problems does worry me--I don't want to sacrifice my own child on the altar of public education. However, we feel our son will thrive in a highly structured school environment. Luckily our city has lots of great educational opportunities. After all, children of teachers typically do well in school--probably because they are constantly being schooled at home anyway! <BR/>Bwah-ha-ha, he'll never escape those family "field trips" now...Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1146081971373488692006-04-26T15:06:00.000-05:002006-04-26T15:06:00.000-05:00You have mentioned your "husband's school". As I a...You have mentioned your "husband's school". As I am relatively new to your post, I was curious...if your husband is a public school teacher, how are you able to home school? My husband is a public school teacher in the district we live in and it just doesn't seem like we'd be sending a good message if we home-schooled our children (which they would LOVE to do!). Can you let me know your take on this? Thanks :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1146073182281728932006-04-26T12:39:00.000-05:002006-04-26T12:39:00.000-05:00Wow-I had no idea how truly blessed I am in this r...Wow-I had no idea how truly blessed I am in this regard. My DS (2) goes to a parents day out once a week for 4 hours. The tuition for the month is $60. In our case, this allows me to teach a college class once a week and to do some school work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1146058401758246642006-04-26T08:33:00.000-05:002006-04-26T08:33:00.000-05:00These books look great! I was just about to order...These books look great! I was just about to order Barbars's small beginings. I read the Mommy Manual and it is fabulous! Thanks for the link, too. I should call up to the college and see what they offer that's free. The school of education may have something going. I knew you'd have some great ideas!<BR/>BTW, my oldest is a tad clingy, too. He's 4 and is starting to come out of his shell at weeball practice:)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142994274994642731noreply@blogger.com