We decided to meet Abby's first grade class at McDonald's on Friday. That was the prelude to the Dallas Symphony Concert that is offered free, to all elementary school kids, in the county every year. I was a little nervous about meeting back up with Abby's class, curious to what she would feel about our "homeschool endeavor" - after seeing her friends collectively. We got there early so that we wouldn't have to wait to order...basically, because I am not very patient. When her class did arrive, I noticed that she was a little shy at first...but then jumped right in like before.
When it was time to go to the symphony it was very important to her to "ride" with someone...I guess because everyone else was riding with a group. So my friend Christi, as mentioned in previous post, who is also homeschooling, had met us at McDonald's, let Abby ride with her family.
This is very interesting to me...the whole desire for "society". I think that it being found outside of the family is very "modern" and American. I really want to monitor this and try to combat it in some ways.
Anyway- off to the Symphony. We had a great time. They did "Peter & The Wolf" with a high school performance team assisting with drama. Abby loved it and has continued to talk about it. I am glad that we went and I think that these "means" of education and "contact" are vital for us and we will take more of these opportunities as they arise.
So, I know what your wondering... Does she want to go back to school. The answer: she never mentioned it and I never brought it up. I asked her if she had fun playing with her friends and she said, "Yes".
That was it.
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Tracey, I totally agree with you about the drive to find society primarily outside of your home. It seems like when you mention that you want to home school, the first thing people say is "your kids are going to be isolated".
My reasons for home schooling have nothing to do with isolating my children from the world. In fact, we do many things that link us to people outside of our home. I know I’ve shared with you before about my desire for our family to view themselves first as children of God, and second as members of our family (versus individuals). I don’t know if this is quite the same as what you are saying, but it seems like it is in the same vein.
Hey-
I know why the link won't work. The end of your link has "CarltheCalvanist" instead of "CarltheCalvinist". :-) Hope you had a great day.
Sounds like a great trip, I've always wanted to see Peter and the Wolf "live"!
I sometimes tend to avoid "society" for the comfort of family. However, as my daughter gets older (16 months now) it is increasingly important to me for us to interact with others. Of course, at this age it is relatively easy to monitor and control the scenarios where this happens.
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