I'm a little in my cups, so... erm...
Oh, this is way too long, I'm going to try and edit. This may make things incomprehensible. Just a warning.
I _am_ thinking of homeschooling. DS got a report card (I didn'te know the was part of the random little-kids programme he was in or I probably would not have signed him up. I HATE the idea of a 2 yr old getting a bloody report card. This was a sports programme, not the EYC stuff) He LOVED it. He wanted to go back and work harder. There were a bunch of things he could do that he was marked as not being able to do. HE wasnted to go back that INSTANT and show the instructor he could do it. He wanted to be signed up for the next term right away. He wanted to know the graduation requirements for the level above his (there were levels to this programme... who knew? This really was all a bit shocking for poor ol mamma me) All that from a kid whose pic is next to "Not a performing monkey" in the dictionary.
He was, to make a long story... not that short... THRILLED.
He also read the word "concourse" today. WTF? "concourse?" It was a sight-word, it shows up in every subway station. But still, WTF?
And also he's definitely bored. HE has NO self-discipline, but I think he's aware of that and actually wants to learn. again, WTF? I got to that stage when I was.. 26.
And I had a bit of a eye opener with another little kid his age [snip] Yeah, DS was way ahead in an off-interest area, and I'm pretty sure that the other little kid is more than just "sharp."
DS is getting so freakin' hard to handle, and I think he's just BORED. I hate the idea of "School" for a kid who's only 3, but I think, maybe, I have to find a way to do it. And I'm not sure pure "unschooling" will work for us, because that's basically what I've been doing anyway, and it seems to be not "enough."
The other day, he identified the lungs on a schematic of a human circulatory system by finding where the blue blood turned red. Is that wierd for a nearly-three year old?
He doesn't really seem that smart right now, he's had times where we hear about it incessantly. I was feeling a little better becasue that hasnt' been a problem lately. But maybe I'm being a bit denial-ish. But maybe I'm just enamoured of my child, like most moms, and seeing brilliance where there is really a completely average wonderfullness.
but BUt but... what happens when you hagve to cross the threshhold and start treating your kid _differently_ Not just explaining alittle more, but really making choices about how to act based on a guess that they are atypical?
How can you make the leap to decide you really are convinced you're seeing something?
-Mich, somewhat drunk.
Last edited by Michaela; 03/10/12 08:34 PM. Reason: an attmept to make it more cohearent, whicj probably backfired
