I wanted to add a note about the social aspect. Like I said before, we've just been homeschooling for about a month. I feel like it's a bit of a rollercoaster experience at the moment. One days it's the best decision we've ever made, and the next I'm questioning our choice to hs.
I am beginning to feel the isolation a bit. I am waiting to hear back from two homeschool groups, but I, too, am not a "join the group" kind of person. I'm totally doing that just for ds! I like to meet people and am very social myself, but joining a homeschool coop just isn't really my thing. It would be so great if I had friends who also decided to start homeschooling. LOL, not gonna happen!
Ds is fine with getting his social fix through extracurricular activities. I think I'm the one who's missing the social aspect of my job.
Also, another consideration is physical activity. Some days I feel like we are going stir crazy. I need to find someplace to go each day just so we get out of the house and get some exercise as well as interact with other people. Some days I find that hard to do. I feel bad taking ds to the park because there are no kids there! All activities that include other children take place after traditional school hours.
I'm sure this is something we'll work out in time. We're still so new at hs, but I thought I'd share something we are going through now. This lack of connection with other people has spurred our continued search for a good school placement for ds. I visited a Montessori school this morning, in fact. As great as the school is, I still doubt that it's a better fit than hs. I will continue to hs as long as I think it's the best fit academically for ds. I have to say, though, these challenges are nothing compared with what we were dealing with when ds was in his previous school. He's very happy!
Ok, I'm rambling again! Sorry!
