Almost a school day

On Sunday Mr I advised that he wanted to go back to school today. I think he is missing his friends and he was upset that he wasn't going to get to see his Library teacher anymore or borrow books from the school library. Apparently the school library is much better than the town library. I think I agree. I was pleasantly surprised when he wanted to stay home and homeschool.

Today is a bit of a struggle and I think he needs a break from schooling. I have read many kids just need to do nothing for weeks or even months when first leaving school. I think having only been there for a term he doesn't need full time off. But at least some slower less involved days. It is days like today that I wonder whether I can do this, whether I am doing the right thing. Will he learn enough from me? But why do I doubt myself when I have been teaching him since he was born, I am perfectly equipped to see what it is he needs to learn and how he needs to learn it. I taught him his colours, shapes, numbers, alphabet. I can do this, we can do this together.

Take a step back and look. I need to step back and look at what he can do and how much happier he is. He has refound his love of reading, he wants to read and all day I find him sitting with books reading as many of the words as he can and coming to me for the words he cannot read. He pulls out his maths subtraction book to do for fun AND can do it. Why do I worry, I am not sure, society tells me to I guess, and he is my son and all I want is the best for him.

Things he has learnt in only a week of homeschooling:
Can now read Dr Suess The Foot Book and Hop on Pop
Understands the concept of subtraction
Understands the concept of comprehension
Has an understanding that not all animals live in all countries
Has learnt many new sight words.
And finally his handwriting is starting to improve (it was getting worse and worse the longer he was in school)

I need to not worry and just trust that he will learn, he is learning. I hope he continues to choose to homeschool.