It was a warm afternoon walking home from school. I had picked up C from the bus stop and we were slowly walking home. As always, I asked him how his day was. He said with a quick nod, "It was good." I asked him if he had learned anything new that day. He told me, "No, I usually don't. They often talk about things I already know". This is a kid who gets excited about learning something new. One of the days, he jumped off the bus, then shouted, "Guess what I learned today! I learned that trees have a bark and under that bark, they have a heartwood, in the heartwood are rings and counting each ring tells you old the tree is!" I guess I had never taught him that, so it was great that he learned something new at school!
A few days later C and I were walking home from the bus stop and he pondered out loud, "I think school is a little boring. They keep repeating things even though I want to keep moving on... can we homeschool Mommy? It would be exciting to go on field trips and go to the park days. I wouldn't mind homeschooling if I can have play-dates with "I" (best friend in 1st grade)."
If you know anything about me, you know I've sputtered before when I said I'd homeschool. Honestly, I'm just scared. I don't know how long I can continue to teach him. He's bright, very bright. According to testing he's 99.8%. I don't know if I can handle his constant questioning, every day, all day! I'm not very patient, my mother agrees. I tend to be moody sometimes and C is very sensitive and picks up on it right away. I don't know how other moms do it without losing their mind. I've been running from this responsibility for a few years now. However, I've been praying and I keep getting a nudge to go ahead...
Thinking about "Jumping in with both feet" into unknown waters... let's hope I'm not in too deep!
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