I work weekends so Monday is like normal people’s Saturday for me. I have a child home sick from school today. She has laid in my bed since she got up this morning. She has a fever and sore throat. I also got back into bed for a while after I put my other child on the bus this morning at 6:40am.
There was really bad weather and tornados on Saturday lots of damage and lives were lost. I am praying for a quick recovery for those who were affected by the storms and tornados. I feel like we dodged a bullet. The town where my husband works was severely affected but the plant that he works in was spared. If the plant was destroyed he would have been out of a job. According to news reports the tornado was almost a mile wide and went west to east completely across north-central Mississippi. http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12372981
I am encouraged to see the thoughts that I have about homeschooling are validated in the literature that I have read. Interesting that there are so many other people who share my opinion of the school environment. I am going to share a quote I read from one of the books I am reading.
“ Your child learns from you and the other adults and almost-adults in his life. He gets a much better view of how life really works because he isn’t incarcerated with selection of age-mates all day long. Your child sees wisdom at work as she watches you plan and complete tasks, interact with people in your community, and schedule your life to get (almost) everthing done. She learns your values and morals as she listens to what you say and watches what you do.” Jennifer Kaufeld.
That quote had me giggling, that has always been the way I felt about sending my kids to school. Every year when the summer ended and it was time for the oldest to go back to school I got so depressed and I worried so much about him. I still worry about them all day long when they are at school. My son went without breakfast for the first half of the school year because he was afraid to go to breakfast and not be able to find his way back to the classroom. I contacted the teacher about it but she did nothing. It wasn’t until one of his buddies invited him to join him for breakfast that he actually went. No one can look after my child like I can and it makes me feel powerless and guilty when I send them to school. Hence the decision to try homeschooling this year.
I have wasted part of the day so far inside first looking at a ton of home listing my real estate agent sent and then going through my emails. I intend to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather today. I have some reading to do. My article for workingnurse.com is a feature today. I am a featured user on redgage.com also. Take a look if you get a chance. It’s been a good day in the cyber writing world for me today.
The Tired Nurse
