How did you explain the choice to homeschool to your kids?

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How did you explain the choice to homeschool to your kids?

Postby WWMama » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:44 am

We have been homeschooling for a year or so, but its been preschool stuff. I'm wondering, how did you explain your choice to hoeschool to your kids...if they are young? Our oldest will be 5 next month, He's never asked about going to school at that big buliding down the street, because homeschooling has always been a part of his life. So all of this (being home) is just his normal way of life) However, at some point he's going to ask. How did you all explain your choice to homeschool to your younger kids? I'm assuming if they are older, or it was a "pull-out" situation, it was a little more obvious. Or if they have older siblings and homeschooling is just what they know. But what if its your oldest and he's five? Its not something I'm worried about, I was just wondering out of curiousity.
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Postby WWMama » Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:12 pm

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Postby WWMama » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:44 pm

Creative solution, Ramona!

What is the deal with the bus, anyway? My mom remembers being scared to death to ride it and being sick to her stomach everyday when she was made to ride. I remember hating everyone on my bus. What is the deal about the big yellow bus!!!! :shock:
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Peace:

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