Long Time Gone

It has been a while since I’ve posted, I know.  Not that any of you are really worried about it. LOL  But While a few things have changed, much hasn’t. 

One major thing I’m looking at possibly doing is homeschooling my six year old this year.  Last year started out really rocky, but it did end well.; And I’m just afraid that we will have another year like it. 

Nathaniel is very hyperactive…  Diagnosed ADHD with a real emphasis on the H!  Last year his first public school teacher, really made our first year dealing with public school not so great.  She would send notes home saying he was Out of Control and just didn’t care.  She didn’t like him and it was really easy to see that, even though she swore up and down that she loved him.  I remember the first time I met her, at open house before school started.  I told her, that Nathaniel was hyperactive and the look on her face was just…. wonderful…  You could tell that at that moment her mind was made up about him. 

Anyways, so around Oct. (the school year started Aug. 1st) I think.  I had a meeting with the teacher and she flat out said he was out of control, and she talked about the things he was doing.  When I told her that the actions she explained sounded to me like he was uncomfortable in class (since I have known my child for 6 years), she argued saying uncomfortable children don’t do the things he was doing.  So the conversation continued and I told her I could understand the way he felt in class because how she was talking to me made me feel belittled.  She laughed it off, and I requested a new teacher. 

We had meeting after meeting and finally, fighting tooth and nail we got a new teacher…. and a home visit from CPS!  I swear not even 10 days after we switched teachers, CPS was at our house about a bruise that Nathaniel had on his head.  They asked if the school had called us about the issue, and when I said the school had not the lady from CPS was surprised.  And when they did their investigation, they concluded that the school should have never called and opened a case about the bruise because Nathaniel even said before they ever came to the house that he got it while playing.

So on to the new teacher.  There were some ups and downs, but we really enjoyed her as his teacher.  But we can’t be sure that his next teacher is going to be as good as her, or won’t be like his first teacher.  SO in an attempt to keep his love for learning, and avoid the headaches of public school we’ve been entertaining the idea of homeschooling.

I’ve got all the curriculum planned out, but still deciding what we are going to do.  I would enjoy the challenge and I think Nathaniel would enjoy the form of education. 

I’ve changed the name of the blog, to help explain where we are at in our life. and I’ll try to update as much as possible.

enjoy!