Hawthorne Valley Farm Ghent, NY My Girl is almost 10!; that’s double digits. I remember when Ethan turned double digits it was a big deal in my head. Now it’s Natalie’s turn. It’s funny how different I was raising both my children. Seven years is a lot of time for change. I won’t get too …
Around April of 2018 I was at my neighbor’s visiting with some of Natalie’s classmates and their parents. I was chatting with a mom I have always admired as she was so personable, positive, and knowledgable about education. The more I get to know her the more I am inspired by her work with children …
SO now what! well, we do what any snowloving family does we play in the snow all winter…. I plucked Ethan right of the education he had/we had known for 11.5 years. Mind you I wasn’t totally convinced of it ever but it worked until it didn’t. My biggest reason for pulling him was that …
I always had a feeling Ethan’s place in school was not the “norm” but every year I would ask, “do you want to be homeschooled this year”? and the answer was always no. I kept a close eye on my boy and his progress and as long as he was happy, confident, and doing well …