(illustrated by Son #2)So with a huge leap of faith, we knew we needed to move them. We thought about possibly homeschooling. That is always in the back of our minds as a viable option for our children. But this summer, we learned that a new charter school was opening just down the street from our home. The mission of the school and structure in the classrooms seemed to mesh with some of the hopes we had specifically for those two boys. We also knew that this would be drastically different from their former school.
We've seen them grow in these first 4 weeks, but we also see them struggling. Some days they just love the school and other days they just want to quit. The school strongly encourages parents to visit the classrooms anytime (be an observer only and then later make an appointment with the teacher if needed). Tonight, Son #3 was explaining his reasons for not liking this new school. Mom had remembered that Dad wanted to visit his classroom last week, but just could not make it. Mom asked, "Would it help if Dad or I came into your class to see how your class works?" Son #3, "Yeah... but... people that visit our classroom are insulted." Mom being concerned asks, "How are they insulted?" Son #3 replies, "We have to treat the people like they are 'flies on the wall'." Mom tries to explain what that term means even referring to a Hannah Montana song, but his sweet heart is just so distraught about his parents being called "flies". He just bowed his head, walked to his room and quietly shut the door. Later that evening, his spirits were a little brighter after doing a creative homework assignment.
* We love our little larvae. : )
