She's a 5 year old "drop out"

we tried again to enroll her in "mainstream" school last year.. (because we were new in town).

it was a disaster. but a good experiment nonetheless. we therefore conclude that homeschooling is best. (much like breastfeeding..)

and she had a 1001 reasons why she wanted to go back to homeschool..(besides her number 1 reason that she misses me and enjoys our time together..

1. her classmates were too loud and noisy she could barely hear the teacher
2. the teacher talks at them and does not listen
3. she's not allowed to go to the library during class hours.. after class, the library is closed.
4. she's not allowed in the playground after class because nobody can supervise (parents/fetchers can only wait at the gate)
5. she's not allowed to finish answering her textbook from cover to cover.
6. A classmate (a girl) keeps on bullying her (obviously the classmate must be having issues at home)
7. her classmates eat junkfood all the time and makes fun of her favorite snacks (oatmeal, and oatmeal cookies).


and the list goes on and on.. but we should have stopped at number 1.

much like breastfeeding, children thrive best in homeschooling because of the 101% attention, which allows us to be more sensitive and responsive to their needs and interests.

and so the journey begins once more... ;)