I use to have the idea that I would home school. I thought about all the great trips that we could go on to learn lessons (We're in prime Revolutionary War territory) and the type of curriculum that I would use but after just a few weeks of Phoebe in school I have come to realize that homeschooling is not something I could do. I have far to little patience to teach. I should have known this. I was originally an elementary ed major in college. Then I got a job at a summer camp and realized that I love children...I hate teaching them. I dropped my major for sociology and started working with the teens at the camp the following year.
I understand that being a parent means teaching but it is not the same, and I'll admit that I am not even all that patient as a parent. When I was trying to teach Phoebe to ride a bike I just about threw the bike out into the middle of the road from frustration. The 15 minutes of homework she gets going over reading words each night just abut sends me to the mental ward. I have to give it to people who are able to deal with a room full of children and get them to do anything...ever...cause I really don't know if I could do it. I want Phoebe to enjoy her education and at this point and time that means me turning that over to someone more capable than myself. Now...I have to teach myself how to deal with 15 minutes of reading without scaring her forever.
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