Like any mom, I wonder if the new friends they make will be a positive influence or a negative influence. I wonder if they'll trade the healthy lunch we packed for someone else's chips and Oreos. I wonder if they will be bullied on the playground or will they turn into bullies.
As a homeschool mom, I'm concerned about whether I focused on enough of the "right" things. I focused on what I felt was important at a pace that worked for each of my kids, but that doesn't mean it will translate to where they are in a public school. How soon will they be able to tell that I spent more time on teaching my son to read than teaching him to spell? Maybe 5th graders are already supposed to know geometry, when we spent a lot of last year doing fractions. Will my children single-handedly cause an investigation of the entire homeschool community?
I have absolutely loved hearing their stories at the end of the day -- what they liked, what they didn't, who's really goofy and what new friends they made. They raved about their teachers -- especially Sammie.
"Mr. May let us have snack as part of our activity!" Chase said.
"Ms. Cobb said I went above and beyond as a helper today," from Ava.
Sammie ran in Friday and said, "Mom, you've GOT to see this video Mrs. Publow plays for us every day."
Then it occurred to me what my biggest fear of all is with this public school experiment:
I'm afraid they'll like their teachers more than me.
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