This week was interesting as we got a reject from the first school that we applied for our daughter. It was a bit disappointing because we had been honest in our responses and not getting an option to even interact with the management came as a bit of shock. Nevertheless, some soul-searching later, the only consensus that my wife and I reached was that we are "misfits" and therefore, we might be making things difficult for our kids.
The second interesting thing came from my mom-in-law. In an emotional outburst, she confided that she felt worried about our kids as they were not up-to-the-mark when compared to the grandchildren of her friends. It is an eye-opener that I had not considered second-degree social impacts of my decision to homeschool my kids and in general, slow them down in their information gathering and focus more on improved understanding of whatever little they know.
Learning over and beyond just education for me continues!
The second interesting thing came from my mom-in-law. In an emotional outburst, she confided that she felt worried about our kids as they were not up-to-the-mark when compared to the grandchildren of her friends. It is an eye-opener that I had not considered second-degree social impacts of my decision to homeschool my kids and in general, slow them down in their information gathering and focus more on improved understanding of whatever little they know.
Learning over and beyond just education for me continues!
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