Shall we all just follow each other??

A person can accumulate immense knowledge and still lack wisdom. Wisdom requires compassion, justice, humility, and spiritual discernment.

The second day of school went by really well, not counting the second bus fiasco…:) Ariana got on the bus in the morning, after me talking to her about it the previous night. As soon as I put her on the bus, I ran to my car and drove to school to see how she is did on the bus. Getting there a few minutes after the bus did, I saw kindergarten kids but no Ariana, I went to the class, she was not there, I asked Mrs. B, her teacher, and she told me that she was probably with the class on the playground, I went there, and nope she is not there. So here we are running around looking for her, where could she be? The bus is empty… Finally I spot her following some 4Th graders down a pathway… talk about feeling relieved! Apparently after getting off the bus, she started to follow the group of kids not knowing where she was supposed have went… Yeah! Hey, good thing I was there, and I hope this fiasco will not happen again… I will probably start getting gray hair pretty soon, and start taking sleeping pills, to make me sleep, since I have insomnia from stressing about my 5 year old getting on the bus, and then actually knowing where she is supposed to go… whew! What a day...

I am happy that there was no lasting impression with my daughter about following the 4Th graders, and she enjoyed her 2ND day of school. Singing, clapping hands, laughing at something funny the teacher did, playing on the playground, and walking single file into the cafeteria for their daily snack...:)
Well, I hope tomorrow, day #3 will be better.

First day of school...

Worlds can be found by a child and an adult bending down and looking together under the grass stems or a the skittering crabs in a tidal pool. (Mary Bateson)

First day of school, how scary is that? My five year old is a little trooper. She didn’t cry, didn’t complain at the early rising. She was actually very excited, which makes my heart glad.
Now I understand why home schooling is better for parents and kids.
1. Kids don’t have to wake up at an extra early hour. They can still sleep in.
2. Kids don’t have to go anywhere out of the house, if its raining, snowing or windy.
3. Kids don’t have to wait for the bus to arrive to pick them up, and parents don’t have to pay for the bus to come and pick them up, all the way down the block, across a busy street.
4. Parents don’t have to spend money on new clothes for school, and buy so much school supplies, that the school requires.
5. Parents don’t have to make and pack snacks, and lunch for their kids.
6. Parents don’t have to worry if your child will be OK, upset, crying, hungry or wanting to go home.
7. Parents don’t have to worry that their child may get colds, or other infectious diseases from other kids…
8. Parents don’t have to worry that the child will get on the right bus to drive home, to pick them up, and wonder how their day went.
9. Parents don’t have to guess what their children are being taught at school, they know what they, as parents teach their kids. Can pin point the trouble spots in learning, and work harder in correcting them.

The good reasons why its nice to send the kids to school.
1. Parent gets some peace and quiet from the kids.
2. Parent don’t stress on what to teach the kids, or worry that they will be illiterate.
3. Kids get interaction and play with other kids their age.

So which ever choice the parent makes should be from the heart, and the commitment the parent is willing to undertake. Which ever one you chosen for your child is the right choice for your child and you.

The first day of school went very well, if I don't call the incident of my child not wanting to get on the bus to ride home. She completely refused... so here calls the school to have me pick her up, which is fine since I am home today.. but tomorrow I will be working. I hope it goes OK, I really hope so. That's all I can do... hope, and pray...:)