First Day Of School

This week marked the end of summer for most American children, as the first day of school rudely crashed upon them. Little Tonymation, being 5 years old, would have embarked on his first experience of the public school system... if we had not decided to homeschool him.

We are blessed to have Mrs. Tonymation at home raising our fine young boy, and also teaching him. This year in a public school he would have had these amazing things to look forward to:

1. Learning the alphabet

2. Learning to color

3. Learning how to walk in a line

4. Learning to not talk

5. Learning social interaction

Many people we encounter can't imagine why we, as parents, would decide to deprive our precious little boy from such enriching activities. The answer is quite simple for us, but complicated to explain to others.

First of all, we have been homeschooling our little one for over a year now. He has already mastered the following before stepping one foot into a public school.

1. Knows his alphabet

2. Reads over 100 words

3. Can count beyond 1000

4. Can add, subtract, and multiply numbers up to 12

5. Can color with crayons, color pencils, and markers

6. Can write sevral letters

7. Has an astounding vocabulary

8. Can walk straight, sideways, and backwards

9. Has a well defined set of morals

10. Interacts well with other children, as well as adults

11. Can beat both Lego Star Wars I and Lego Star Wars II

We spent most of his life trying to teach him to speak, so we decided it was best to let him use the skill. So, as you can see, he has no need for kindergarten at this time. If next year he isn't up to speed on what first graders are to learn, then we might actually consider sending him to a school. Until then, I will leave you with a nice article.

Dry Run at School