Becky is homeschooling Teigan and Conner. Sometimes homeschooling is about religion, or curriculum disagreements, but that’s not the reason for this homeschooling. There isn’t any disagreement and the school is supportive. In fact, the school is so supportive that they asked Conner to come back and participate in their spelling bee. He placed first in the 4th grade. There was a rules problem for Conner, moving from the class level to the school level, because he’s homeschooled. The school took it upon themselves to find a different sponsorship which would allow Conner to compete at that level. Now, if he does well at school level, he can go on to District.
It’s just that these two kids didn’t seem to be thriving in public school. Teigan is in 7th grade, Conner in 4th. The three of them (Teigan, Conner, and Becky) agreed to give public school a break and homeschool for a while. Becky has found an active on-line parent support group with lots of good ideas to share. She has the lesson plans all worked out. She was able to answer my burning question as well: “When you homeschool, is there homework?” Turns out the answer is no. With this much direct attention, you get everything you need to cover taken care of in class.
So Teigan finished an assignment. Of Mice and Men. She read the book, marched over to the refrigerator, and put it in the freezer. That sounded a little odd to us; putting a book in the freezer. Turns out, that’s a family tradition at their house. When the kids finish a sad or scary book, they pop it in the freezer so it can’t get them. It stays there until they have a chance to get over it. I don’t know how long Mice and Men will have to stay in the freezer. I didn’t read it until I was an adult, but I would certainly have popped it in the freezer if I’d know that trick then.
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