Lorelei is adjusting quite well to the school environment. She's making friends and going to birthday parties and every few months or so I get to attend a PTA meeting where I am shamelessly guilted into giving even more money to the school for various improvements and fundraisers. They take off every conceivable holiday which means I am constantly looking for childcare options. Lorelei comes home reciting dogma that she cannot explain and I'm still having to explain to people the arbitrary laws that prohibit my well-read daughter from skipping this Letter-of-the-Week routine and skipping to Kindergarten or even 1st grade. Long story short- this is pretty much what I expected. However it's not all negative. In fact, let's take a look at the balance:
You can see the frustration. I'm sticking with the decision that Christ the King was the best choice given the circumstances, but I'm not too sure how sustainable it is for us in the long term. We have a few more months before summer vacation hits and that is putting the decisions into an even harsher perspective given that I've blown my whole childcare budget and still have two unaccounted for months to...well...account for!
The questions are endless and the issues mounting and time is running out.
Non Illegitimi Carborundum,
Bat Country
Well, you will face this all throughout her life. You have to weigh the pros and cons like you did and come up with the best solution. It might not be perfect but it has to work somehow. Have you tried charter schools? I don't know much about them. And I will certainly help out during the summer months! Hang in there, you are doing a great job!
ReplyDeleteAlso, you can supplement at home however you see fit and we can all join in to give her the best environment you want her to have.
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