school

Sometimes I miss the days of my biggest worry being over whether my kid was taking long enough naps. Every stage has it's difficult decisions to make. Now we are in the school phase for Cam. While it's not 100%, we are pretty sure we are going to wait a year to send him to kindergarten. In addition to the unique things he struggles with, he is A) A boy and B) Doesn't turn 5 until Aug. 30. The majority of people (teachers included) we have talked to have suggested holding off for these two reasons.

I must say that waiting another year will take a HUGE burden off me. I was getting more and more concerned about how he would do in such a large class as well as other issues kindergarten brings up for him.

Related to the school topic for us is private vs. public. I had always assumed my kids would go to public, however I've come to realize that the decision needs to be determined by each of our kids and their personalities. In addition to liking the Christ centered focus, it might work best for Cam to be in a smaller classroom environment (like in a private school), however I wonder if public schools would offer him more support in the long run.

When it comes to jr. high and high school, I'm a firm believer that friends are EVERYTHING when it comes to kids heading in the right direction. Yes, personality plays into it, but I almost think the friends they choose are of equal importance. Some say that there are, "bad kids in public AND private". True. I would argue that the chances of kids falling into a healthy crowd might be more likely in a private school. However both those arguments might not hold water if you are talking about a kid who is confident, self assured, and strong in their faith. Public might be a great fit for them. So again...it just all depends on how our kids turn out and which environment we think will be best for EACH.

Well,those are just some rambling thoughts of mine since the subject of school seems to be on my mind a lot lately. As a sidenote, I was fortunate enough to choose/fall into a good group of girlfriends in high school. I thought I would share one of our favorite activities (I think this was 9th grade), trying on prom dresses and taking pictures. We thought we were soooo cool. :)