Off to School
Monday, August 30th, 2010One week from tomorrow my one and only baby will be going to preschool for the first time. Brady is going 4 days per week for 2.5 hours each day. We have our neighbor going and one of his best friends. So he will be comfortable, I think. “Pre-divorce” I had always planned to homeschool Brady, as I am certified K-8 and planned to do either private, public, or cyber school for grades 9-12. I figured by high school Brady could decide on his own what he wanted to do for schooling. Well, Brady’s father doesn’t want him homeschooled now. This may change, but a lot has changed, and I now need to work at least halftime hours, if not full-time. This would be nearly impossible with properly schooling Brady also. So I have decided to register for Brady for preschool with the intent to send him to kindergarten next year at the public school where I used to teach.
There is a part of me dreading September 7th and the first day of Brady’s formal education. This will be the first milestone of many for years and years to come. Yes, I will probably cry all afternoon and be more upset than Brady. But don’t worry, I will “pretend” to be as happy as possible for Brady! We have been reading “The kissing Hand” and talking about it. He is fine.
On the bright side, as a work-at home-mom, it will be nice having a good 10+ hours each week to work while Brady is at school. And Brady is a very social being and will enjoy meeting the new kids. He is one of those kids that when he walks into the room he has 5-6 kids run over and want to talk to him right away. So this makes me feel confident that he will do well socially. And this will help prepare him for kindergarten. So all in all – we are both ready for this change in our lives. I will update in a few weeks with how Brady (and I) are doing.