Our youngest child will finish Grade Twelve in just a few days. We've had all the commencement parties, seminary graduations, awards nights and in a few weeks, our experience with schooling our children will terminate. Oh there will be other graduations from university and other awards and educational steps they will take but these will be now mostly determined by them. B and I were always about what was the best educational environment for them rather than what was closest. We have experienced French Immersion, community schools, charter schools, rural schools, private schools and internet schools (as part of a homeschooling experience). We have driven our children to schools outside our jurisdiction and we have sacrificed so that they might have opportunities we thought at the time might be of some benefit to them. We have raised funds for libraries and participated in cake walks and field days and award ceremonies. We have been judges for debates and science fairs. We have tutored and helped with projects. We have purchased sporting equipment, calculators, computers, uniforms. And brown bag lunches we have made quite a few. It has been a wonderful adventure to educate our children and to expose them to a world that is rapidly changing and to one that they must now go and make a contribution. I am confident that each will find something that will not only employ them but will satiate their curiosity and demand their best effort. I am satisfied that B and I have given them every opportunity and encouraged them to expand and bloom. I await the shade they will provide for me in my old age as they grow to their full stature.
6/15/09
Closed Chapters and New Beginnings
Our youngest child will finish Grade Twelve in just a few days. We've had all the commencement parties, seminary graduations, awards nights and in a few weeks, our experience with schooling our children will terminate. Oh there will be other graduations from university and other awards and educational steps they will take but these will be now mostly determined by them. B and I were always about what was the best educational environment for them rather than what was closest. We have experienced French Immersion, community schools, charter schools, rural schools, private schools and internet schools (as part of a homeschooling experience). We have driven our children to schools outside our jurisdiction and we have sacrificed so that they might have opportunities we thought at the time might be of some benefit to them. We have raised funds for libraries and participated in cake walks and field days and award ceremonies. We have been judges for debates and science fairs. We have tutored and helped with projects. We have purchased sporting equipment, calculators, computers, uniforms. And brown bag lunches we have made quite a few. It has been a wonderful adventure to educate our children and to expose them to a world that is rapidly changing and to one that they must now go and make a contribution. I am confident that each will find something that will not only employ them but will satiate their curiosity and demand their best effort. I am satisfied that B and I have given them every opportunity and encouraged them to expand and bloom. I await the shade they will provide for me in my old age as they grow to their full stature.
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you did make a lot of sacrifices for our education. these sacrifices demonsrated to us just how important you thought education was and have shaped our values on the subject.
remember when we used to drive out to rdl? that was one of my happiest school times actually.
Congratulations to Josh.....but you're still not an empty nester. It took some adjusting but we love - -love --love it.
Good for Josh. What did he decide on doing in the fall?
What are you going to do now???
ya mom you'll never be a empty-nester with FERNANDO around. he is like having a toddler for the rest of your life! can you bring him to my wedding? can we get him an outfit? bhaha. i tease. well, sort of....
Bonnie, you have such way with words! My youngest will be a senior next year, we have had many of the same experiences, but I would not have known how to put it into words until I read your post.
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