This morning as we were driving down the road, Gracie saw a school bus filling up at the gas station, and asked, "When will I go to real school?" Gracie knows that she will be homeschooled, but as she sees friends her age going off to preschool, and her older friends climbing aboard the big yellow bus, I think she feels like she is missing out on some grand adventure.
This is not the first time she has asked, and I am never quite sure what to tell her. How do I explain to a 3-1/2-year-old that spending her days with her mommy and her little brother, reading books together, doing chores, and experiencing life is about as real as it gets? How do I reassure her that she will learn to read and write and do math and have adventures and field trips and friends even though she will be homeschooled? Are there any books that explain to a young child how much fun homeschooling can be?
This morning I told Gracie that she would get to go to school at our dining room table until she was ready for college.
"Then will I get to go to real school?"
"Yes, Gracie. Then you will go to college." She seemed satisfied with that. For now.
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