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I Didn't Want To Homeschool My Kids

December 06, 2024 / 00:56

This episode discusses homeschooling, school choices, and personal experiences related to education. The conversation highlights the transition to a new school environment and the challenges faced by parents.

The speaker shares their initial excitement about enrolling their child in kindergarten and the anticipated social life that would come with it. However, after moving to Oak View, they express doubts about the feasibility of this plan.

They mention exploring private school options but finding them lacking. The speaker reflects on friendships formed in Oxnard, where others suggested homeschooling, a concept they were initially resistant to.

TLDR

A parent discusses their shift from traditional schooling to considering homeschooling after moving to a new area.

Episode

0:56
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well before we bought our house because it was at the end of the school year I had already signed your sister up for
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kindergarten at your Elementary School I was so excited because I was going to go
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have coffee with my girlfriends and you guys were going to go off to school and it was going to be a really great life I
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was I had been waiting for this I was primed and then we moved to Oak viiew in that summer I just realized I can't I
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can't do it and really I looked into like some private schools and nothing everything was flat but before that I
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had become friends with a couple gals in Oxnard who homeschooled and from the beginning they thought of knowing me
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they kept saying you should consider homeschooling your kids and I just was not into it

Episode Highlights

  • The Excitement of New Beginnings
    Anticipation builds as plans for school and friendships form.
    “I was going to go have coffee with my girlfriends.”
    @ 00m 10s
    December 06, 2024
  • A Shift in Plans
    A realization leads to reconsidering educational choices for children.
    “I just realized I can't do it.”
    @ 00m 24s
    December 06, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • I was going to go have coffee with my girlfriends.
    I Didn't Want To Homeschool My Kids
  • I just realized I can't do it.
    I Didn't Want To Homeschool My Kids
  • They kept saying you should consider homeschooling your kids.
    I Didn't Want To Homeschool My Kids

Key Moments

  • Excitement00:10
  • Doubt00:24
  • Consideration00:48