Mommy22alyns Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Is this something inevitable, or do some kids just never get that itch? Neither of my girls has ever asked, but I do realize that could change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I have a teen that has never wanted to go to ps. He did want to ride the school bus but could separate that from going to school. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Is this something inevitable, or do some kids just never get that itch? Neither of my girls has ever asked, but I do realize that could change. They're young yet. The first 5 of mine have toyed with the idea by the age of 12 so far. It may be a logic stage thing for a lot of kids. They start to see the world from other angles and began to wonder how the other half lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in NY Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Well, I have a 5th grader, 7th grader and 8th grader and they are all certain there could be nothing worse than being stuck in 'school' all day. There would probably be a mutiny if I sent them at this point. But they may change their tune someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 It'll be interesting to see if my son ever wants to go back to PS. I pulled him out after first grade because he was so miserable. He asked to be homeschooled and now he yells "booooo" every time he sees a school bus or we drive past the school. I'm trying to convince him that he's just showing a bad attitude and he should just be happy he's homeschooled now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Neither of my kids have expressed any want of ever going to school. Both are often 'slightly bullied' when they mix with school kids, so they have no desire to be with them all day long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I have a 10th and 8th grader and they prefer homeschooling so haven't asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My 10yo has never asked. My 7yo has asked and I've explained why we don't send them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son was in private school for prek and K. He has no desire to attend public school. The biggest hindrance for him would be getting up and out of the house so early. Of course this is the same child that likes to wear shorts to school when it's warm enough. Having to wear shoes, socks, and a shirt might hinder him as well. I believe I have threatened that a few times in the past. :lol: You don't want to go to school, they make you wear uniforms, a belt, and socks and shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 No one has ever asked here. For our eldest, he probably figured it wasn't an option. For our younger ones, the long school days are very unappealing to them. They know they have it made. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Mine do not want to go, they realize they have it good. But, they do wish they could attend for a day or two to see exactly what it is like. We have done a few different co-ops so they are not deprived of the experience of sitting at a desk and raising their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 No, my dd has never asked, but I've threatened. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Mine never has, but I do periodically point out how long a school day is. Kiddo knows he'd miss out on many more productive and interesting things, and he has a cohort of friends at the Y. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 No, my dd has never asked, but I've threatened. ;) Yeah, I could say that too. Or maybe just "offered." With plenty of explanations of exactly how long she'd be there and how early she'd have to get up. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 So far no. Ds was in ps before coming to us and hated it. Dd has never been in ps. We read the Ramona book, a few yrs back, where Ramona is in kindergarten and has trouble at school. Dd asked why Ramona didn't just go home. I explained to her that it doesn't work that way. Dd was shocked and horrified by this :001_huh:. I don't know why she reacted so strongly, but she did and from that point on she started calling ps "that horrible place that traps children." Dd is prone to drama and slight over-reaction. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son went for K and 1st and that was enough for him. I can guarantee you he never wants to go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My sons have never been to public school and have never asked to go. However, we did end up sending ds1, and then later ds2, to a small private school. It has been a good choice for our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son has never asked but I am sure it's because I've been quite honest about what his days would be like. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurad1125 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Neither has ever wanted to go to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma Mom Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 None of my dc have ever asked to go to ps. Ds20 was adament about not going, and I did threaten him with it a few times. Towards the beginning-middle of 10th grade, ds17 decided he wished he had gone to ps starting in 9th grade. But he wanted to be in school with his friends in a neighboring district, so it wouldn't have been what he wanted anyway. He is very glad now that he didn't do it. Dd still says she has no desire ever to go to ps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherInWI Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Never. I've asked my teens once in awhile over the years and always get a shocked, "Why would I want to do that?" as a response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 So far, no. But they're only 8 and 6. Right now they're horrified at the idea of school. I've tried not to make them horrified of school...I never bad-mouth school in front of them (just in case we have to send them for some reason.) Right now they hate the idea of being away from me. Maybe, one day, they'll want a break from me and will consider school. But I hope not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Neither of my boys have asked to go to public school. My oldest son attended private school for K and first grade, and he remembers it well. He loves being homeschooled.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 9, 7, and 5 and none of them has ever expressed any desire to go to school (quite the opposite, really). I'm not sure why; their Dad's actually a public school teacher, so we certainly don't vilify it. I suspect it's mostly because my oldest is really shy and would have a tough time with school, and the younger two tend to follow his lead. Or it could be because I'm just so much fun to be around :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My kids never ask. In fact, the few times I've brought up the possibility, they've freaked out. They like being home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My oldest is 11 and so far they have no desire to go to school. You just have to mention the words 'publice school' and all 3 of them start to hyperventilate. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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catz Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Is this something inevitable, or do some kids just never get that itch? Neither of my girls has ever asked, but I do realize that could change. My oldest went to 2 years of PS and his worst nightmare is going back to any kind of school. I would shocked if he ever wanted to. Whether he does or not remains to be seen, but I think we're in it at least the next couple years. My youngest is on board with that thought for now, but I wouldn't be surprised if she asked someday. She likes to push my buttons. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mominbc Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My ds(almost 18) and dd(13) have never wanted to go to school. I actually threaten to send them to get them to get school work done! We live in the country and I guess seeing the bus pick up the kids at 7:15 every morning is a deterrent as well as the worry they would have less time for music and free time. I still have 2 more though starting the journey so who knows how they will feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My 10 year old has never asked; we're homeschooling for the flexibility, and not for academic, learning, religious or social issues - we evaluate all of our options every single year, and he seems pretty adamant that he stay home. His cousins all go to our local public school, which I always thought would make it a more appealing option for him. Maybe in the future it will, I don't know. I'd likely send him if he asked. My 5 year old hasn't asked, and for some reason people always feel compelled to ask her if she wants to go. Nobody really did that with my 10 year old, so it's new (annoying) territory for me. She's at the stage where she wants to do everything her brother does, so since he's home ... she wants to be home. If he went to school, she'd likely want to also. I have a nagging feeling she'll want to go when she gets a bit older; she would feel badly asking, though, because I suspect she thinks my feelings would be hurt. I'd likely send her, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemyboys Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Is this something inevitable, or do some kids just never get that itch? Neither of my girls has ever asked, but I do realize that could change. Ds2 would love to ride the bus to and from school. He's got a very "romantic" vision of what that would be like -- all fun, all friendly, etc. But then he would get to school, be bored to tears, have to follow someone else's rules, not follow his creative urges, and then it would be Not.Fun.Anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Mine are in 5th and 2nd. They have never asked to go to PS, however, they have said that they wished they could have lots of friends like kids who go to school. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 None of my boys have asked. The 10 yo is curious and thinks he'd like it, but doesn't really want to go. The 8 yo is adamant that he doesn't want to go. He's gotten all of his info about public school from Calvin and Hobbes :D and does not think it looks like fun at all. The youngest just wants to stay at home with Mom and not go away all day. (Both girls attended ps for elementary, were home for middle school, and asked to go back in 8th and 9th grades.) Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My ds10 keeps asking from time to time if he can go to school, whether public, private, etc. He doesn't want to go back to the (really great) charter school he spent 3 wks. at in the beginning of 2nd grade. Too bad it turned out to be a bad experience for both he and my youngest, who was in K5. Ds10 went to ps for the 1st semester of 1st gr., then went half-days for the rest of the year (I hs'ed him for LA & math during that time). He is lonely now and wants to be around other kids. I point out the positive sides of homeschooling every time the opportunity to compare/contrast the 2 presents itself. I've been lightly toying w/ the idea of private school for next year as a last resort, and when I asked my youngest (ds7) what he thought about going to school, he said, "HORROR. HORROR. HORROR." :lol: Oh boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memmerrill Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 DD has never asked & actually she is very glad to be homeschooled. She is thrilled she doesn't have to ride the bus or be gone practically all day long. She embraces her homeschool freedoms! (I have pointed them out to her, which helped, I think.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I have a 16yo and a 12 yo, and both of mine are horrified by the idea of ps. :001_smile: My oldest did attend ps through 3rd grade. Youngest, never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Neither of our girls have ever asked. (9th and 4th this year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son would start crying if I told him we were going back to ps. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son would start crying if I told him we were going back to ps. :crying: Mine cry too! And they've never been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Mine started out in public school. My 10 YO DS does not want to ever go back to public school. The first year we homeschooled him, we left his sister in school and he would have an anxiety attack if he had to enter the school for whatever reason. If we run into people from the school who he knows, he wants to get away. He just has completely horrible memories of school and wants to close that box of his life. My 11 YO DD toys with the idea. She and I clash more and she's more social. She wants to have a locker and be around boys and her friends, etc. She sees what her friends do and it's so much easier than what we do. However, the fact that the morning bell rings at 7:20 and that she'd have to be at the bus stop by 6:00 AM is the major deterrent. Then the fact that all her friends go to one particular school (magnet, traditional schedule) and she'd have to go to a different one (Year round) because we didn't apply to the magnet and I wouldn't send my dog to that magnet because it's so violent seals it. OH yes, and homework! Her friends all have 2 hours of homework a night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Mine have never asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My 10 YO DS does not want to ever go back to public school. The first year we homeschooled him, we left his sister in school and he would have an anxiety attack if he had to enter the school for whatever reason. If we run into people from the school who he knows, he wants to get away. He just has completely horrible memories of school and wants to close that box of his life. Oh, :grouphug:. That's sad. That basically sums up my school experience as well. I went to a really rough school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son asked this past fall. He was 8 at the time and asked the day before ps registration and the day before our "homeschool year" started. :glare: It turns out he just wanted to make friends and believed public school was one big joyride of fun and recess. My brother actually talked to him and though he tried to encourage him, ended up discouraging him. Good thing, because I was about to tell him NO flat out. My ds would need an IEP and the schools here almost entirely cut special ed and 90 personnel in our tiny town/county of 8,000 people. So classes are vastly overpopulated and underfunded. There was no way that I would put him through that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My son would start crying if I told him we were going back to ps. :crying: My oldest actually has cried when I brought up considering it before. She did half a year of Kindy in a PS before dh allowed me to pull her. She was beaten on the schoolbus, bullied, told by her teachers (I still have the notes they sent home) to "slow down" because she was through all of their material and reading novels when the other kids didn't know the alphabet, etc. Finally she fawned illness long enough and then broke her collarbone. Having her home she was a whole new person. I couldn't do that to her again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My eldest wanted to go back. (She completed 1st grade in ps.) She remembered all the fun stuff they did and nothing else. I allowed her to go back in 8th grade. I made it 5 weeks. She didn't want to leave, but she completely understood and hasn't asked to go back since. The twins attended preschool. They have never asked to attend ps. One would rebel if I were to suggest it. She did not like preschool! Ds has always been home, well he did attend 3 yo preschool for a few weeks.:lol: He has never asked to leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Mine (7, 7, and 5) have asked why we DON'T go there, but when I simply explained that different families do things differently, they were fine with that. They have friends at ps, so I'm sure they talk about it with them. They do ask me in the summertime if we can go to "the town school" to use their playground! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My 14-year-old son has never wanted to go to public school. He would fight the idea. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 My oldest went to a small public charter kindergarten with 12 students and 2 teachers. She disliked it so much, though she was a great student. She has passed on her views of that experience to my other two dc, and none of them have any desire to go to school. We had her shadow at some schools a few months ago, and we were really thinking it might be better for her to go to school. She asked not to, though. We ahve always been careful not to put down schools (after all, that's dh's profession!) They just prefer our lifestyle. I have many homeschool friends whose dc have never asked to go to school, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Of my 4, the older 2 have been in private school 1st-4th/5th. The 3rd child has been in both public and private. This is our 1st year hsing. My dd, 10, is the only one that has asked to go to public. I think she brought it up for 3 reasons - 1) she is curious, 2) she is very social, and 3) she is bored and feeling like she's not gotten enough of my time & attention. I am planning some changes so that #3 hopefully isn't so much an issue next year. We are already in a homeschool co-op once a week where she spends the entire day being a social butterfly. As for #1, I explained to her she has no idea the challenges and pressures she would face given her only school experience was a very sheltered one in a small classical Christian school, especially considering she is quickly moving toward the jr. high years. Our sitiation has been difficult because the ADHD younger brother has monopolized my time and attention (#3) but I am working on balancing things (hopefully) better next year. On the flip side, we were considering public again for said younger brother due to his special needs, and when we talked about it with him, he was adamant (begged and pleaded) that he stay in homeschool. So, we're just planning on hsing them all now, and everyone just has to learn to like it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mine never have. Even my girls who are going into 8th grade. None of them have ever expressed a desire to go to PS or any school for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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