During the next month I need to make a few decisions regarding the kid's schools. Hazel is headed to 6th grade, Middle School. She is ready. She is excited. The thing is I need to choose where to send her. She is very bright and has been in the gifted program during Elementary School. I am fortunate because this gives us more options. There are a few really great schools that are designated for the gifted kids so she will get classes that are created to challenge her and excite her brain. The thing is there are three different schools. They are all in Downtown Jacksonville (requires long bus rides/car pools). Due to Lee's active duty status we actually get first priority on the school we choose. I have it narrowed down to two schools and will be going on tours next week. Hopefully this will help me choose the best place for Hazel.
Liam. This is what had me awake at 5 am, working various options over in my head. He is gifted too, but has a few more challenges with writing and reading. He can stay at his current school and get his one day a week Gifted pull out. This is what Hazel did all through school. The thing is he really "hates" every other day at school. He also has issues making up the work he misses while in gifted pull out. Writing is difficult for him, so he is often frustrated and upset when it comes to the work, afraid to not get it done and disappoint his teachers. There are Elementary Schools in the district that are Gifted Magnet schools. No pull out, every day gifted education. One school in particular, Jacksonville Beach Elementary, gets amazing reviews. Because of Lee's current active duty status I could transfer him there. However, after this year, when Lee is not on active duty, he would not get in because we do not live int he correct "Zone" etc. Sounds great, except this school is at the Beach. I would have to drive him there daily. The location is about 20 minutes in the opposite direction of where Hazel will be going to school. Plus, he would have to go through a change in schools, leave his little friends etc...... It is hard to make a decision like this in my current situation. With Lee here I would be able to discuss our daily schedules, he would have one. Together we could decide if this was something we could pull off...for a few years. Or, if it would make life too difficult.
Throw into the mix the possibility that I might head back to school next year to study my Master's in Nursing to become a Nurse Practitioner and now things are looking really, really complicated. Although, if I was in school I would have a more flexible schedule......
These are my thoughts at 5 am. Then my brain suggests we just move to a more convenient neighborhood....will a huge yard and a pool....(no this has nothing to do with the schools...). Then I am up.
Hazel followed me out of bed...she is sitting on the couch scratching a few Mosquito Bites...rubbing Benadryl on them and telling me about her dream last night (about Keystone Camp). Then she requests a big glass of milk and sits at the table to work on her Elvis Presley report. I have turned on a recording of one of Elvis' rehearsals to set the mood. The dogs are on the floor...chewing random inappropriate things.
Today, I am going with the kids and their gifted glass to see Chinese Acrobats then on to a Chinese Buffet. The theme this year in China. I feel lucky to be able to come with them on the majority of their field trips. Even at 8 and 10 they are excited to have me at school. I like that.
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