What types of things do your 14 - 15 year olds do to get out into the world without you? Apart from homeschool theatre and homeschool history classes and getting together with friends at 'park day,' my son's counselor has been giving us the feedback that our son needs to get out of the house more and get involved in developing independence and his own life. (Interestingly, my mom has been saying this, too.)
Do your kids do internships, jobs, volunteer work? Do you drop them off in the city and let them tour on their own? Have they joined non-homeschool groups that cater to their interests?
The counselor wants our son to get on the subway in the morning, go in to the city, and see what he can find. This seems very strange indeed to me. I think there has to be some structure, some point (except outings for fun with friends) and so I'm not interested in dropping him off at the subway and saying , "See you in 8 hours." It doesn't seem appropriate for 14. What would be?
2007-08-29
15:40:59
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