Today hasn't been a "quiet" day, by any means. The littles have run bus races up and down the hall. I've made bread (and Sunny, while delightfully helpful, isn't the quietest kitchen helper in the world). John and I have done lessons. EmBaby has stated her position on a number of things. Loudly.
Through it all, James has slept peacefully.
I checked on him at eleven, and he was still alive.
At noon, I made sure he was breathing well.
Just now, I checked his temperature.
He's fine. He's just one. tired. boy.
I can't imagine how his day would have gone if he'd had to be up and out the door by seven to get to school. Ugh.
Kiss those babies!
~Dy
8 comments:
How odd. Oh well... at least he is definitely breathing!!
You know, I have this thought too, about what if my kids had to be up and out the door at a certain early time every morning. Here in Ohio where my parents live, many of the elementary kids have to be ready for the bus by 6:50. 6:50!!! For a first grader?! That's ridiculous! One of my favorite things about homeschooling is being able to set my own schedule, and if someone needs to sleep in, that is okay. I love well-rested boys! : )
My kids will crash like that once in a while. If the body needs, I figure it's a good thing to make sure they get it. They're either growing, recovering from something, or fighting off a nasty bug which isn't symptomatic yet - & if they rest enough, perhaps it never will be symptomatic.
hornblower, that's my thought, too. He's not a "lazy" boy, by any means, and they're all pretty well attuned to their bodies. When you need rest, you need rest. Whatever the reason. :-)
claire, 6:50? at the bus stop? Oh, my word. I can't imagine what a long day that would make for a little guy. And most schools are assigning homework as early as first grade, as well. When do they get to be children? *sigh* I'm so, so thankful we have the freedom to do what we believe is right.
He did get up a little before three, rested, refreshed, but it does look as if he's fending off a cold.
Dy
I'd love to see a study done to see if homeschoolers are healthier.. get less colds etc.. and I believe one factor would be being well rested.
I remember one public school kid said to my son.. "You get up when you want? That's sounds great.. but how will you ever be prepared and able to get up early when you have a job"? My son replied.."I'll get an alarm clock".
and that's just what he does now.. (smile).
Judy, that's exactly it! I know many adults who, in spite of twelve years of public school and rigorous college schedules, still rely on the good old alarm clock to get up for work.
James and I had a very interesting discussion on the way to practice yesterday. I pointed out that since I hadn't taken him to the doctor, yesterday would have been an unexcused absence in public school. He said, "Well, why would you wake me up to take me to the doctor so he could tell you I needed to rest?" Mmm, yes. I know.
What followed, though, will stick with me for quite a while. He cocked his head and said, "Doesn't the school realize you're my mother, and you're in charge?"
I feel a blog entry coming on...
Dy
Wow Dy - isn't there a # of days which a parent can authorize?
Even for employment purposes here, you can usually do up to 3 consecutive sick days with no drs. note; after that, or if you've used up your annual alotment of own-recognizance sick days, you need a doctor's note.
For elementary school, I don't actually think you need a drs note at all, except if you want the school to provide & mark at home assignments/tutors if a child is going to have to be recovering for a long time. I know people who even keep their kids home for 'mental health' days if they're going through a rough patch with their peers etc. and they just notify the school "my kid's not coming in today so don't be worried when she doesn't show up." That's it. No dr. visit required....
Anyway - hope he keeps fighting off that cold!
Oh yes, here in the States, certainly, even for elem. schools. It isn't a Federally mandated thing (I don't think, anyway), but the schools are swinging more and more heavily toward that norm. The absence is unexcused, and the makeup work is not permitted unless the higher ups give special permission.
Now, Zorak, at work, can take his sick days when he's sick. If he runs out of paid sick days, then he can take sick days without pay. I don't think they would ever require a doctor's note for a grown adult unless that adult was suspected of malingering. ;-)
But for children, yes. Even when we were at the dentist's office on Friday, the front desk lady offered me a note. It took me a while to figure out what on earth we would need a note for, and I guess my confusion showed b/c she prompted me with, "...for school?" Oh! Oh, no, their principal knows we're here. LOL. (James, for the record, was mortified by that response, until he clicked that Zorak is "the principal". LOL!)
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