fbpx
My Little Poppies

school

Gifted Boredom

by 7 Comments

My Little Poppies LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links from Amazon or other programs are used on this website. For more information, please refer to our disclosure statement.

   

I’ve been thinking about gifted boredom lately. It’s a real issue for these gifted kids of ours, isn’t it? Leo entered a half-day Kindergarten program last August.  We knew that he was ahead academically but we sent him other reasons.  We wanted him to socialize with his peers, we wanted him to get used to…

Read More

Suddenly, Unexpectedly Homeschooling (“You’re gonna WHAT?!”)

by 32 Comments

My Little Poppies LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Affiliate links from Amazon or other programs are used on this website. For more information, please refer to our disclosure statement.

   

“You’re gonna WHAT?!?” I am going to homeschool next year. I am suddenly, unexpectedly homeschooling. If you had told me this two years ago, I would have burst out laughing. I am an educator, a former public school employee, and a public school advocate.  I believe in public schools.So… what happened? The short answer is that we…

Read More

Qries

>