Anyone who knows me knows that I am NOT a fan of home school. I believe that education has more to do with reading books and knowing your multiplication tables. It is the social atmosphere that is important. It is important for my children to experience what is out there in the world and have authority figures other than myself and my husband. I am not writing though about that topic at the moment but the fact that where I was 99% sure no home school for me, I am now rethinking that percentage.
I am absolutely appalled and downright scared to send my children to school if this trend of school violence continues. All over the news there is school shooting after school shooting and now the problem doesnt only lie with the "loner rebel kids" but in adults who are taking advantage of a vulnerable population and slaying them in the place where they should be able to focus on education and envisioning their bright little futures. I am so upset by this that I seriously am wondering what the next 3 years will bring for schools before my child is in them. I will have to evaluate the situation at the time and figure out what to do. It is sad but it is my hope that when Emma reaches elementary school that there are security guards and metal detectors within the school. That will likely be as if not more important than the curriculum for me. Lets just all be prayerful for our school system because this is truly a crisis situation. A child should never have to worry about his/her safety while sitting in a classroom nor should a parent have to wonder whether their child will make it home that day.