Co-op Meet and Greet. Or, this is really happening!!!

I have gotten very few raised eyebrows when I've announced to people I'm going to homeschool Emily next year.

This is either a good indication that we're on the right track, or the people around me are losing faith in public education.  Maybe both?  (That's not a nice thing to say though. I know a lot of public school teachers and they are heroes.  But then again, even they likely agree that things have gone astray...but I digress). 

Anyhow, I am very fortunate in that I work at a library that has a homeschool co-op that meets weekly and I can see firsthand the homeschool experience in action.  I see the same faces every week, some working one on one, some in small groups.  They all seem engaged (ok all but one.  There is one little boy who clearly does not like math and he spins his chair back and forth until I'm dizzy from watching.  But that woman with him is so patient, and she doesn't even know she's been a huge inspiration to me).  Furthermore, a work colleague who has homeschooled both of her sons for several years has been really supportive and introduced me to so many resources!  Thank you Amy!

And that is how I found myself sitting in a room with a bunch of mothers who are also looking to homeschool their children.  Of course they were all on time, and I was 10 minutes late to this Co-Op Meet and Greet.