First Post

I plan on using this blog space to talk about the various and sundry things which cross my mind and life daily.

To start, I'll mention that my daughter has been placed into the gifted program at her our local elementary school. My wife and I had previously decided to remove her from public school starting this Fall, as we don't think the government schools do an adequate job educating extremely bright children. But, since they're willing to place her into this special program, we'll give them one more year.

My son's birthday is just past the government-mandated deadline for entry into Kindergarten. This means he'll have to enter public school being one year older than all his classmates. We've asked the principal, the school board, and our elected representatives for help with this, but they all say the same thing: That's the law. Thus, our middle child will be home-schooled, starting Kindergarten this Fall.

My wonderful wife is a bit concerned about giving him an adequate education, but I think those fears are unfounded. She's much brighter than she gives herself credit for.