Guest Author - Elsa Neal

Creativity chat with Kris Bordessa, part 6, on homeschooling

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Participants:

Elsa Neal, Creativity Editor, BellaOnline
Kris Bordessa, author of Team Challenges
Megan Romer, Board Games Editor, BellaOnline
Writermom
Bonnie Sayers, Autism Spectrum Disorders Editor, BellaOnline
Candlepassion


Writermom
"My oldest has taken a real interest in chess - some of the kids in our homeschool group play it."


Kris
"It's a good thinking game. You homeschool? Me too."


Writermom
"Yes. Pre-K and 1st grade."


Kris
"I've been at it for a lot of years, and love it"


Writermom
"We're really still just getting started. We played at kindergarten last year."


Kris
"Yeah, but that's a fun age - lots of art and stuff!"


Elsa
"What made you both decide to homeschool?"


Kris
"No short answer!"


Writermom
"I just can't imagine sending my kids away from me all day. And I hear scary things coming out of the schools all the time. Originally we wanted to be able to travel without considering the public school schedule, but we haven't had any money to travel with. Now we just like being able to control what goes into our kids heads."


Kris
"For me, it's more about being able to be with family. And to follow the kids lead with learning. They study what interests them, rather than what's on the school agenda, which is inspirational."


Elsa
"I can imagine it has a huge benefit if your child decides early on what career they want to follow. You can tailor their learning and get them experience related to that field."


Kris

"Well, I think the ability to explore different interests will help that, ultimately. Right now, for instance, my 13 year old is exploring broadcast journalism - he wants to be a disc jockey!
So he's studying it in depth, and we'll tour a radio station soon."


Writermom
"Sounds like fun!"


Kris
"Oh, it will change in 6 months, but that's okay - he'll have all of that knowledge in his head."


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