Everyone's going back to school in the next few days/weeks and it's brought back some memories. I love school, okay. I always have and probably always will. I love getting new clothes for school and new shoes and the smell of new school supplies. Meeting new people and getting to see old friends was always a highlight as well.
The things is, it seems as we get older school gets less exciting and a lot more like a job. It becomes more tedious. Now, I know what you're thinking, "but you're home schooled, school can't be that bad for you." And it's not, school has never been bad for me, but it's still hard. And I'm pretty sure it's still going to get harder. But that's okay because I like challenges.
So many people have posted about their first day back at school and it being their first day of high school or their senior year and I'm going to be a sophomore, but seeing these people I've known since kindergarten talk about their first day of high school makes me feel old. And that's sad and scary. Because on day it's going to be me talking about my first day of college and I'm not ready for that.
For me school has been and will always be a place that I associate certain things with. Like the refusal of taking a nap in kindergarten and then really wanting it back in first grade. My first grade teacher assistant reading the Mary-Kate and Ashley Adventure series and us always getting to make a cool snack on Fridays if we were good. In second grade when we had a lock down and we got to skip Saxon for the day. (It was pretty awesome!) Third grade we had an end of the year party at a church picnic area and we played water games and all sorts of different games. And fourth grade, the last grade I was at a public school, was definitely a favorite. I had an awesome teacher and that year was just so amazing it's hard to pick one thing that stands out.
My time at school will always have a special place in my heart and I will always look back on it with fond memories and remember the amazing teachers, friends, and everyone else I met while I was there.
Love,
Natalie
The things is, it seems as we get older school gets less exciting and a lot more like a job. It becomes more tedious. Now, I know what you're thinking, "but you're home schooled, school can't be that bad for you." And it's not, school has never been bad for me, but it's still hard. And I'm pretty sure it's still going to get harder. But that's okay because I like challenges.
So many people have posted about their first day back at school and it being their first day of high school or their senior year and I'm going to be a sophomore, but seeing these people I've known since kindergarten talk about their first day of high school makes me feel old. And that's sad and scary. Because on day it's going to be me talking about my first day of college and I'm not ready for that.
For me school has been and will always be a place that I associate certain things with. Like the refusal of taking a nap in kindergarten and then really wanting it back in first grade. My first grade teacher assistant reading the Mary-Kate and Ashley Adventure series and us always getting to make a cool snack on Fridays if we were good. In second grade when we had a lock down and we got to skip Saxon for the day. (It was pretty awesome!) Third grade we had an end of the year party at a church picnic area and we played water games and all sorts of different games. And fourth grade, the last grade I was at a public school, was definitely a favorite. I had an awesome teacher and that year was just so amazing it's hard to pick one thing that stands out.
My time at school will always have a special place in my heart and I will always look back on it with fond memories and remember the amazing teachers, friends, and everyone else I met while I was there.
Love,
Natalie
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