>  Maybe by setting a deadline on things made your
 > daughter stop trying?  Do you follow me?  I'm not trying to criticize, 
ust
 > know that  sometimes a better effort is made if things are left
 > open-ended.
Hmmm....let me answer this one slightly differently. I went back and looked 
at my own response from earlier and realize now that it's probably left you 
more confused than ever. (grin) Me too. (bigger grin)
My oldest daughter (5th grade) likes school, and always has. I am still not 
certain that being IN school is the best thing for her. When I first 
mentioned homeschool to her, she was hesitant about leaving school behind. 
Though she is often the recipient of teasing, etc., she brushes it off quite 
well and "hangs in there". She enjoys going to school anyway because of the 
activities they do. Though I think if I pulled them out in the middle of this 
year, she'd go without problems, she's still wanting to stay in school.
My younger daughter (4th grade) hasn't liked school for a couple of years. 
Most of it has been social life, but she also has been somewhat bored, 
especially in the area of reading. Both she and her sister are top-notch 
readers. The difference is, tho, the older one will just read ahead or 
(probably) hide a book inside her textbook, like I used to do. My younger one 
will not do that, but complains about how "yucky" the book is, etc.
When I was considering what to do about this, homeschool was one of the 
options I was looking at. Right now it still doesn't look likely - I work two 
part-time jobs because this area's cost-of-living is so obnoxious. However, 
if it became possible to homeschool, I still might do so. I just don't know 
at this point whether it would be both daughters, or just the younger one.
Does that make sense now? Maybe I better not write responses before 8 in the 
morning any more (grin)....
                                 -donna
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