allie recently posed the question of why i (well, "the group" as i'm calling us) am searching for an alternative education for you. it's a really good question, actually, since the answer reveals so much about my philosophy as your mama. i was at first a bit intimidated, and took it as some sort of test to see how much i knew about education, our local resources, and generally what my plans were. i tend to take most things in life as tests so i need to step back often. i have so much to learn. i know this. but then i started to think about the answer, not the justification of why i was going through this process of looking for alternatives. it turns out there are two main reasons for my search; to ensure you a better experience than i did, and because i truly believe i am your teacher and the more i know about you and what's out there the better off we'll all be as you grow up and into whatever system/school/non-school you attend.

i have more to say...but want to just post this now. i LOVE the idea of having a bit of structure to when we meet and what the topics could be. maybe we should get together or have a phone call together to hash it all out.