The truth is that my son is far, far beyond his peers academically speaking. He will graduate before them, I'm sure, and he'll be able to begin college before them as well as joining the workforce.
But the truth is that regular school-goers have the edge on him when it comes to group dynamics - for now. I think that there is something to the mindset that a child has after he's had his breakfast, has gotten dressed, straps on his backpack and then gets ready to board a bus. That kid has a plan. That kid has expectations. That kid might even have a plan on how to adjust his plans if things shift on him. That is excellent preparation for the real world.
My son has plans. He gets up in the morning, plays Angry Birds, eats oatmeal with me, plays his short morning Wii time, gets changed and makes his bed and then excitedly begins his homeschool time (and happily dominates all of the subjects). After that, he might have schoolhouse classes at the homeschool building (two hours once a week), we might go to the zoo for a meet-up, or we might go to our homeschool co-op class meet-up (once a week).
He is happy with his day. I am happy with our days. I get to teach my son at his level, I don't have to worry about peanuts, I get to learn things with my son (again) and I get to spend my time with my son. He is a treat. He is a delight and he makes me so darned happy.
But I want him to get that edge that schoolhouse kids have - the one where they have plans that they carry out independently.
We'll get there.
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