I feel so sorry for my boys these days. They have no
life. All they do is study. Finals are over at the end of this week and have
been going on for two weeks straight. Poor them.
There are many upsides to private French high school-but
this is not one of them. It is a downside. They study and study and study and
study especially near finals three times a year. In between it is more reasonable
for sure but there is never a weekend that there is not at least 5-6 hrs. Minimum
of homework and study.
I tell my kids everyday almost that I could never ever
have done what they are doing now….it takes real devotion and really hard. In
two languages too.I was smart –but could not have done that. But sometimes I wish
I did and was pushed more. I wish I would have been head of surgery or
something..I think I could have been pushed a lot more.(also I would have
needed to like science and blood!)
We knew this going in. We always dreaded the year that we
would have all three at the school together and all three in programs. Don’t
get me wrong it is the best opportunity ever and we are blessed but the amount
of work for them and for us to admistrate this is huge. It’s a huge commitment.
Next year is the year. Both boys in sports and Beauty in dance.
It’s almost a full time job to administrate. And a double full time job for
them to actually pass a year.
But it is all worth it and that is what I keep telling myself
and my husband reminding me of. The education they are receiving is outstandingly
incredible. The skills, the academics, the environment, cutting edge technology,
the sports etc. and it literally keeps them out of trouble-they are way way too
busy for trouble! Let’s hope that sticks right until the end. So far so good!
And don’t get me wrong I don’t think they will have any
superior education in an of itself than any other school. For me what they are
getting is life skills, values, SUPERVISION (aka my 10 grader is not allowed
off property for lunch etc.) For me this is gold as a career mom and I need
this like oxygen..
And one thing I have realized about my kids is they are
very very autonomous and independent (thank god as I could not handle more of
the load than I have). Five people I know in the last 2 weeks have told me that
they do homework with their high school aged kids and study with them for all
their exams. I would literally kill myself if I had to do that. Plus I am
simply not smart enough!!! What the kids study is way way above what Hubby and
I know! For real! And hubby went to law school!
So study habits my kids have that is for sure. They are
so self-sufficient I have no clue (unless I ask) what they are working on, when
things are due, etc. It has been a work in progress but we have arrived at our
destination of academic independence. Beauty will need a bit of support in organizing
her agenda and schedule for the tornado that will hit her next year with the transition
from public primary to private secondary-but she has seen her brothers go through
this before so a bit easier for her to adjust I am guessing.
Anyway I can’t wait until this week is over! And the kids
are free! And they can do chores again! And we can laugh and swim! And we can
all eat together! We have raised such academic focused kids at this point that
studies come before everything. We beg them to take breaks and it is no no no
during exams!!!! They are relentless.
Let’s hope it all pays off somehow. Who ever knows really
eh? I don’t think it’s for their future careers really as much as I think it is
for the well being and safely as teens. The teen world is a rough one..I am
glad to have my kids locked up and studying and doing sports and dance almost
all the timeJ and when they go out..they are thinking about
getting home early to sleep to start over again the next day.
Welcome Soon summer!!!! Yay!!!!
