I went to a meeting with the North Carolina Department of Non-Public Education (DPNE) yesterday. The meeting was in a small, kind of shabby conference room on the floor right above the North Carolina Governor’s offices. There was a very nice, not too knowledgeable lady there to review my paperwork. I had the required attendance sheets, immunization records, and nationally normed standardized test results. The lady with whom I spoke had a masters degree in education and was working on a second masters degree in public administration. While she was very gracious, I was underwhelmed by her knowledge of homeschool topics both with respect to North Carolina and in general. I asked her whether there were any members of the DPNE who homeschooled their children and was told there are not. Oh well.
So, I went home, just to find out that we had a problem at work that required my presence. I grabbed something to eat and headed out the door back to work while Lorena, Kelly, and Christian ran off to Gospel Meeting in Fuquay-Varina. Another day in the life. I do not know what I was expecting out of the whole review, but it was a little bit of a let down. The lesson I took out of it is that no one is really interested in my kids at all. If I do not do the right things by them, no one will. I was thankful for the reminder.
November 10, 2004 – Lorena passes the 2nd test!
November 11, 2004 – Logic and critical thinking