Sometimes, ok, a lot of the time, I feel like I am failing my child. Some days, I don't. But over the past few days, I feel like I have not advanced my child to the level she should be at to go into 1st grade. I keep thinking that we should do Kindergarten over again since now I sort of know what I am doing. But if I do that, I will feel like maybe it was my fault.
Since I was feeling down, I decided to do a little research on what kindergartners need to know by the end of the year. So, I started looking at a few websites. She knows this, and she knows that. It seems as though she knows what she needs to know to go into first grade. Right now, I am feeling a bit more optimistic.
This past year, I have learned more about myself, my daughter, and how to teach her. I would not trade this year for anything. It has been tough and there are days I just want to quit and send her to school, let someone else do it. But then there are the days, it just clicks, and both of us end the day happy. Knowing what I know about how she learns, I have been able to look for curriculum that is suited more for her.
It hasn't been easy and I know I will still doubt myself and there will be days we both want to pull our hair out, but this is totally worth it.
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