'Twas the Night Before School Started.....

An un-schooling friend of mine posted this on her Facebook status today, and whilst I cannot advise who actually wrote these, I hope okay to post for all to read because they sum it up rather well. (at least in my opinion!)

Back to School Poem

Twas the night before school started, when all through the town, the parents were cheering... It was a riotous sound! By 8, kids were washed and tucked into bed... Where memories of homework filled them with dread! New pencils, new folders, new notebooks too! New teachers, new friends...Their anxiety grew! The parents just giggled when they learned of this fright- and shouted upstairs: Go To Bed! It's A School Night!

Not Back To School Poem

‘Twas was the night before school started, but at places in town, some families weren't affected; they didn’t frown. The kids understood they wouldn’t be trapped;
... their home educating direction was already mapped.
New projects, new field trips, old friends and new--
hour after hour their excitement grew.
The parents said gently, let’s go to bed.
We have plenty of adventures that surely lie ahead