With our oldest we lived on the west coast when he broached the subject of BS in 8th grade. As a public school educated west coaster the idea of BS was unheard of to me. We had struggled to find good academic fits for our kids as they are all PG. They had attended parochial school, online school, homeschool, public school and magnet school. Our philosophy on education had always been we wouldn’t stand in their way of learning.
So, when he came home from an assembly at school and told us he planned to apply to PEA, we used the same line, “ we won’t stand in your way”. If you apply, get accepted and get FA then of course we support your decisions. Of course- we never believed all that would happen. So March 10th, 2010 all our lives changed dramatically.
Fast forward 8 years later and I can’t imagine having done it any other way. The BS journey has been a crazy ride for us all. It led all 4 kids to attend, me to move across the country (couldn’t stand being so far away) so many memories for all. Our youngest graduates in 2019 and our families BS journey is coming to an end. Now to decide who to follow to college… (halfway joking)!