Mt. Pleasant Classical Academy

I took the dogs for a walk this morning as the sun was rising.  It was actually a warm morning, crisp, clean and for the first part of our 3 mile walk no one was out.  Then the school kids started moving toward their bus stops.

“Good Morning”  I shout out in my most pleasant voice.  “Have a great day at school!”

There’s no reply.  Never is from any of the kids.  Sometimes there might be a nod but that is rare.

I walk on, walking on the opposite side of the 2-lane street from the kids at the bus stop.   This area I’m walking through is my development, these kids have seen me walk my dogs for over a year now, always shouting a ‘Good Morning!’ to them, wishing them a great day at school.  When Michael walks with me it is the same story, backs turn, heads are down, and never an acknowledgement.

Last week one group was playing ball, throwing it from one side of the street to the other.  Since our development lacks sidewalks we walked in the middle of the street, the dogs walking at my sides totally engaged in walking.  I say my ‘GOOD MORNING!’

No reply.  Just the vacant stares of -are we supposed to say or do something?’,  Aren’t these kids public schooled?   Everyone tells me that if I want my kids properly socialized I must send my kids to public school but the last time I checked when a neighbor greets you and says ‘hello’ the proper response is a ‘hello’ back.   My kids know to do this, they know how to say hi to a neighbor, to wave, to respond to others.      Yep, unsocialized homeschooled kids!  LOL!!  Just another reason to keep them homeschooled.