Graduation
Graduation is an interesting thing. As a homeschooler, what grade I was “in” never meant much. I could be “ahead” or “behind” in any given subject depending on my abilities. Mom would always find something for me to do.
The night before my graduation party I went to a “real” high school graduation ceremony. From that experience, I realized that this is a big deal to most people. I liked my graduation much better than what I saw at the high school. The reasons fall back to the basic advantages of homeschooling. I got a custom, personal, and very relaxed ceremony.
I worked most of my senior year, so graduating didn’t change much in my daily schedule. And really, I did have a light school load this past year. My major class was American History, which I did enjoy. History is a subject I have always liked, especially G.A. Henty style.
What made my graduation special was the atmosphere, which was created by the people there. Pretty much all my good friends and their families were present. I also had an amazing surprise. One friend I thought was in South Korea showed up, Jonathan S. That made my week.
I ended up playing my recital song on the violin at mom’s request. Interestingly, I did a much better job than at my recital which was just a few hours previous. I wish it had been recorded, but oh well.
