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My sister does Joy School for her kids.

Never heard of it? What is it? Homeschooling? Neither my kid nor I could handle that, although I respect those who pursue it. We're in a great school system where parents are actually encouraged to participate. We live two blocks from the school. It's been great so far.

Joy School is for pre-school children, ages 4-5. Four or five mothers get together (they have children in that age range.) For two hours, three days a week, they hold a pre-school. The other mothers have time to themselves for that time to do whatever they want. They rotate every week. There are lessons already made and activities that they can use (they don't have to dream up something on their own.) And they even have graduation from Joy School. It has been a real lifesaver for my sister. Her kids have been really hard to toilet train, but she soon learned to hold out that they couldn't go to Joy School unless they were potty trained. Two of her boys became potty trained two weeks before Joy School started.