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Aug. 29, 2008
School
Two weeks into our school year and I thought I would share how it is going.
Last Monday started with much anticipation and anxiety. We are studying the 1800s and began with the French Revolution. Now I remember things like the Bastille, Marie Antionette, and Napoleon but no details, order of events, you name it. So I found myself treading into murking waters. I also face the challenge of not using all the resources recommended by my curriculum. We live on a very tight budget like most homeschoolers. With a single income family we have to make do with what we have alot. So I rely heavily on the library. I had picked up several books from the library on our topic but I didn't have the benefit of knowing which chapters to focus on or "read only these pages" therefore I read everything out loud to the children. After going back in time to 1789 and spend an hour or more, we then began to crack open our new workbooks and tried to find a rhythm for our day. Nine school days later and I think we have found it.
Bonnie is doing well rising to the challenge of being a dialectic student. She has several questions on our topic of study that she must answer each week. We have set up a good schedule and she seems to handle it all well. Her literature books is not so well received. She is reading the Diary of a Napoleonic Soldier, or I should say I am reading it to her. It is very monotonous, but like the soldier in the book we are trudging through.
Brian is fighting against the heavier demands placed upon him as a fourth grader. His biggest battle is with writing. I have been told this is a boy thing. If it is then I guess he is normal. Our school theme has become (and Brian hears it often), "It is not what you want to do, but what is required of you." The other day, Brian quoted it back to me. "I know...it is what's required of me." Good Boy!!
Bryce is surprising me again. He is handling the increased writing better than I thought although it is not what he wants to do. His spelling is good and his reading is coming along, but still not where it should be.
All in all, I can say that we are still alive. I am thankful for a break on Monday and the short school week. We will add in Science (Apologia's Land Animals) to our day next week and begin our Science co-op in two weeks. The children also start Shakespeare next Friday. I am so glad that Lori decided to direct another Shakespearen play. This year the children will be doing Romeo and Juliet. Of course, Bonnie is hoping she gets the part of Juliet. The boys are excited because they heard that there will be another sword fighting scene.
I am off to bed. Looking forward to a day of cleaning my house, canning figs, and just relaxing.
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