Well we've been busy. I haven't blogged in awhile, I'm sorry for that. So here's what we're up to now.

S is nearing the end of the Earth Children series by Jane Auel. In the process, she's learning about those ancient peoples and she's interested. It's really great. We'd hit a rough patch where I couldn't get her interested in anything but once she got to read a book that was actually interesting, it's just sparked an actual want for learning. She's asked me repeatedly about details in the books. Right now she's in the middle of  "The Plains of Passage". She's even reading it when she's 'off the clock' at bedtime and on weekends.

I've got her working out of a new book for Spanish, "Spanish Now". It is much more challenging than the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish". It has also helped me to discover that that book taught her absolutely nothing. She didn't even know the stuff in the review chapter. So this book is really helping her.

She's also doing biology, geography, algebra, and a few various electives. All in all, she's in a groove and doing pretty well.

We've moved away from classical education and closer to a Charlotte Mason approach. It makes sense. As an adult, I know that I lose interest in something if it is presented in a classic textbook form. So why should a teenager with a loathing for learning (thank you public school) be more inclined to learn that way? Not to say classical education isn't good, its the form that I'll be leaning the most on with my own children. But, S came into homeschooling so late that it isn't really feasible to follow the strict pattern of it. I may incorporate a little more of it but for now, we're more Charlotte Mason.

Here's S's schedule for this week:

Week of 3-27-06 - 3-31-06

Continue reading the Earth Children series

Work Units 6-10 in "Spanish Now"

Lessons 7-10 in "Algebra Success in 20 Minutes a Day"

Lessons 7-10 in "Biology Success in 20 Minutes a Day"

Ch. 7-10 in "Painless Math Word Problems"

There are also a few more assignments that I haven't given her yet, we're making a trip to the library tomorrow and then I'll assign those.

So, all in all, we're in a good flow.