Sep. 28, 2006 - For now
Things with school have been going pretty good. We start our time reading a selection from Ambleside Online year one. Then D does his math and then vocab and spelling. While he does that I do some workbook pages with C because he loves to "do school". D has been doing really good with his math addition and subtraction facts. He makes me so proud. Spelling seems to come fairly easy to him too. Oh and C has been writing his name all by himself! I had no idea he could do that. I knew he could spell it, but write it, no clue. I didn't know 4 year olds that are still being taught all the letter of the alphebet could do that! I am so proud! Did I mention that already?
I figured out that I just wanted to be able to group us into one method of homeschool, thinking it would make it easier somehow. I have come to realize that we are not completly Charlotte Mason although I do love her ideas. I just feel a bit more is needed than just expecting them to get all they need from literature. We are not unschoolers, although our system is very relaxed. But never too much so. I trust that they get lots of "education" through real life and lots of play. We are not textbook homeschoolers, mostly because I think that trying that rigid of a curriculum would burn out my kids very quickly. Although I feel that some things are best taught that way. So I guess you would say we are ecclectic. A little bit of it all. I am glad to have discovered this. It seems to take some stress off. Does that seem silly? I guess I feel like it will all be ok one way or the other in the end. The thought of highschool and preparing for college still petrifies me but I still have a long way before then. It will all work out, thats all I need to think right now.
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Oct. 1, 2006 - Cooking
Posted by genevieve1642
I saw your profile says you like to cook? What kind of food do you like? I have a few recipes that I can't eat while I'm pregnant due to the spicy factor. Let me know what you think. :)
