Week 2 of homeschool went well. Now...marching season will be starting. Our oldest is a senior in public school and plays tenors in the band. If you have ever been involved with something like that it takes so much time and energy. As president of the "Booster" club, I get to attend everything and oversee it. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!! I so much enjoy the people you meet doing extra curricular activities.
Some of the other homeschool families around town are trying to organize a co op. Which is an excellent idea! We met on Friday morning and let all of the kids play. We discussed the reasons we decided to homeschool our kids and what we would like to do within the co op.
For some reason around here, homeschool has a bad reputation. Whether your bummed out with the "public" school, wanting to encourage more Godly views, morals and values, people tend to look at you with the "deer in the headlights" look when you mention you are homeschooling.
I can't think of anything "special" that I can contribute. I am still thinking...
Between teaching, marching season, football games, meetings, co op, blogging(which I am still learning), concession stand duty, I don't know when I will be eating, sleeping, sunday school lessons, laundry, LOL!!!
Have a great weekend and blessed week.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Saturday, August 19, 2006
We made it!!!
Well, it's still HOT in Texas!! You can't even turn on the oven...it makes the whole house even hotter. That's a good reason to go out to eat.
AP and I made it through our first week of school. We didn't bite one another's head off!! We make sure that every morning we pray before beginning our lessons.
I think she may feel comfortable enough to actually learn something. Not that she didn't last year, this way she will feel more comfortable asking for help.
I have cousins that homeschool also. One does unit studies, one uses ABeka cd's. We are using Bob Jones.
Yes, I bought the whole 3rd grade curriculum. It matched up to the TEKS and I like to have structure. I think I choice this curriculum more for me than AP. She really enjoys the science, not to excited about the English.
The thing I like most about it is in every subject God is somewhere, somehow used. I thought that was pretty cool!!!
MR, the graduating one this year is all involved with the band. He's a percussionist. I learned early it's not called a drummer. He's glad to be back around all of his MDL people.
I'm still not too sure about this blogging thing, I may have to decide between this and MySpace.
I have looked and read many of the homeschool blogs that are out there and can't decide how I want to set this thing up or what I should do. I am still trying to figure it out.
It's getting late and Drive Thru History is about to come on.
Until next time...have a blessed weekend.
AP and I made it through our first week of school. We didn't bite one another's head off!! We make sure that every morning we pray before beginning our lessons.
I think she may feel comfortable enough to actually learn something. Not that she didn't last year, this way she will feel more comfortable asking for help.
I have cousins that homeschool also. One does unit studies, one uses ABeka cd's. We are using Bob Jones.
Yes, I bought the whole 3rd grade curriculum. It matched up to the TEKS and I like to have structure. I think I choice this curriculum more for me than AP. She really enjoys the science, not to excited about the English.
The thing I like most about it is in every subject God is somewhere, somehow used. I thought that was pretty cool!!!
MR, the graduating one this year is all involved with the band. He's a percussionist. I learned early it's not called a drummer. He's glad to be back around all of his MDL people.
I'm still not too sure about this blogging thing, I may have to decide between this and MySpace.
I have looked and read many of the homeschool blogs that are out there and can't decide how I want to set this thing up or what I should do. I am still trying to figure it out.
It's getting late and Drive Thru History is about to come on.
Until next time...have a blessed weekend.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Flutterby
Flutterby
I'm sitting here in Texas in JULY!!! It is so hot!!! The ac stays on until about 10pm. It never stops...sure do hate to see the electric bill. I guess I will tell you a little about myself.
I am a wife and mother. My husband is a preacher/data base developer. We have 2 beautiful children. One will be a SENIOR in high school, then other in the 3rd grade. This will be my first year homeschooling the 3rd grader.
I worked in the public school here in our "town" and know what happens there. I'm sure all SMALL town schools are like ours. Only the people with certain names get everything and the politics are rotten...since I do not have the capability to rearrange things for my child to get the help she needs I thought I would take on the school process myself.
After all, who do we really want our children to learn from??? It's not the people in the schools that are bad, well, maybe some of them but it's the "system" that upsets me. All Texas wants to do is teach our children how to pass "their" test.
Homeschooling isn't something that should be taken lightly or an excuse to use to pull your child out due to discipline problems. This is something that I honestly had to pray about and seek God's guidance.
I will continue to pray about this next school year and try my hand at this "bloggin" thing.
I'm sitting here in Texas in JULY!!! It is so hot!!! The ac stays on until about 10pm. It never stops...sure do hate to see the electric bill. I guess I will tell you a little about myself.
I am a wife and mother. My husband is a preacher/data base developer. We have 2 beautiful children. One will be a SENIOR in high school, then other in the 3rd grade. This will be my first year homeschooling the 3rd grader.
I worked in the public school here in our "town" and know what happens there. I'm sure all SMALL town schools are like ours. Only the people with certain names get everything and the politics are rotten...since I do not have the capability to rearrange things for my child to get the help she needs I thought I would take on the school process myself.
After all, who do we really want our children to learn from??? It's not the people in the schools that are bad, well, maybe some of them but it's the "system" that upsets me. All Texas wants to do is teach our children how to pass "their" test.
Homeschooling isn't something that should be taken lightly or an excuse to use to pull your child out due to discipline problems. This is something that I honestly had to pray about and seek God's guidance.
I will continue to pray about this next school year and try my hand at this "bloggin" thing.
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