Jul. 3, 2008
Calvert
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Calvert We are looking very very seriously at doing Calvert in August. And I am scared. I am scared to spend that kind of money. Yikes! It is expensive! I am scared that it won't be right. I am scared that giving in to school in a box is going to somehow hurt my kids. But reality is that I am desperately in need of a break. I need to not have to write lesson plans. I need to have all the books for the week waiting for me. I need to let someone else do the brain-draining exhausting part of homeschooling and, for me, that is figuring out what to do next. My oldest is done with the Calvert placement tests. I don't know how well she did. I am hoping that they will grade them and give me a best guess as to level. And that it will work. She will be ten in October. She could be anywhere from fifth grade up in ability. The up part is the most likely, but how far up? I just don't know and I don't have the mental stamina to figure it out. So I am handing the placement off to someone else. Why do I feel so bad about this? My middle is almost done with his placement tests. I don't know how well he will do either. He could be anywhere from third grade and up, maybe lower on the writing. He did extremely well on the math test. At least he got several pages into the placement test that is supposed to be for grades 4 and up. He did alright, I think, on the punctuation and grammar section. The part he is going to have issues with is the writing. And that is tomorrow. Actually that writing assignment is the only thing he needs to do all day tomorrow. I just hope he does the best he can. My little guy isn't doing Calvert. His job is to listen to stories, learn to read and learn to count. And cuddle up with his Mommy. And be cute. But I am in need of some reassurance that it is possible that Calvert is the right thing for our family right now. So I am typing this here, so that next year when Calver has been a wonderful success I can see how silly I was to worry... Or maybe how right I was to worry.... |
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Jul. 5, 2008 - Have you looked at K12?
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