• Aug. 15, 2008
The things that are really important.
I will try with all my might to keep religious things out of this post but it will be hard. I was reading Marsha's blog again today (holy insight, Batman!). She was talking about which things are important in life and that it has little to do with how much school gets done, or how many activities you are involved with, or the car you drive. We all know these things intellectually but few of us can resist the pull to be what the world considers "perfect".
The one thing that I do not always feel with K12 is that it is okay to do any "unschooling". While I want my children to be prepared for college or whatever may come, I also want them to know that they are worth spending a whole day with (even if it is a Wednesday) on just playing with them and talking. I love nothing more than to hear what they are excited about, to play games with them or to just sit and read or watch a good movie together. It's hard to get away from the world's standards when we have to mark what we got done each day on the OLS.
I just wanted to send out a reminder that it is okay to take a little time to enjoy this journey in whatever way that is for us as individuals.
Now I will get off my soap box and go on with my day! Thanks to Marsha for her thought provoking posts!
