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I'm back. I can't believe how long it's been since I logged in. At one point, I typed up a new entry and then I lost the whole thing. A little discouraging. We're getting geared up to start the new school year. I've been checking out curriculum, reevaluating my curriculum, looking at unit studies and wondering if I need to add Latin, Hebrew, or Greek to our daily stuff. At this point, I'm doing good to get Lang. Arts and Math done so I kind of have to laugh at the thought of adding one of those languages. I'm seeking the Lord and asking Him what He wants to be included in our day and how it should be achieved. I can continue to second guess myself, but he's the one with the answers so I'm going to continue to trust. What I'm considering and praying about is the Charlotte Mason way of doing Lang. Arts (narration, copywork, and dictation) and not doing a bunch of Grammar rules, etc. until they are 10. Of course I'm still doing Phonics. I also see a need to go back to Flash Cards for math facts. I've gotten lazy about requiring them to do this and I can see that they really need to have addition/subraction and multiplication memorized a lot more than they do. I was checking out different sites on the 'net and came across an article on how the Ancient Jews taught their children and I came across this passage: "Passing over the Old Testament period, we may take it that, in the days of Christ, home-teaching ordinarily began when the child was about three years old. There is reason for believing that, even before this, that careful training of the memory commenced, which has ever since been one of the mental characteristics of the Jewish nation. Verses of Scripture, benedictions, wise sayings, etc., were impressed on the child, and mnemonic rules devised to facilitate the retention of what was so acquired. We can understand the reason of this from the religious importance attaching to the exact preservation of the very words of tradition." It's reinforced that I need to teach them using a lot more memorization. I'm also considering using Notebooking much more than I did last year and continue using Unit Studies for Science and History. I guess I know what I need to do, but the most important thing is getting on a schedule and making myself and kids stick to it, at least most of the time, vs. hardly ever. I really need to make sure our house is in order and keep it that way. It's too hard to do school in a house that's a mess. It stresses me. Anyway, I'm done musing. Happy New School Year everyone. |
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