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May. 6, 2006
Parent/Teacher Planning Meeting : In Which I Talk to Myself While Planning Next Year

It is very late.  I am bleary-eyed.  My shoulders burn.  I have been working on my masterpiece all night.  In a massive attempt to become organized,  I have already chosen, purchased and looked through next years curriculum.  I am attempting to write my own lesson manual.  While attending a local classical co-op style program with a friend (we were visiting), I took a look at their lesson book for the year.  It was a nice thick book of lessons layed out week by week.  Each week told you exactly what to memorize, what to read, etc.  Out family is in the midst of a large scale makeover.  Things are going to be a lot more complicated for us in the next few months.  I decided that while I didn't want to join the co-op, I could take a page from their book and write my own manual.  I am sure that I will be delighted while it is put to use.  Right now I am just tired and hunched and my eyeballs are burning.  I know I am rambling and writing all sorts of run-on sentences, but I just planned out a years worth of math and a semester of astronomy, so give me some credit.  For all of you unschoolers out there who are reading my plans with dismay, never fear, plenty of time for following our interests are included - after all, it was my daughters idea to study the astronomy in the first place.  Come to think of it, she asked for that Saxon Math 3 as well.  At any rate, there should be a rule against late night blogging - you never know what sort of nonsense you will spout.  Still, I just couldn't go without another entry, so it is what it is.  I thought the rantings of an insanely tired homeschooler might be encouraging to someone to give it a try.  It shows our human side!   


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May. 7, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by writmm


Wow, you have been very busy! I am still too busy working on this year to think about next year;) Thanks for stopping by my blog. Another way to explore is to click the red button at the top of your page that says random blog. Also, be sure to click your 'manage friends' button on the left of the homeschool control panel. That's where you can sign people up to be your friends and respond to people who have listed you as a friend!

Talk to you later.


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May. 8, 2006 - Hahaha!

Posted by LizzieBee


I understand the bleary-eyed comment! I just spent a couple of hours researching WWI resources for my daughter's history in the fall. I am actually going to put together a unit study (combined lit/hist). Am I taking on too much? Oh boy, who knows? But it is fun and I know that we'll both know a lot more about WWI by the time we're done. If only my son wanted to do WWI, too. I'm afraid to ask him what era he wants to study! lol.

Enjoying your blog,

LizzieBee


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May. 11, 2006 - <i>Untitled Comment</i>

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Your blog is very interesting! I love the fact that you are writing your own studies. I wrote one for the 1800's and I'm partly untilizing the Kirsten books. The thought of creating costumes for the character is beyond me though! I can quilt, but I don't sew clothes!

Edited by MarlaMom on May. 11, 2006 at 7:44 PM


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