Sep. 19, 2006
Getting off to a Bumpy Start
The beginning of this school year has
probably been one of my most difficult in recent memory. I had
planned on starting slowly at the end of Aug. but a weeklong illness
put our plans on the back burner. Since that time, someone in the
family has been sick (with the exception of about 3-4 days this past
week). Add in several nearly sleepless nights, curriculum
backorders, working with a new "taxi mom" schedule and I feel that its
a been rather rocky start.
This week is our 2nd official
week of school. I bought a new curriculum for History called
Winter Promise and so far am enjoying it. It does need a few
tweeks (what curriculum doesn't?) and I've already changed a few
things. Mostly I've taken out some activities I just don't feel
like doing right now. I like
sliding into our schooling and since I wasn't able to do that so much
in Aug. I'm doing it now. One thing that I've actually
switched has been the first read aloud. The first novel scheduled
for reading aloud was on Masada. I'm sure is a great book, but I
wanted to emphasize what the early church and Roman Persecutions rather
than the Jewish Revolt and Masada. The Purple Mantle
has turned out to be a great alternative. I've wanted to continue
with our daily reading of the saints (haven't gotten that up and
running yet either) and this fits right in since it weaves in real
martyrs under the reign of Diocletian into a fictionalized story.
I've also been substituting the book Heroes for Truth
for much of the spine right now. Subjects like Martrydom of St.
Stephen, Paul's missionary journeys, Early Church Fathers, etc.
fit almost perfectly with the daily assignments, just from an Orthodox
perspective. I already had these books on hand so it wasn't a
hassle for me to make the switch.
I hopeful for next
week. We've almost run out of people to get this sickness! Also,
all the BO's have arrived so I feel like I've got everything to make a
proper go of it. It also helps that this weekend will be a bit less
busy and I'll have time to look ahead and plan a little more thoroughly
for the next week or two.
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Sep. 19, 2006 - Isn't it amazing
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