I was subbing in a second grade class today, and I couldn't help but feel bad for all the time I don't give me kids with their schooling.  If I had as much time to work with the kids as the kids in the class had today, my kids would be doing amazing things!  I will console myself with the fact that a lot of the work was probably just review that some of the kids didn't need anyway.  *sigh*  I will be very glad when I'm done working and can spend some more time teaching my own kids!  Of course, I'll have a new little baby . . . I'm sure that won't take up any of my teaching time. 

I finally bought Hannah a music theory CD-ROM last night via amazon.com.  I have been thinking about this for about six months.  I wanted to give it to her for her birthday, but Steve said it wouldn't be a good present.  Good thing he is around, or I would probably give the kids their school books for their birthdays and Christmas.

My little Esther only has one day of school left.  She would have finished today, but she ended up going to grandma's house instead.  I'm not going to order her new books for a few weeks, so I need to come up with some stuff for her to do while we wait.  I'm sure I can print some stuff off the internet, just so she doesn't forget how to do "school". 

I had my 5th grade girls write a research paper last week.  I asked them to write 4 pages, but they both only ended up with about three pages.  I guess I should have started a little smaller.  By the time the sixth or seventh kid makes it through my schooling, I should know what I'm doing!  I guess I've written so many papers is my day that I didn't think much of writing a four page paper.  It was overwhelming to them. 

I better round up the kids and head out (we are at the library using their fast computers).

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