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The blog of the Morrison Family excursion into the world of homeschooling.
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I did mention in my first blog that I don't blog much. Here's my next blog - 2 years later. Nuff said.
We are now going on our 3rd year of home schooling and all its ups and downs - choosing curriculum, finding curriculum, keeping the kids on track and focused, managing a household budget with one income, and many other "home school issues" as it were. Through everything, I am very satisfied with my children's progress since we began this odyssey. They have grown in every area. I was a little concerned with the "social" aspects but have found that they are actually more rounded even in that arena. All in all it's been challenging but a great experience for us all.
Looking forward with joy and a little trepidation to this coming year. The older they get, the more I worry about making sure we cover enough. With planning, determination, patience, and mostly prayer we'll have a great year. So --- anyone out there who reads this - whisper a little prayer for us. We'd be grateful! |
Posted: 12:02 PM, Jul. 29, 2008 |
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First timer
Welp, I'm not a "blogger" by nature but have felt the benefits of reading that others have similar issues and what-not. So.....
This is my first year homeschooling. I have a 6th grader and 3rd grader. They were public schooled prior to this year. I also have 3 older children who all went through the public school system. Yup, one of the reasons I decided to homeschool. I saw first-hand that there was something missing in the education part of public education - academically, yes, but in many other areas as well.
It's been a challenging year. We started out strong but find we're losing some of the momentum as we approach the Summer months. Trying to stay on schedule but learning to be flexible. I had to remind myself of some of the reasons I chose to homeschool in the first place. One of which was so the children weren't pushed into an unrelenting schedule but allowed to work at a pace that actually let them learn the material. You know, move ahead when you have the concept down & linger a bit when you find you need to work on it more. We are all learning so much through this experience. I hope I learn one of the most important lessons - to allow school to be a fun growing process and not suck all the life out of my children in an effort to "teach" them and keep them on schedule. |
Posted: 9:50 AM, Mar. 27, 2007 |
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