• Mar. 24, 2008
Where my head is at
You know...I have no idea. I find myself in a constant state of "second guess"....be still and know..I know. Why is that so very hard to do.
I have been excitedly peering at the Sonlight catalog. I do know what curriculum I want to use...does that count??? I longingly looked at it when I was homeschooling before...picture sugar plums.
Its funny....I wish I had all of this neat stuff to learn with when I was growing up. I enjoyed school but history was sooooo dry in school. I love watching the Discovery and History channel now and am really into historical fiction. Thats why I'm feeling that Sonlight would work so well for me and my children. I just love the "whole book" approach instead of breaking things down into tiny pieces and missing the relevance (IMO).
Does anyone else out there use Sonlight and what was your HONEST opinion of it. I know what their catalog says but I would love to hear from unbiased users.
Anyway, I want to blog more later but I have to finish up dinner before the hubby gets home.
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• Mar. 10, 2008
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• Mar. 10, 2008
Heres my hubby
Well, here he is...the love of my life. He's not going to be too happy to see the picture I decided to post of him. He and Boo went to the father daughter dance at school. He is such an AMAZING dad.
Someone commented wondering what my husband thinks about my "toying" with the idea of re-beginning homeschooling...well, let me tell you, I am married to just the BEST man.
When I recently brought my concerns to him about how the kids were doing in school I met him with such passion that I think he was overwhelmed with my thoughts. Actually, I was quite surprised at how I felt about them being in school. I think I had buried it deep but always had this lingering desire.
When I first began talk of homeschooling many years ago...he (and I) were completely unfamiliar with it and kind of thought it was a radical idea. But, being the researcher I am I kept bringing him all sorts of information about the subject. He warmed to the idea and was completely supportive when we did decide to homeschool.
The trouble is...he was also completely supportive when I decided to put them back in school....and now....
Yep, you guessed it...completely supportive if I decide to re-begin. A blessing yes...but also a curse as I cannot guage what to do.
A friend gave me a wonderful new view on how my husband is about this subject (I was becoming frusterated)..She said that it appeared that he trusted me in that decision. He had confidence that I would do what was best. That made me feel better but to be honest, I sometimes wish he would TELL ME what to do. This is just not my husbands nature. He's a tiger at work but a kitten at home.
So, now you know a little bit about my hubby.
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• Mar. 7, 2008
Pictures of my life....and a little more info
Well, here they are...my life. I just thought I would share a little of my family.
Yesterday, report cards came home from ps...all except the high school (which they mail). I keep thinking I'm seeing signs. At the beginning of the year my youngest (who had never been to ps) was tested by the system . I waited with baited breath...and admit I was incredibly nervous...did I do a good job? Did I ruin her life??? I didn't share my concerns because I wanted to remain confident!!!
Well, she was reading at a 5th grade level...whew....She excelled in math and science...everything was HIGH HIGH HIGH...what a sigh of relief...Thats when I told my husband how worried I had been. He said he had never doubted it (yeah, right).
Fast forward to her second report card...which we received yesterday.
***She DROPPED in reading!!!!!!
***Her math went from level 4 to level 2!!!!
**and now her "teacher" suggested that I work with her at home...she said she would be happy to send home stuff for me to WORK WITH HER ON
I must admit that I was slighly prideful (LORD< forgive me) but, at the same time I was angry (LORD forgive me again.
Sooooo, you have my child for 8 hours a day and then you want me to have to play catch up at home!?!?
It's not that I blame the teachers....I have helped out in class and with all the funding problems, lack of help, children who misbehave...etc...I know that their plates are full BUT....
It is helping in our decision to go back to homeschooling....I honestly don't know exactly why I am second guessing it.
If anyone is in or has been in a similiar situation would you mind sharing....I tend to second guess whether or not God is answering me and I am so frusterated with my indecisiveness. I get so nervous and feel so inept.
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• Mar. 6, 2008
I'm on the fence & what a mess I've made
So, this is my first entry and let me start out with a disclaimer
**I'm a mess...don't know what direction to go...and envious of others who are more focused and disciplined than I**
Here's my situation....warning!!!! long and full of rambling
At this time, my children are (real names withheld to protect the innocent):
T-Rex:a 14 year old boy...full of life and currently in his freshman year and attending public school. Was homeschooled for the 7th grade...hated it and resented that decision. He's VERY socially advanced and honestly delightful minus some personality quirks.
Joey: a 9 year old boy...was homeschooled for 3rd grade only...incredibly intelligent...self-directed learner...very observant...claims he wants to be homeschooled next year.
Boo: a 7 year old girl...was homeschooled from K-1st and is currently in 2nd grade at public school. She was very shy around others and surprisingly opened up through homeschooling (though others doubted that would work) She loves "school" and seems to be doing well.
Me: A 32 year old proud mama who researched and contemplated homeschooling for 4 years before taking the leap in 2005. I homeschooled *T* and *J* for only one year.
I was met with absolute resistance from my 12 year old (at the time). He thought I was punishing him...but, I saw him slipping through school. An A & B student up until the (awful) sixth grade....he felt that what I was doing was the worst thing ever. We (hubby & I) went ahead and chose to homeschool all three.
I was overwhelmed, to say the least but really enjoyed what I was doing. For some reason, that escapes me now, we decided to allow *T* and *J* to go back to ps the following year while I continued to homeschool our daughter. This school year we have all three in ps and I have toyed around with the idea of going back to college or working part time. For some reason nothing has "quite fit" and I'm am now wondering if the reasons why are showing themselves.
Last night...my oldest came to me (you remember..the one who thought homeschool was punishment) and asked if I would reconsider homeschooling him.
HIM: "Mom, would you want to homeschool me?"
Me: "WHAT!!??"
HIM: "I think I want to be homeschooled"
ME: "Why, do you think you could sit around and do what you want?"
HIM: "No, but my grades are slipping and I am easily distracted at school and if I ever want to get into college I need to do something about it...besides...I don't know why I ever wanted to go anyway....I can see my friends after school"
ME: "Well, this wouldn't be something we could just jump into...we really need to think this through".....in my head....my heart skipped a beat and excitement re-entered my life...been missing for a while.
Anyway, I re-spoke with him about it this morning and reminded him that he would no longer be able to do football, wrestling, other organized sports and he told me he already thought about that. This just threw me for a loop because he is actually (against what I would want) a very popular kid and I have always worried about that because in my experience those children tend to "try anything" during these turbulent years...especially with his dare-devil attitude.
On top of all that, my middle child asked if he could be homeschooled 2 weeks ago.
Theres so much more to this story but, I'll explain more later....I don't want everyone to run away from my blog for fear of my rambling on for days and days.....
