''The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.'' -- Nietzsche
''I have no country to fight for. My country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.'' -- Eugene V. Debs
Making A Statement
Feb. 23, 2007
Class planning meeting last night
I think the class planning meeting with the homeschool co-op went quite nicely last night - and quickly!! Next session, I will be teaching the 4-6 year old class phonics. I'm really excited about it. I'm trying to cobble together an eclectic mix of fun teaching tools. I am loosely basing my curriculum on the Abeka phonics curriculum, and adding in cool printable worksheets I found online, plus flash cards from the Dollar Tree. I went to Dollar tree this evening to see if I could find more of the short vowel/long vowel charts like I bought for Jake, but unfortunately they don't have those anymore. They did have some blending charts, which I bought for a buck, but I really hope I can find some more of the "AEIOUs" so that I don't have to borrow Jake's charts. I was slightly annoyed that C. asked me "So what exactly are you going to be doing with the 4-6 class with phonics?" and I just wanted to go, "Uh, phonics, duh?" but I just pulled out the stuff that I had brought that I was planning on using for the class to show her. It wouldn't have been so bad that she asked but for some reason I was the only one she asked for more details on the class - and really, how many ways can you do phonics? I know her daughter is in that class but I really don't understand the concern. Am I not competent enough to teach phonics to kindergarteners? Or was I just PMSing and took her comment the wrong way? I may never know.
On another note, I ran the dreaded email that I had to send to S. by L. to get her input on it before I sent it...the dreaded Box Tops For Education email...the email explaining to S. that I have effectively usurped her position as Box Top Coordinator. The email that called her out for keeping the check from Box Tops For Education that was misdelivered to her, instead of informing L. or me that she had it. I got L's approval, and sent the email as soon as I got home. I never got a reply (no big shock). What can she say, really? She knows why the position was "usurped." The fact that she kept the check without saying a word should be enough to make her understand why her position would be "usurped."
That's it for now...off to finish the lesson for Monday's class and start researching stuff for next session!
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I believe in homeschooling from birth on. From the day my son was born, I've done everything I can to teach him about how the world works. Life is school. Learning is life.
