Aug. 29, 2007 - Getting Up with the Moon. Setting Up.
I just had to post the photo of the Green Corn Moon (at its fullest) with the eclipse from Tuesday morning. Yes, I was up then. I've been getting up early every morning this week to get some quiet time and jumpstart without the kids underfoot.
My oldest has returned to public school. **sigh** He seems happy in his class, and his teacher seems to be nice. But I don't really know her that well. That always made me sad. . . the fact that my child spends so much time each day with someone that I really don't know so much. I see her at the school here and there, have limited time (her time is limited) to talk to her about my child, and all of that. Makes me really sad.
I'll try to be positive for the sake of my 6 year old Crash. So I am. We are able to walk to school each morning, and that's very nice. Not having to jump in the car and rush off. Instead, we're able to trot up to the school, observe the morning together, and get a little exercise. And another positive note is that I definitely have decided to afterschool him in history, science and art. The teacher, at the Open House this past weekend, told us that she knew "Social Studies" would get shortchanged. And that means that Science and Art will too.
After reading The Well-Trained Mind and getting familiar with the Classical method, I am feeling comfy enough with that to give it a go. For the afterschooling, I'm supplementing with the Ancients material from The Story of the World. We're just going to go at it slowly instead of with full intensity. Another part of my reasoning for afterschooling him is so IF we do decide to homeschool him next year, he won't be so far behind in the progression.
Well, Spike is rarin' to go with his homeschooling. I am going to start next week. I'll talk about what I'm doing with him later. I will say that I'm going to go ahead and let him join in on our history lessons if he wants to do so.
Also, I found the perfect (but slightly beat up) round table for our little homeschooling room. I only paid $7 for it!!
