Here the model is showing extraordinary creativity. She lost a slipper, then tried to put it back, on her head.
A look back at the beauty, just one year ago. Clearly, in April 2008, rolls were all the rage.*******************************************************************
The school district wants to offer a free cottage program next year for the homsechoolers.
That means we would "partner" together in the children's education, the school buying curriculum and taking over the teaching of several core subjects, the kids going to school 2 full days a week.
After deliberating this idea, big bald daddy and I have decided we are really loving the whole homeschool lifestyle too much to go that route. We have huge amounts of flexibility in our schedule, it makes for a *reasonably* relaxed pace and there is NO homework at night, ever! Evenings are free to spend family time together after dinner. This has been a year of wonderful memory making.
The kids have done very well with the academic part of school. We are finished with the 1st grade material and are busy with review now and skills practice.
Best of all: They still have really good attitudes, overall : ) I know this can not be attributed to homeschooling alone, but I'm also aware it doesn't hurt! These tender years, this time of forming attitudes and opinions, learning to understand the world around them and how they fit into it, developing a world view, are spent with us. We are honored to be the ones to guide them along in these critically important processes, without a lot of competition for their attention. I am also thankful everyday that they have plenty of freedom to simply play and that imagination building and development can be fully fostered, which takes free time.
Rush is a word that rarely needs to be used in our vocabulary, and that is priceless in this day and age with a large family.
We are hoping they continue to make the Friday School Enrichment Program available, as we feel that is the perfect balance for our situation, as it currently stands.
This Little School on the Prairie update has been brought to you by the letters J,O,T,S&C and the number 5.
3 comments:
i love that "rush" isn't used in your family...and strive to be more that way!
and loved the fashion show!
Beautiful pictures and sounds like some good ideas :)
Love the fashion show pics! And as far as the homeschooling goes.....only you know what is best for your children! Don't let anyone else push you into doing something you don't want to do! It's great that you have the family time. There is so little of that now-a-days. God bless your little school on the prairie and its wonderful updates!
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