I meant to post this nearly three years ago, but it’s still a fantastic graphic. I think it is very useful, for many of us, to be able to visualize history a little better, and in that regard, this is amazing.
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Snow Days
The weather has been so bad that last Friday, our local schools were closed because of the bitter cold. Today, again, school has been called off because of a snowstorm.
My kids don’t know this. We’re doing school. Am I mean or what? 😉
Sorry for the silence
Well, an update here – our first year, “unofficially” homeschooling (meaning that even though we were doing it, the kids were too young still to need to register anywhere) was somewhat of a qualified disaster. Somewhere about 2/3 through the school “year”, between one child’s medical issues, and all of them seeming to have taken turns being seriously ill at one point or another, our “plan”, flexible as it was, ended up kind of falling apart.
That being said, it wasn’t as if the year had been lost.
Tabitha is reading and reading well. Had she been in public school, she would have been in kindergarten, and by the summer, she was easily reading things that first and second graders read. She still likes pictures in the books, so hasn’t really reconciled herself to switching to chapter books without pictures, but in the meantime, there are a couple of series (one’s a Disney princess one) that are chapter books with pictures. She’s doing well in math, pretty easily going through the addition flash card deck, and has done some harder stuff both with addition and subtraction. (Not that she’s always happy to do it.) She’s got a good sense about a lot of things.
Asher, while not quite up to Tabitha’s level in reading, is close. He seems to have an astonishing ability to concentrate and pick things up (at least when he’s interested). Math is good too. As we shift into daily stuff with him, we’re going to have to work on things like handwriting (printing) because he sometimes acts like he’s allergic to writing instruments.
I can’t be to sad about that, especially in a district that is rejoicing in “improvements”, citing statistics that still show LESS than 50% of children enrolled at grade level for reading and math. Furthermore, the kids were still learning here, despite the health issues, which probably would have gotten Tabitha, at least, in trouble with some authority for days missed.
As the “school year” rolls around again, the kids will still be at home; our school district is dismal, and we can’t swing private school tuition, but we try as much as possible to keep them learning. 🙂
The adventures begin
Welcome!
Well, a new school year is beginning, and so is our adventures “officially” homeschooling. We have three right now: Tabitha, who is 5, and would be entering kindergarten; Asher, 4, who is intent on doing everything she can; and Leander, our almost-toddler who likes to keep things interesting around the house.
We are Orthodox Christians, and hope that our children’s education reflects our values. This may not be updated terribly frequently, but we’ll see as time goes on. We believe fervently that their education begins here at home, and so maybe a peek into this journey might be interesting to others as well.
Take care & God bless!
Their Education Begins Here 