Well, after much prayer, a lot of discussion and honestly a lot of reservation on my side, we have started the homeschooling journey. We've decided to take it "year by year, and kid by kid" to see how it goes. This year, JD gets to be my guinea pig. ( Caleb is going to continue his speech delay classes M-W at a local school and Nater is not quite 2 so no school for him yet!)
Our reasoning for homeschooling (or at least giving it a shot), has a lot to do with Monty heading into the military chaplaincy. In a couple of years, we will Lord willing go active duty and then we will be at the whim of the Army as to where we live. Most often this means moving quite a bit. I think it will be difficult for them educationally if they are jumping around from school to school during their formative elementary years.
JD technically would not start Kindergarten until next year in the Public School system. So, we thought this would be a great "dry run" year. If I find that I can't handle it, or absolutely hate it, we can move on and try something else. At least this year I'm willing to give it a shot.
I've started Kindergarten curriculum with JD this week. I have honestly been very surprised how much we both like it. I'm not a real "crafty" person. So, the whole idea of breaking out scissors, paint and glue was not exactly my idea of a fun way to spend the morning. I have really enjoyed it so far. We've had a lot of good time together, and it's been a lot of fun.
2 comments:
Wow, sounds fun!! I'm currently looking for a preschool/mother's day out program for Phoebe and I've found a few and going to visit them on Monday.
Where did you get those paint containers?? Those are so cool!
My mom's coming next weekend for a week so that should be lots of fun and I'm sure we'll really wear her out!
Connie - I just want to say that I commend any mom who is willing to give homeschooling a try. I know that I do not have the personality for it -- but I think it's awesome that you are giving it a shot. Keep us posted on the progress...I'm sure it will be awesome for both of you :)
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