We started homeschool yesterday and oh what a day we had. We started out the morning with my last ladies meeting here at the house and our 18 cumulative children! We had a brunch and just enjoyed eachother’s company. The kids were great and the house was even intact!
In the afternoon the two little guys laid down and the 4 older kids looked over their books for the year. We got our curriculum from Classical Academy which is a charter school. The work is supposedly well suited for homeschooling so I thought I’d give it a try since its free.
At this point I’m a bit overwhelmed which is very natural. The lesson plans are very detailed and my work has increased times 4 this year since I had combined Zaccai and Hannah last year and let Wes and Kaeli set their own pace. I have discs to consult each morning and online instructions and hard copy instructions…. oh the direction we have. I guess they set it up so anyone can teach because some of the instructions are a bit overkill. We’ll get into a routine and things will ease up.
This week is busy for George too as school at Light and Life gets ready to start next week. We have been a bit short with eachother since we both feel overwhelmed but we are experiencing God’s grace in our marriage and are quick to make up and clarify. I forgot how much I like summer!
Last night a few of the non-jiu-jtsu kids went with me to gather the last few supplies we would need to get rolling. We stopped my Michael’s and found the most AWESOME treasure box things. My friend Shayna helped me come up with some systems for motiviating my learners and it was an instant attitude change when they saw all the goodies I’d bought and the charts to track family responsibilities and homeschool cooperation. Yeah! I look forward to the crying fits diminishing as my kids get used to the new expectations of the school year.
I’m not an one to get thrilled about instructions for anything so all the endless directions for this homeschool program are freaking me out. Our internet is patchy so we signed for Cox cable internet…. I guess we’re prewired at the house but which cable to use? We’ve never used our cable before. Our small group sessions are over now so today’s Friday night will be, “Let’s see if Daddy makes a good cable guy.” Once internet is working I can use a lot of online helps that the school offers and hopefully it won’t take 15 minutes to log on.
I know transitions take time and things will pan out. It’s just I hadn’t really planned on doing this curriculum until 10 days ago and I got the actual books 2 days before we had to begin. I’m not used to the detailed paperwork I have to chart and keep track of everybody’s progress. I just figured they were learning and we saved the work they did in case we were audited.
I appreciate the structure and hopefully the acountability will make quality education possible at home. I need a kick in the pants every now and then.











































































