1st Week of HOME SCHOOL complete ~ Well, we have completed
our first week!! It was a great week,
getting to know the curriculum, starting our day at 8:30 with scripture
memorization and the bible (which wasn’t soon enough for my daughter she wanted to start at 8 right when we got home from dropping the other kiddos off at school) and ending
our day at 10:30 when it was time to pick up my preschooler. Next week will be different because my
preschooler will have a few all days or longer days and I am SURE WE WILL
TOO!! I was amazed at how much more my “student”
wanted to do then we actually needed to this week. She even asked for homework. So, a few times I have wondered, WHY does she
want to home school so bad?? What is it
really??? I still don't know and maybe
it will come out as we go but maybe not.
Was it the fear of Middle school?
My husband and I told her that in just a few days she would know her way
around and it would feel just like the elementary school. I know that it is part of growing up to learn
to overcome our fears but I looked at this as an opportunity. One thing she keeps saying is that she didn’t
want to be with the older kids. See our
middle school is in the same building at the high school. Normally it is the older kids that she clings
too so that was a big fear of mine. I
guess God knew what he was doing when he put this on her heart and my heart was
open to it. Is it that she really,
really wants to spend more time with me and WHY?? I am home all the time. BUT she loves to be home with me when all the
other kids are gone.
So back to the curriculum, I am learning so much. It makes me wonder about my middle school
years. I think I must have had many distractions as a child, which is one of
the reason I made the decision to take this opportunity when she asked me again
after a 1 1/2 years. When I was 11, just as
my daughter is, my parents were going through a divorce. It was a long process and they kept a lot from
me for a long time, maybe I had distractions which caused me to feel like I
didn’t retained a thing. I feel like I
am relearning everything (which I love). Maybe my daughter is a lot like me and worried
more about what was going on in the classroom (or at home) with her friends, then
what was going on with her education. Don’t get me wrong she is a great
student, average grades but easily distracted.
We found out this week that it is so easy to be distracted; even at home
we are dealing with a ton of distractions starting our first week of
school. But the beauty of it is, we have
TIME, we don’t have to move on we can let the distractions of contractors come
and go and not feel rushed to move to the next subject. My prayer and hope is that our relationship
will form a huge bond and that her education will be a positive
experience. I love having the
opportunity to chat with her about everyday LIFE stuff without the little ones
around. I think that might be one thing
she really loves too.
Looking forward to sharing more….#bringingithome
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