This is my first weekly wrap up, a meme from Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. This probably isn't the best week to begin participating as it was a rather unproductive week, but I've been hoping to participate for a while now and always managed to forget. So here we go...I think I'll just break our week down day by day to start. As the weeks go on I may get brave and break it down by subject or project or whatever.
Monday- We took Monday off in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We try to follow the public school holidays so Biggest has time off to look forward to.
Tuesday- The first half of our day was spent at our homeschool co-op. We arrived home just in time to watch Obama swear in and deliver his inauguration speech. I was discussing the importance of having our first black president with Biggest, who is almost 13. To my surprise he thought Martin Luther King Jr. was our first black president. Yes-a proud moment for me. I guess I need to to be sure to do a better job this February, Black History Month.
Wednesday- I pulled out Biggest's schedule and explained to him that I wanted him to fit four days worth of work into the last three days of this week so we can stay on our schedule. He went onto his independent studies after we did our Bible study. We read aloud from House of 60 Fathers and really concentrated on strengthening math skills. Littlest was a dream this day, sweet, cuddly and just plain wonderful.
Thursday- Pretty much the same as Wednesday. Bible study, math skills and lots of reading. Biggest finished up Mission to Cathay and moved on to a book about Genghis Khan, he's loving it. Oh yes, our morning was interrupted by an orthodontist appointment which I forgot about. Biggest said "What time is my orthodontist appointment?" We checked the clock and realized we had 10 minutes to get out the door. I'm proud to say that I was showered, dressed and out the door in 12! Fun, but I don't want to have to do it again, I'd rather be prepared :)
Friday- This morning Biggest informed me he'd finished his 4 days of work in 2. What?? That's great hun, but are you absorbing your lessons or rushing through them. "Oh I'm absorbing them mom!" Ok-but I think next week will include a bit of review. *sigh* I'm glad to see the initiative but I worry when he does this...
To sum up, this week Biggest made it through his lessons but I felt disconnected from it all. I hope to slow down next week and get back to our "real" schedule. The one where I take the time to ask questions and make sure he understands what's been presented. It's been a wild ride through the holiday season, then my 30th birthday, then a death in the family; it's taken us longer than usual to get back to normal. This week was good, but I think next week will be better.
LOL at Biggest thinking MLK was the first black president. It could be worse. You should hear some of the things mine have said.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest did part of today's work last night, then, got up early today and finished it so that she'd be done for the day and could have a friend over tonight. Works for me!
Happy belated Birthday! And, I'm sorry for your family's loss. Hope next week is a bit more sedate.
Thanks for participating in the weekly wrap up. I enjoyed reading about your week.
ReplyDeletelol- on the MLK thing- I did a writing prompt with my daughter (almost 7) after a morning full of discussion about segregation, racism, MLK's dream- etc. Anyhoo- the prompt was to write what her dream for the country would be.... She wrote that people be allowed to own pet dolphins. :)
ReplyDeleteI had no intention of commenting, since this is my first time here (blogsurfing) and I would normally just lurk; however, I couldn't resist after seeing your son's comment about MLK being the first black president. My older daughter was 13 when the 40th anniversary of JFK's death was in the headlines. I distinctly remember (some experiences just get etched upon your brain, you know?) sitting in the kitchen finishing up some homeschool planning or some such thing while she sat in the adjacent mudroom folding newspapers for her route. The 40th anniversary story was prominently featured on the front page. "John Kennedy, John Kennedy, what's the big deal about John Kennedy?" she mused. "It's not like he was president or something."
ReplyDeleteYup, proud moment for me, too. I was just glad no one else was there to hear it. I tell the story often-- but only to other homeschoolers. (PS- she's about to graduate from private high school with a 3.9 gpa, so I didn't mess her up too badly.)
I think your week sounds full even if it wasn't what you thought it should be! I hope this coming week is better for you. :)
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