We had a great week in school this past week. It has been a difficult fall with the weather being so beautiful and really not wanting to be indoors. As the weather turns colder the boys seem to be settling in a bit and ready to study. I was laughing at Skyler on Friday...he woke up and put his "horse" hat on to take care of his outside chores. The hat stayed on the rest of the morning. Why? Who knows...but it was nice to just let him wear it, no reason not to... I treasure the ability to allow them to be who they are. It has been more of a challenge this year tailoring their assignments to meet their learning styles. I never really realized there was such a difference. Now, however, I do. :p Skye is all about the projects. Cutting, coloring, pasting, assembling anything he can do with his hands and his creative mind he is excited to get going with...for Keagan that is sheer torture. He would much rather write and get the assignment done. He is auditory. He can listen to a story once and give you all the details you could stand...and then some. So taking the time to write a quick story and move forward suits him well. It was difficult for me to get used to that idea. I felt like I was depriving him of all the "fun" projects. Then I realized there was nothing "fun" about fighting with him to get his school work done. There was nothing "fun" about his sloppy work just to get the project finished and get mom off his back. Each year I am learning. I am getting to know the boys in a way I never realized I could. I had the idea that I was mom and of course I knew my kids. But home schooling has given me the opportunity to see them through different eyes. Not just the eyes of a mom but the eyes of a teacher and mentor. We have really rough days and some times rough weeks but when I can stop and take a deep breath I am always aware of the blessing I have been given. The opportunity to stay home and teach our boys. If you had asked me 5 years ago if I would have considered home schooling I would have looked at you like you were NUTS! I am glad the Lord changed my vision for our family and for our boys.
Sunday, October 07, 2012
We had a great week in school this past week. It has been a difficult fall with the weather being so beautiful and really not wanting to be indoors. As the weather turns colder the boys seem to be settling in a bit and ready to study. I was laughing at Skyler on Friday...he woke up and put his "horse" hat on to take care of his outside chores. The hat stayed on the rest of the morning. Why? Who knows...but it was nice to just let him wear it, no reason not to... I treasure the ability to allow them to be who they are. It has been more of a challenge this year tailoring their assignments to meet their learning styles. I never really realized there was such a difference. Now, however, I do. :p Skye is all about the projects. Cutting, coloring, pasting, assembling anything he can do with his hands and his creative mind he is excited to get going with...for Keagan that is sheer torture. He would much rather write and get the assignment done. He is auditory. He can listen to a story once and give you all the details you could stand...and then some. So taking the time to write a quick story and move forward suits him well. It was difficult for me to get used to that idea. I felt like I was depriving him of all the "fun" projects. Then I realized there was nothing "fun" about fighting with him to get his school work done. There was nothing "fun" about his sloppy work just to get the project finished and get mom off his back. Each year I am learning. I am getting to know the boys in a way I never realized I could. I had the idea that I was mom and of course I knew my kids. But home schooling has given me the opportunity to see them through different eyes. Not just the eyes of a mom but the eyes of a teacher and mentor. We have really rough days and some times rough weeks but when I can stop and take a deep breath I am always aware of the blessing I have been given. The opportunity to stay home and teach our boys. If you had asked me 5 years ago if I would have considered home schooling I would have looked at you like you were NUTS! I am glad the Lord changed my vision for our family and for our boys.
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Love this! That is what I am finding, that homeschooling is really giving me the opportunity to get to know my kids in a much deeper, thorough way, and I am SO thankful for that!
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