Oh how I used to hold my breath at report card time. Not that I had anything to worry about. I was a solid A-B student, but there was this awful feeling. You know, I thought it would be good but you just never know. Things happen. Funny, the things I used to worry about. Now that I am homeschooling my son, I wonder if we’ll do report cards. Right now, we are pre-schooling. Report cards at this stage just seem unnecessary. Then again I do have to monitor his progress- ah, who knows? Right now, posting our work on the wall seems to be enough reward.
We are half-way through the school year. During our holiday break, I’ve reflected on what has worked and what hasn’t so far. Our Letter Of The Week Curriculum by Confessions of a Homeschooler has been terrific. Not that we get through all the activities, but it holds my son’s interest and it’s super easy to implement. It’s so rewarding to watch him learn. Homeschooling has been great for our relationship too. At the end of the day, I feel like I have spent directed, intentional time with him- not just in the same house together time. The flexibility of homeschooling has been great. We’ve had an extended holiday due to some family emergencies that arose right before Christmas. We’ve done some of the lessons in bed- how great is that?!
I need to get more disciplined about sticking to our daily routine. Some aspects of this year have been about “working out the kinks.” We belong to a Christian Homeschooling group and a MOPS group to squelch socialization concerns. All in all, I am so glad that I decided to pre-school at home. I’ve learned so much and enjoyed visiting with the other HS Moms from the Hip Homeschool Hop. Cheers for a great semester: A+!
