A New Semester Begins
Today our holiday break ends and a new semester begins. After three months of home schooling, we are still working to perfect our learning schedule. Toward the end of the first semester, daily commitments and responsibilities seemed to interfere with, rather than support, our schooling far more than I care to admit. Even so, we did manage to complete the first book of our math program; to explore the countries, customs, and people of Mexico and Greece; to build Ryan’s sight-word vocabulary and oral reading skills; and to participate in several community service projects. Still, there was so much more I had intended to cover, especially in the areas of history, science, and art. Our primary goal for the next few weeks then is to develop a learning schedule that enables us to more completely cover the subjects we intend, while still permitting flexibility in our learning activities. This will undoubtedly take some creativity on my part, but I feel refreshed and up to the challenge… and perhaps blogging about our learning adventures this semester will help to maintain that motivation and accountability.