Yea, so we are definitely not unschoolers but some days (weeks?) it certainly feels that way. We love the library, love books, and love to just 'know' things, by doing them- but we don't like to ahem 'learn' about them. We have difficulty finishing our school day lessons as they are written with the books and materials that have been chosen. BUT no, we are not unschoolers...I think eclectic would be the best way to explain our school (a little bit o' this, a little bit o' that...and more of Charlotte Mason than the rest).
Here is our Weekly Wrap-Up for the week of 09/20/2010- TGIF!!!
We started the WNHEN Co-op on Monday and YAY it was a success! We are looking forward to next Monday. The only thing I personally am not looking forward to is the fact that we will be gone all day. From about 8 am to about 4 pm. So much I could do during that time... well, it'll be fine...just fine.
Tuesday was a holiday! Yippie! What, you didn't know it was a holiday? Well, it is International Day of Peace :) And of course 09/21 is Lee's birthday. That is the holiday I was referring to :) We take birthday holidays at North Laurel School. Even dad's birthday heehee. (He might have to work but we will relax for him :D!)
Wednesday actually felt like it was Monday because that was the first day of the week we did 'school'. It took all day to get done. I'd like to have just stopped midway and said "It's good", but I just couldn't. We all suffer from uh, laziness here at North Laurel School. So the "beatings will continue until morale improves!" Oh, sorry that slipped out! There are no beatings! They're much too big for that now ;) I just make them 'keep on keeping on' with the work.
Thursday was productive indeed! We did a lot that day! Thankfully there wasn't much else in the way of 'excitement' that day or we might have been distracted :)
Friday (TGIF!!) Today we (Lee and I anyway) took steps to learn about savings and interest by her opening her very first 'own' savings account. We learned she will earn a measly.25%!! She made a good deposit but with that low of interest it'd take shy of forever for it to amount to much! Fortunately she plans to add to it occasionally lol. Before that we had a lessen in spending wisely (wink) when we went to the local coffee shop and she purchased a drink and muffin for herself and her brother. She had taken only so much money with her into the store and had to count in her head what would be the best way to buy what she wanted (and what Fox was drooling over). Ah, and we finally got the History Channels free Story of US DVD set in the mail! The kids were super excited to start watching it but I made them at least do math (and house chores) beforehand. We still have more 'school' to do but we are always learning something :) I'm glad it's Friday...
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It took us all day to finish everything TWO days this week. So I can relate. Love the coffeeshop on Friday idea! I think I may do the same thing...
ReplyDeleteI felt like saying TGIF this week, too:) Not that it was a bad week, but I'm ready to have a day off! My birthday was Tuesday~I should have taken it off, right?!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've got some interesting stuff going on. I think that as long as the basics aren't too neglected for too long it's healthy to follow those interests.Stuff sticks better that way!
ReplyDelete@ Ellen, the coffee shop has become a rarity -I used to be found there way too much! Now it is a yummy treat :)And it was nice to have a bit of life skills learning going on as well.
ReplyDelete@ Lora, Happy Birthday! If it were me, I'd say "Yes! take the day off!" but of course, I probably could find a 'holiday' for anything ;) The cat's birthday however, is not a qualifying holiday here though- yet lol!
The whole reason my boys like to homeschool is that they get their birthdays off!!
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