Day #69-71 (WWAT)

I am determined to keep track of our school year this year! Determined- even if that means I lump the days together. I will get it put down.

Lee:
Bible: Reading (Deut 15 & 16; Acts 14); Verse (Colossians 3:1-6); MC; Mark Commentary
Math: Life of Fred Beginning Algebra (Lessons 84-86
History/Geography: A Man for All Seasons; Heritage History Classical Curriculum; Western Civilization (reviewing the chapter); Ohio Study
Language Arts: NaNoWriMo; Everyman; History of English Literature (chapter 43)
Foreign Language: Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek (Level 4 to lesson 13); First Form Latin (Lesson 22 quiz; Lesson 23 worksheet 1 & 2)
Gov’t/Economics/Civics/Logic: Whatever Happened to Justice? (chapter 27); Utopia
Science: – We are going to be doing something different starting next week (don’t have it all planned out yet)
Composer Study/Hymn: A Young Scholar’s Guide to Composers (Intro to Classical period and starting Haydn),  Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Fox:
Bible: Reading (Deuteronomy 4 & 5; Luke 12); Verse (Titus 3:4-7)
Math: Algebra the Easy Way (page 70, last four problems; page 71-73); random review problems {working to find where the ‘gap’ is that is causing such frustration}
History/Geography: Heritage History Classical Curriculum (wrote about the Spartans); Ohio Study
Language Arts: The Age of Fable (still in chapter 34- Sybaris and Crotona & Egyptian Dieties); NaNoWriMo; Hobbit (1/2 of chapter 15); Carl Sandburg (biographical info and reading/listening to more poems)
Foreign Language: First Form Latin (Lesson 22 quiz; Lesson 23 worksheets 1 & 2) {gasp! only
Gov’t/Economics/Civics/Logic: Young Marines
Science: The Sciences (Physics {still}); The Storybook of Science (chapter 25); Murche’s (lesson 29)
Composer Study/Hymn: A Young Scholar’s Guide to Composers (Intro to Classical period and starting Haydn),  Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Lee and I talked some today about what her plans are for the future. Yes, she is only 15 but it never hurts to have a path or goal. She was wondering out loud if she really needs to go to college. I say ‘no’. It is not a need. And especially if what she wants to do doesn’t truly require a degree (if she wants to be a doctor- yes! she’d go to college!). There are so many opportunities that don’t necessarily happen when in college or at college or because one went to college. She can do just about anything without a degree as long as she is motivated enough to learn and go after it.

With that discussion came a change in the choices I’d made for her subjects. Since she does not plan to major in a biological field (not science at all in fact), she can do just fine with a non-biology major course load. She doesn’t need the AP biology class. If she doesn’t plan to go to college at all (and that isn’t decided yet) she definitely doesn’t need that much biology. I am not trying to cheat her- I’m trying to let her focus on what she wants to do. No point (in my opinion- like I need to put that in there lol) in stressing her out when she is a teenager- there’s plenty of time for that as an adult!