Homeschooling R' Us

The new school year will begin here in a few weeks. I am still unsure about what to use for the grammar portion of English I for Jaylem. He will be studying American History, Geometry, Biology, American Govt, and two electives that he has to decide on.

Savion will be studying American History (a curriculum that I made up on my own), 5th grade math, language arts (I still have to develop a writing curriculum), Science, Spanish, and a cultural study that consists of classical music & art appreciation, dance and theatre.

Mikaela will be doing 2nd grade this year, so she will have American History, Science, Spanish, and the cultural study with Savion and then her own math and language arts.

Mekhi will be doing "some" preschool/kindergarten stuff. I will just follow his lead and do it when he feels like it. He already knows his alphabet by sight and their sounds, count to 20+, recognize 1-10 (give or take a 6 or 7 from day to day), he knows his colors, and quite a few other things. Like Benito Juarez was the president of Mexico in 1862. It's amazing how he recalls things! He wants me to teach him how to read, but I think I will try to hold off on that for a few months.

Darion will just be learning to fit into our schedule, instead of us fitting into his schedule. We will see how that goes!

As for the principal (my glorious husband), we will just have to keep working on him. He says he has veto power, but he doesn't even participate in any of the school stuff. So how can he veto what we feel that we need? He is a work in progress just like the teacher (me), so we will just pray for one another.

I still need to get to the store to purchase supplies for the new year. Been kinda hard with football. I have a working list in my head of what I need, maybe if I write it down I will be one step closer to getting to the store.

I love school supply shopping! It's like an adrenaline rush for me. I know that is so nerdy, but that's just me.

Homeschooling my babies is what I am suppose to do. How else do I make sure that they get a great education, learn to know and love God, learn to defend their beliefs/convictions and themselves, grow into productive adults before they are faced with adult choices, and love learning? How can I teach them these things if they are away from me for 6-8 hours a day, 5 days a week? This is what God has commanded of me. It is not the government's job to educate my children. They can only indoctrinate them.

"And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." Deuteronomy 6:6-7