Life has taken over and left me in a cloud of dust. It's been 2 months since I last wrote anything. I don't think I have ever gone so long without writing. Here is a small update of what I can see now that the dust is starting to settle.
We are about to embark on one of the biggest journeys of our lives. We are about to become a home schooling family. I would lie if I said I wasn't a little worried and overwhelmed. Thankfully, I have met some amazing HS families through a community page that have been more than willing to share ideas and motivate me in the right direction. I already know that they will be one of the biggest keys to our success. WHY home school? I've been asked this question so much by the people I expected to get support from. E was recently diagnosed with dyslexia and ADD. She has had a really rough start to her education. Did you know- lovely public school has not even taught our 2nd graders to subtract yet? I don't mean borrowing, carrying and getting all fancy. BASIC subtraction. "What does that sign mean?" :( I taught her this on a Sunday morning in a matter of 30 minutes. SHE LOVED IT! Every day since she has come in asking me if she can work on math. I know my girls really well. I don't feel like they are being given the opportunity to reach their full potential. Will I do everything right? UM NO! Of course not, but with a lot of prayer, a lot of support from my husband and children who are actually eager to learn, there is no doubt in my mind that this will be a grand adventure.
I have decided that first we will just have some down time. Maybe a week of freeing our minds and loving on each other. Just some time to make a clean slate. After that, I have a lot of little things planned to see where E is on the spectrum. I don't care if she is at a kindergarten level at this point- we just need to know the best place to start. Even if that means going back to the basics. Without a stable foundation there is no way she will be able to hold the massive amounts of knowledge she will be handed through out life.
As for H, she is next. After E is situated and going we will bring her home as well. Why not at the same time? I know my girls. E needs much more attention and will require me to be by her side 99% of the time. Eventually, I know she will learn to be self sufficient, but that won't be now. H is a self learner. She doesn't like you to tell her how to do things. I think she really enjoys the challenge of figuring things out and being proud of herself when she can say, "I figured it out." With that being said, this is going to be a huge adjustment for all of us. I would like to make it as easy as possible. You can't forget that we have a strong willed, wild almost 22 month old at home too. :)
I am beyond excited to start this journey!
I am totally open to suggestions and little tips/tricks or "you need to know" advice. :)
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