I'm not sure why we are still struggling in our day to day. I would like to think that it's because it's getting warmer and The Monk just loves being outside (although his allergies often prevent him from doing a whole lot). I would also like to think that, perhaps, we are still going through the phase of getting used to being home and the whole mom/teacher dynamic. I'm not sure though. I know that I don't want to put him back in public school (he's actually doing well with his lessons, when he actually sits down and does them), and I don't want to go back to the classroom with the way that the current educational system trend is going. I want to teach HIM. I think a lot of it is that he's stubborn and strong-willed. He likes to dig his heels in and think that he can do what he wants. I have to remember my own lessons from our dharma talks in the morning and remind myself to be patient, to be kind, and to not want to lose my absolute s**t when he is being stubborn. Especially when I am sick and not feeling up to par.
It's only Wednesday and it feels as though it's been a long week already. I suppose it doesn't help that I have been sick and The Monk has not (even The Hubs has been ill - and The Monk is not), so making it through the day has been...challenging. Not to mention that it's just been gorgeous outside and all The Monk has wanted to do is play. But, we are still making our way through lessons (even with a few tantrums - mostly thrown by me). We are right in the middle of our Picasso unit. The Monk is actually really enjoying it and is has started to copy the style of Cubism into his own drawings. We are drawing our Fairy Tale unit to a close (today we are going to watch Tangled and then compare it to the Grimm version of Rapunzel), and our dharma talks are going really well, actually. Unfortunately, we are still working on implementing what we are learning during those talks into our every day lives (although we've been doing homeschooling for several months now, I'm still getting attitude and procrastination from The Monk in regards to doing the work). But, I'm able to bring things back to what we talked about during that time and he pulls himself together.
I'm not sure why we are still struggling in our day to day. I would like to think that it's because it's getting warmer and The Monk just loves being outside (although his allergies often prevent him from doing a whole lot). I would also like to think that, perhaps, we are still going through the phase of getting used to being home and the whole mom/teacher dynamic. I'm not sure though. I know that I don't want to put him back in public school (he's actually doing well with his lessons, when he actually sits down and does them), and I don't want to go back to the classroom with the way that the current educational system trend is going. I want to teach HIM. I think a lot of it is that he's stubborn and strong-willed. He likes to dig his heels in and think that he can do what he wants. I have to remember my own lessons from our dharma talks in the morning and remind myself to be patient, to be kind, and to not want to lose my absolute s**t when he is being stubborn. Especially when I am sick and not feeling up to par.
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Vickie
4/15/2015 10:06:40 pm
The art and fairy tale unit sound so fun. So the Dharma talk has to do with the wheel. What an awesome idea and ao important. You are both strong willed which is why there is still some struggle. Plus the 2 years he struggled with school caused a mental block you are still braking through. Remember many of our students- it takes time. But you have made great progress! Keep it up. Feel better.
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