- The first and biggest was getting our Afterschooling room back into working order.
- As soon as I got that checked off of my list I started setting goals with the kids which was not an easy task. Mostly they just want to have fun and of course that goes for me too, but what else?
- They chose Geology for our first unit study and they are eager to make crystals, visit the rock museum and do science projects. All fun things! However I can't get my account to work at the site I purchase my unit studies from. AHHH!
So you see we are off to a ROCKY start and not the kind we thought we would be off to.
Regardless we have one last Labor Day Beach Vacation before we kick off into full swing. So for now I will vacation with no worries and let my ideas continue to float around until I can collect them and put them into working order.
For Now I Can Say This; I have decided after a year of trial and error and a summer of complete success that my main focus for Afterschooling has changed. It is no longer about stuffing my kiddos full of knowledge and filling in the blanks where school is lacking. That my friends is too stressful!
I finally know what I want out of Afterschooling. More constructive time as a family. Learning together, progressing together, playing together and supporting each other in our endeavors.
I spent most of last school year researching math curriculum's, writing workshops and other academic programs that I lost sight of the "SUCCESS" we were having by just being with our kids after school everyday. Helping them with homework, reading with them, learning about snow, bugs, the human body, and just being together.
What I truly want out of Afterschooling is to spend priceless time together as a family and make lasting memories. All of the learning, music lessons and chores are just icing on the cake. A forever family cake!!
Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.
Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.
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