25th June, 2008
Vacation…all I never wanted
So today is like most days this month. We are wrapping up a lot of loose ends for portfolio review. We have been concentrating on history because that is the subject that suffers the most during the times I am busy with school. My goal was to make it through the revolutionary war. I am however making an executive decision to pause at the French and Indian War. It just feels like I am rushing to “get through” a time period that is so important and interesting. We have kind of a weird schedule. Joe is taking July off, but then we will we be back to work in August and September. Once I start student teaching Joe will lay low and unschool for that time.
I am not sure how well I am handling the concept of summer vacation. I would rather do maybe 4 weeks on, 2 weeks off kind of rotation. With my own school schedule, it just doesn’t quite work. I know that it is hard for Joe when all of his friends are at their leisure and he has to get his work done before he can go outside. Honestly, I am not forcing him to slave away by candlelight like some medieval scribe. Especially right now… it’s just a few things we need for portfolio filler. I have always been in the year round school camp. Joe thinks I am torturing him slowly. I feel like, we don’t get time off in the real world (because what is more real than homeschooling, honestly?) and it cuts down on incessant reviewing. Plus, it’s not like we are stuffing him in a classroom for 8 hours. Sheesh.
So what are your feelings on summer vacation, do you vacate the learning just because it’s warm out? 
Posted at 8:22 pm |
On August 9, 2008 at 1:02 am
mrsdawneshelton said:
August 9, 2008 at 1:02 am
During summer we take a month off…I am basically with you in theory on my feelings about taking a bunch of time off, however, I *need* that month to re-group, do major house decluttering, order new curriculum and lesson plan for 5 kids.