As I am beginning to schedule out my actual structure for the new year, I think it is important for me to get back to some basics. This morning, as I prayed, it was interesting to try and articulate
what it was I truly wanted for me and my children. I think I came to
this:
-for the them to know, love and serve God
-for them to be prepared in every way I can help them to fulfill their missions on this earth
-to know what is the right time to do things and when is the right time to not do things.
The scripture in Ecclesiastes came into my mind:
1To every thing there is a season , and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2A time to be born, and a time to die ; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn , and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6A time to get , and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7A time to rend , and a time to sew; a time to keep silence , and a time to speak;
8A time to love, and a time to hate ; a time of war, and a time of peace.
I am excited to hopefully start learning when to continue with a lesson and when to stop, when to speak and when to keep silent. I have been so caught up in "carrying through with the plan until death!" that I have lost some meaning and depth that could have been reached otherwise through the agency of my children or other possible directions of the lesson. What is it that I fear? This has been a good question for me to articulate and answer and plan my homeschooling year accordingly.
Up until now, we have just been having daily accountability with studies entirely led by the children's desires to learn math, spelling, etc. I purchased a workbook for Lily and younger for the kids to work out of because they love workbooks (I hardly ever use them and just have small rewards for finishing them, so they are a novelty) and in the process they have been practicing their reading and writing skills, learned a few things that the public system feels is "grade-level," and kept them in a habit of learning. Piano lessons, some random art sessions and anatomy classes--always with family reading and devotional--have been the extent of our technically scholastic learning as we adjust to a new place and work, work, work on our house and relationships with others.
-for the them to know, love and serve God
-for them to be prepared in every way I can help them to fulfill their missions on this earth
-to know what is the right time to do things and when is the right time to not do things.
The scripture in Ecclesiastes came into my mind:
1To every thing there is a season , and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2A time to be born, and a time to die ; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn , and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6A time to get , and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7A time to rend , and a time to sew; a time to keep silence , and a time to speak;
8A time to love, and a time to hate ; a time of war, and a time of peace.
I am excited to hopefully start learning when to continue with a lesson and when to stop, when to speak and when to keep silent. I have been so caught up in "carrying through with the plan until death!" that I have lost some meaning and depth that could have been reached otherwise through the agency of my children or other possible directions of the lesson. What is it that I fear? This has been a good question for me to articulate and answer and plan my homeschooling year accordingly.
Up until now, we have just been having daily accountability with studies entirely led by the children's desires to learn math, spelling, etc. I purchased a workbook for Lily and younger for the kids to work out of because they love workbooks (I hardly ever use them and just have small rewards for finishing them, so they are a novelty) and in the process they have been practicing their reading and writing skills, learned a few things that the public system feels is "grade-level," and kept them in a habit of learning. Piano lessons, some random art sessions and anatomy classes--always with family reading and devotional--have been the extent of our technically scholastic learning as we adjust to a new place and work, work, work on our house and relationships with others.
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