2011-2012 School Year

As I mentioned our school year has started and we overhauled just about all our curriculum this year. 

I just felt it was time for a change.  Things that had been working for us perviously were no longer cutting it.  So out went Math, and Language Arts.  Bible and Spelling.  Social Studies and Science.  Health went out. Oh yeah, handwriting too. 

Now you are probably wondering what actually was left?  Well..........lets see...........I kept J's math program.  I also kept his reading program and spelling, and um..........thats it.

What we have going on for us now though is more of a Charlotte Mason approach.  I believe I made mention of this in those posts that I lost ahem. 

To be honest I am probably not even close to what she suggested, but I am trying to apply some of her teachings.  I know what I don't want our school to be like, and I know that what we were at the end of last school year wasn't even close.  We seemed to have strayed very far from my goal.

This year *knock on wood, has started off a little better then all our previous years.  And other then a few hiccups I wonder if perhaps I am doing something wrong, as there is very little of anything but smooth sailing to our school day.

Even when its 8:30 at night and we sit down to finish up our spelling for the day,  there aren't really any complaints.

I also am a little more flexible then what I was last year.  I feel as though this scheduling allows me to be so.  I can changed the days to be as intense or as relaxed as I need them to be, without feeling as though I am falling behing in anything and will have to spend another day catching up on missed work.  Let me tell you this is crucial for me because our lives are always unpredictable.

We are using My Fathers World: Exploring Countries and Cultures this year for our "main" curriculum.  This will cover Geography, Science, Bible, Vocabulary, and Reading.  I also added in all those other subjects you need too ; ) 

It shall be interesing to see how I feel come the end of the school year, but I have high hopes.