We’re continuing to plod along in school. With my 6th graders, I’m trying to cram in several lessons a day in certain subjects. Their mom would like us to be completely finished with the school year when I leave at the end of April, so we have quite a goal set before us. By next Friday when we finish for Christmas break, I’m planning on being two-thirds of the way through our Reading textbook. Of course, some subjects aren’t quite as easy to work through quickly. Math is one of those subjects that requires more thought. But, I have been trying to get in two lessons a day when we happen among an easier lesson.
In English, the kids are working on writing their research reports. Research papers are such an important part of any college curriculum, so I’m glad that our elementary curriculum is emphasizing research from an early age. There’s so much involved in a research paper. Just documenting the sources can be overwhelming. But, hopefully by the time the kids hit college, research papers will be no big deal, and they’ll be able to document their sources with their eyes closed.
Today, one teacher and I were talking about school next semester. The Loeschers are coming back the middle of January, so with the Loeschers will come their three school-age kids. The Loeschers and another family have worked it so that their kids are in the same grades. Usually this facilitates home-schooling. However, the problem this year is that we’re short on teachers. Right now the kids are doing a lot of classes via DVDs, but I’m not sure how well that will work when the Loeschers come back. We’re praying that the Lord will provide us with another home-school teacher to come in January with the Loeschers. Anyone interested? Would you please pray with us that God will provide in this area? The other teacher and I did talk about a plan to put into effect if we don’t get another teacher, but it will require a lot of extra work from everyone. But, I’m trusting that God has a perfect plan, and I’m excited to see how he’s going to work out this situation.
This week, life and school have gone fairly smoothly. As one of the ladies mentioned to me today, I think this may be the calm before the storm of when the Loeschers return. When I look ahead at the months to come, I’m overwhelmed by all that we have going on here. But, I’m thankful that God only expects me to face one day at a time. He is always faithful to provide the grace that I need for that one day.
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December Post #5
