Hi there! Been a while, hasn’t it.
It’s been a hell of a summer. Sprained ankles and weddings in the US Virgin Islands and cracked teeth (well, only one a piece of the first two, and two of the third one — one for me and one for Patchfire). We’ve been busy.
Today we start our ‘11-’12 school year. I can’t even wrap my head around how weird that is. I mean, I graduated from high school in 1997 and now my older son is starting 6th grade and my younger son is starting Kindergarten. How did I get old so fast?
I think our schedule this year is going to be pretty decent. Captain Science sat down with it and wrote out some ways he could keep himself on track, as well as (on his own) some things he thought made it a good schedule. High point point is apparently well-timed snack and lunch placement. He wants to set a timer for himself so he’ll have a bell to signal class change.
We’re moving our schedule up an hour this year, starting at 8 instead of 9. We all need to start getting up and at ‘em a little earlier anyway, so this will force my hand. I need to start going to bed earlier and waking up earlier to make the most of my day. Or something. Hell, I don’t know.
Tank is ready to go w/ school work. He won’t start most of his stuff until next week, because Daddyman is teaching the game camp, but he can’t wait to get started.
Pissed off today because I will no longer be teaching at the local homeschool co-op. The woman who runs it decided to wait until today to inform me that there will no longer be internet access, and did I need that for my classes? You know, my classes on blogging and online safety? Could I just use “snapshots” of the internet? Could I provide my own internet? Um, no. She’s had my course descriptions since the spring and only just bothered to talk about this with me, for classes starting in two weeks? Thanks, but no thanks, lady. We out.
This week is a light week. Today was orientation and the start of 10am piano lessons (a vast improvement over the 2pm ones, btw) and game camp homework and reading. The next three days are game design camp. Friday is an overview of the curricula for the year, then academic schtuffs start on Monday.
As an aside, Babypie is no longer Babypie. She is now The Honeybadger, because you know what? Honeybadger don’t care. Honeybadger don’t give a shit. She takes what she wants.
I’m so tired. Can’t I just go back to bed and claim I’m unschooling?
Gah and Ick about the clueless homeschool co-op person. Co-op stuff works best when everyone is being considerate of others.
And you were so excited about teaching that class, too! Phooey on Clueless Lady!
Could you do it by group skype, if there is such a thing?
I have to say that I simply don’t get this new trend in starting school years in AUGUST. August is still summer, people. I vote for unschooling the rest of your summer while you all get more sleep, then starting up with your formal stuff again around Labor Day, like civilized people.
Oh see, it’s too damn hot in August to do anything outside, so we may as well be inside doing school. May, however, is gorgeous, and I like us to be done.
This is why we started yesterday.
That is so obnoxious about the co-op, and your class sounded like a really cool one too. I love your Honeybadger’s new nickname – made me chuckle, excellent!
Yay! I’m so glad to see you posting again. It gives reason to me constantly visiting your site.
Looks like you need to “revamp” your bios for all of you on this page since Babypie has changed and Tank is now in K.
Amy
Welcome back!
I love the idea of an orientation for the kids before the official start of the “school” year. Care to share your orientation happenins/plans?
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Your comment about Honeybadger reminded me of this picture. I had to go and hunt for it.