Goals and Resolutions

Last month I gave my 15 year old an assignment. The topic was goals and he was to list 10 goals (each) he wished to accomplish:

• Over the next year
• Over the next 5 years
• Over the next 10 years

I took a hands-off approach to this activity, offering no ideas or suggestions. The results were surprising! 

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New Year’s Holiday Traditions

Over the centuries civilizations have been celebrating the birth of the new year. There have been many traditions and superstitions that have been attached to these festivities. January 1st was not the day that started it all but it is where I will start here.

A New Calendar

This is where the tradition began. Yes, it has been on January 1st since then! Amazing! Prior to 46 B.C. Rome had instituted a calendar that was 10 months (304 days). This posed a problem when the calendar began to rapidly not coincide with the patterns of the sun causing serious inaccuracies. Julius Caesar began to consult astronomers during that time to find a more consistent way to measure the days of the year. 

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Homeschooling When It’s Hard

I have four children. They range from ages 9-15. I have it pretty easy most of the time. They are self-sufficient. They mostly do as they are told and we are having a period of everyone’s “got it” in their subjects.

In the past this was very rarely the case. I have two with learning disabilities and we had a long period of very difficult years. Reading was non-existent, math produced meltdowns, history and science?—haha!Needless to say we all had a big ol’ case of the I don’t wannas!

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Hey Parents—Why the Rush???

Over the years I have received many emails from parents who wish to find out more about how to homeschool their child(ren). With every email the age has become younger and younger. Many have stated that theirpreschooler had problems with completing worksheets, memorizing flash cards, or would not sit still while the parent was reading the child a story. The youngest of the bunch have been one-year-olds.

This is a problem—a big one! Why the rush?

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