So I'm teaching the kids at home this year.
Some call it "homeschooling." That still sounds a little too crazy-Christian to me, so for now I'm sticking with something more like "doing school at home" or "domicile teaching." Now if you are like most, as you are reading this you are thinking, "Hmm. I wonder why." Me too. Not that I don't enjoy domicile teaching. I do. I just don't have a simple answer to that question. Why or how do any parents in unique circumstances make such decisions? Does it suffice to say that after much study, thought and prayer (I know, but still not to the "crazy" level), we just knew that it was right? Would it be equally crazy to say that there is a part of me that feels like I've been being prepared for the this stage of life for years? And what about loving it?- Because even after only a couple of weeks, we do.
The Mascotts' curriculum for the 2010-2011 school year:
(M-F) Saxon Math
(M-F) Reading
(M-F) Writing
(M-F) Grammar
(M-F) Spelling
(M, W, F) History: the Ancients
(T, Th) Science: the human body, plants and animals
(M, W, F + Rosetta Stone) Latin/Spanish
(T, Th + Rosetta Stone) Latin/German
Music: piano, guitar, recorder
Art: art history, drawing and sewing
Home Ec: lunch time and snack recipes, plus taking turns as sous chef
And there you have it.
