tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post1601320715899947237..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: The school year so farElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-88540162319158053462018-10-08T23:32:43.940+03:002018-10-08T23:32:43.940+03:00I think if he were in a preschool/kindergarten pro...I think if he were in a preschool/kindergarten program and going over letters each day, he might know how to read by now. However, I've been kind of resisting hurrying him along. Andrei started teaching him the Russian alphabet last year and I didn't want to mix him up, but we started the English alphabet this year (and he does get mixed up). So, we are also only just learning the alphabet. He has been noticing text in "real life" more these days and asking what it says. I'm not really ready for it to be a full-time pursuit. I think I worry more about his motor skills.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-51977383290243285512018-10-08T22:10:27.946+03:002018-10-08T22:10:27.946+03:00He may need a few years of being read to, first! ...He may need a few years of being read to, first! Can he actually read? That's impressive, if so. Monnie is just learning the alphabet, really. <br />Annie Kitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638369332689401184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-22853942985117558142018-09-30T00:08:41.184+03:002018-09-30T00:08:41.184+03:00I think with homeschooling there is a great divide...I think with homeschooling there is a great divide between vision and reality! You mentioned on your blog that you found Monnie was ready, so something must have nudged you in that direction! David is pretty receptive to math and science. I'm okay with math, not science as much. Partly I am too lazy to pull together experiments. And I don't want to end up with a lot of equipment. I also see a lot of homeschooling families talking about books, and David has never been one to sit and read by himself. Lately I've been bribing him, saying he can't do TV or some other thing until we have book time. I'm trying to work books more into our day. I was always a bookworm, so it's hard for me to get my mind around persuading someone else to read! I suppose that's the other issue, it's one thing to enjoy a subject and another to teach it. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-63332014464803048402018-09-30T00:03:03.835+03:002018-09-30T00:03:03.835+03:00Thanks, I didn't know that! I can always do a ...Thanks, I didn't know that! I can always do a direct message on Instagram. My husband wasn't keen on homeschooling, but is a bit horrified by the public schools, so I think he is more open to homeschooling for the tender elementary years. But it's interesting that you started homeschooling later. I have definitely heard of A Beka.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-26808388646691656432018-09-29T04:17:15.226+03:002018-09-29T04:17:15.226+03:00Now - look! There you are doing just what I'd...Now - look! There you are doing just what I'd envisioned doing myself. I am not entirely sure why we ended up sending Monnie to school.... I guess partly it was realizing that I am not entirely sure she works up to potential for me, and I am just not that "taskmistress" that I probably need to be with her. What I did with Aidan and Lydia was a lot like what you suggest! I definitely had other people teach the math and science, because (with science for sure) my only desire was to say, "Isn't it a beautiful mystery!" <br />Annie Kitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638369332689401184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-425423811609645542018-09-26T03:08:03.661+03:002018-09-26T03:08:03.661+03:00I think it is wonderful that you are considering h...I think it is wonderful that you are considering homeschooling! I wanted to homeschool Sara when she was going into Kindergarten, husband said no, so off to school she went. Five years later, after various issues in the public school, Sara now age 10 and Andrew, age 6 went to a private christian school for the next 3 years. When we pulled them out of the private school, I started homeschooling. I homeschooled for 10 years - Sara grades 8-12 and Andrew grades 3-12. Most of the curriculum I used came from A Beka Book and BJU Press. Both companies offer instruction online or on dvd, if that is something you are interested in. I got curriculum from both companies and there are pros and cons to both. One of my favorite English curriculum came from a Catholic organization. Initially I bought my curriculum new, but found that there is a lot of used curriculum out there for a good price. If there is anything that I can ever do for you, please let me know. I want to support you in any way I can. I'm happy to help, or just listen if you need a listening ear.Heather Dandynoreply@blogger.com