Basically, that fact makes my mom Supermom. She was such an amazing teacher. Some of my favorite homeschool memories was learning simple addition and subtraction using M&M's, following a hand drawn map to the donut shop to learn geography, and spending "recess" at the grocery store across the street eating a half-moon cookie. I also have fond memories of these little cards that had science experiments on them. Such great memories.
If I were half as cool as my mom, I'd homeschool my kids. I'm a full believer and supporter of the idea and even the "movement," but truth be told, I'm just not cut out for it. I could give you a million reasons why, but we won't go into that.
Zoey is learning too fast for me to keep up with these days. From calendar making to counting to writing, we have to be on our toes all the time.
This weekend, my mom gave me a homeschooling treasure. It was my very first reader, part of the Bob Jones curriculum. I gave it to Zoey today and we worked through the first couple stories. I'm amazed at her skill, but more so, her determination. I'm not amazed at the many reasons that surface so quickly to remind me I'm not the best teacher. Props to all you fantastic homeschool moms and dads!
So Zoey (and our other kids) will be subject to an institutionalized learning environment - GASP!
Thank goodness they have a super cool grandma who will fill in the gaps and a somewhat cool mom and dad who will try to fill in the gaps ;)
