So, this last week, we decided to change our approach to homeschooling and go in more of an unschooling direction. We figure that even if it doesn’t go to plan, and they end up a bit behind at the end of the year, they’ll still be at least where the publicly-schooled kids their age are, if not ahead. So far, they enjoy being able to decide what they’ll work on, they’re still learning quite a bit, and there’s less stress overall. Plus, school isn’t dragging on past dinner, trying to get everything on the schedule in. We’ll see how it all goes, but for now, it seems good.
In other news, I’m withdrawing from Facebook, for the most part. Why’s that, you didn’t ask? It’s not as much of a time sink as it used to be, now that I don’t really do any of the apps or games, but it more has to do with taking a step back and trying to reorganize myself and my thinking. Now that we’re in St Paul, we are more isolated, and social pressures are different. I find myself with more free time, and not so much to fill it with, and looking to Facebook to be that filler is just not a good strategy. At some point, I’m hoping that I feel creative again, and get back on the (ha ha) composition horse, but until then… Oh, along with this, Tensionitis (if any of you have heard of it) is officially done – I’ll be going in different directions, if I do anything.
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