Week Three - Homeschooling

OK...so I don't know how long this will last (meaning typing about how things are going from week to week) but I like jotting things down so I remember.


Monday - very rough day.  Noah was very defiant and really resisted doing his work.  Our schedule was broken by having to run out in the middle of school and I wonder if that could have been what changed his attitude.


That said, I had a really exciting and proud moment while he was working on his grammar! He asked me a question and I gave him a very brief answer, in hopes that he could figure it out on his own. He still didn't get the answer and proceeded to open his text book to searched for the answer.  This was victory in a small way because I know he was wanting for me to GIVE him the answer, which I wouldn't do.  Now, he knows that he can find the answer in his text book - YAY. 

Tuesday and Wednesday were both very hard days as well.  My little man put me to the test in every way he could think of.

We stayed home and kept our routine this week, better than the first two - so this couldn't be it.  I chatted with a teacher friend, who told me that by week 3 the regular school kids are out of their 'honeymoon period' as well.  So, at least I knew this was 'normal', but still not acceptable.

We worked extra hard on Wednesday to get Wednesday's and a good majority of Thursday's work done in order to give my friend some company for a drive to Fredericton (about a 2 hour drive) for an apt. 

Thursday, he was a perfect little man.  Holding the doors, using his manners, being polite and patient, etc!  Phewwww...I thought that maybe I had gotten through to him with talking and consequencing on Monday through Wednesday!

NOT....doubly NOT.  Friday, he whammed me with some really nasty talking back and MAJOR disrespect.  THAT WAS THAT....

When 'the principal' (aka, DADDY) got home Friday night he didn't say too much to Noah other than "NO ONE treats MY wife that way".  He told him that he would not be dealing with this tonight because he was going to spend some quality time with HIS wife ALONE, that he would go to bed early (for a Friday night) and they would deal with this in the morning.

So Friday night was perfect, just my hero and me spending some uninterrupted quality time ALONE!!!

I don't know the conversation on Saturday morning because I was at the market but when I came home, Noah was in near perfect behaviour - considering he had NOTHING to do (part of the consequence) other than to FIND fun!!  He also called me into his room and gave me a very sincere apology. 

It's amazing the pulls that 'daddy's' have on their kids...I wish I had that kinda pull!!!  But then again, that's one of the (many, many) reason's that Jacques IS my hero - so we'll just leave it like that!!!

NOW, I'm really looking forward to see what this week at school brings!

All in all....when I think of our alternatives, I would still do this hands down!

On the bright side, we got several of Bill Nye the Science Guy videos to watch this week.  Noah LOVES, Bill Nye and is looking forward to watching some video's for school!  I've narrowed many of them down to be about the Universe, the Planets and things relating to these (considering this is what we are doing in science right now).  I'm going to take all the time we need because Noah is LOVING these Units!!!

Up next this week, dentist appointment, volunteering at Noah's old school to make cup cakes for the Kindergarten class (for the September birthdays), a field trip to a farm for a hay ride, picking a pumpkin and hot chocolate with our HS group and hopefully getting a play date one day after school with one of Noah's friends!!!