Thanks UrW for your thoughts. Yup, I know the truth. It's been my experience that the truth usually rises to the surface at some point. I can't say I miss Christmas with the inlaws. They aren't people want in my life. And, I know I need to be careful about a dissolution with FIL. I'm shelving that for now, though.
Had another busy day.
Yesterday, my new student came for the second time. His mother comes too.
I thought the day went really well and I felt good about his second day. She called me this evening to tell me she was exploring other curriculums and may even consider trying something different. Wha?????
This is after she tells me that the kid loves, loves, loves coming here. She said it was like the Christmas the day before school. Ok. I took that as good, right?
Anyway, I think I smoothed it over some. I had sent her home with some two workbooks to order and with some math that I use here.
Now, here's where I was a bit teed. The boy is 8. He has been to Montessori and eight other schools in the past few years. Nothing has worked. This is the first week. I had him do some worksheets and assessed where he was at academically. Based on that assessment, I told her I would like him to start this great math program that I own and asked she would order two other workbooks.
Well, she doesn't want him to do worksheets. Worksheets don't work with him. He seems to like hands-on projects and "unschooling." I get that but there are things we need to cover and I can't accommodate unschooling for every subject. I'm really bummed about the math. She said it took 45 minutes to get through two pages. For this boy, I think that's par for the course.
I'm just venting. I told her I would mull this over and give her some other ideas about what I can offer by the end of the week.
Ya know, we had this nailed own. She said he was to come two days a week and I was going to provide the curriculum. Dammit.
She said he loves coming here and she wants it to work.
I need to be careful to NOT overcommit with this one. She is expecting a lot. In my eyes, this little boy MAY learn better with hands on lessons, but that's not realistic on a day-to-day basis if we are going to cover all we need to cover.
The workbooks I suggested were only for handwriting and grammar!! Two workbooks!! The math is something a bit unconventional that I print off myself from a really cool program I purchased.
Yadda. Yadda. Yadda.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
