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So last night was rough. My husbands birthday was yeaterday and we had a blast spending one on one time together. Later that evening my mother-inlaw came over. She,him and I had a "Spirited" discussion regardiong my decision to take my oldest daughter out of school sfter spring break. So after much discussion and more thought and a lil prayer i have decided to let her fininsh 3rd grade at her school. this would be along with some intense literacy intervention on my part.

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I have decided to homeschool my oldest daughter. She is in 3rd grade but is reading at 1st grade level and is struggling in writing and spelling. I will be focused solely on Literacy skills with her over the next 2 months. I will also get her started on the website , khanacademy.org,it is awesome it tracks progress and has a few other subjects they teach. I will focus on building her reading skills to grade level by summer.

So focused

So i officially withdrew my youngest from kindergarten. She will be home with me for the rest of the year. i am also on the verge of withdrawing my older daughter from 3rd grade and focusing solely on reading and languge arts and writing. She is not up to grade level in those areas. I dont feel like it would be the responsible thing to do at this point to send her to 4th grade perfoming at the rate she is. and there is too much owrk to be done to do it over the summer. Allthough I think we may read our summer away.I went to a school rummage sale today and found almost a complete set of baby Sitters Club books I bought them all for my daughters. I loved them as a kid and i think if I start to read hem outloud to my 3rd grader that eventually she will be led to try to read them on her own. I am almost sure that after next week and the week after that is spring break, she wont be returning after the break.
I feel like next year I need to devote to my kids. I think I will return for one more semester in the fall and then take a semester off to focus soley on the kids and thier progress. ruth be told... after next year both boys could test into uni high. both as sub-freshman... who wonderful would that be. what would we have to do with their minds in that amount of time. how much time would it take. It cant be a matter of 'are the smart enough" I know they are but How much time would it take to crack the shell deep enought o tap into that kind of wisdom. How maany prayer would it take????? What is too hard for God.

I feel like god is speaking to me. As a mother I feel a supernatual connections in regards to my children or my husband for that matter.

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called!

So I have, almost decided to homeschool my two daughters. and this saying has been bounseing around in my head. I have been running this idea past my friends and family and most have been supportinve but there has been some resistance. there are so many questions I have. i havent even decided when I want to start and for haow long I would wan to do this. However it seens the latter question can wait. I also am not sure if i want to homeschool all of my children or just the ones that will be in elementary school next year as both boys will be in Middle school next school year.