I Will Survive (the first year of homeschooling)

Our first week of homeschool was just amazing.  There’s no other way to describe it.  We were done everyday between noon and 1 pm.  Miss K likes the math so much, we’ve moved up to 2 lessons a day now.  Granted, some of it’s review, but she’s got a grasp on it to enable us to do this.  In fact, she learned something new on Friday and was so excited, she brought her dad to the Schoolhouse to show him on the white board how to do it.  Miss K was excited!!  I haven’t seen her like that in a long time.  She got an A on her spelling test and has started her religion notebook.  Next week, K will have 3 tests.  Tuesday, there’s a test on classification and Wednesday, there’s a test on chapters 1-12 of Little House on the Prairie.  That’ll be comprehension for the first half of the book.  Then on Thursday, she’ll have her first math test.  I told her there is no good or bad, but I can’t wait to see how she does.  That will tell me how well I’m teaching it and how well she’s understanding it.  I just have to believe that even with rough times, this is setting the tone for the rest of the year.

Since all’s going so well, I wanted to share a “song” and a video clip of that song.  This has been passed around many of the homeschool groups.  It’s quite funny, but it “sings” true!!  Push play and listen to the song as you follow along with the lyrics.

Originally written and produced by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris
Originally performed by Gloria Gaynor
Mercilessly altered with apologies by Natalie Criss

First I was afraid
I was petrified.
Kept thinking I could never teach
’Cause I’m not certified.
But we spent so many nights
Reteaching homework that was wrong.
I grew strong,
so now I teach my kids at home!
We study math
and outer space.
I just kept on despite the fear
with a big smile across my face.
I bought a set of Base Ten blocks.
I bought books with answer keys.
My parents think we’re nuts,
but they don’t even bother me

Come on, let’s go walk out the door.
We’re on the road now,
’cause we’re not home much anymore
My friends would frown and say we’d be unsocialized.
I heard one grumble
that I’d give up by July.
Oh no, not I!
I will survive!
As long as I know how to read
I know we’ll be alright.
I’ve got all my life to learn.
I’ve got energy to burn.
and I’ll survive.
I will survive.

It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart.
Decided to attend
a play date at the local park,
and I met oh so many moms
who offered eagerly to help.
They used to cry.
Now they hold their heads up high,
and so do we!
My kids are cool!
They’re not those chained up little people
stuck inside at school.
So if you feel like dropping by
don’t you expect us to be free
I’m spending my time learning
with my loving family!