I need to make a curriculum for 4 kids this year. Blah... I hate doing this because all the kids do pretty much the same thing. The only difference between them all is math and reading- as in Stephanie, my youngest girl reads at about a second grade level (she's supposed to be in first this year). The rest read about a college level and are well versed in chat speak.
Other differences is that Nathan wants to pursue filmography and the girls had asked me to get them some Lua books. Yes, it's a strange programming language, but they want it to be able to program objects in roblox. I was trying to steer them towards PHP or even flashscript, but no. They really REALLY want to program objects in Roblox. I hope learning Lua would help them learn other languages as well.
Math... That's next. This year we will be reviewing mostly, because they just started Kahn Academy a few months ago - just before summer. Like any kid in their right mind would actually do math - at least not formally. Kahn Academy also has other subjects besides math, including a new Computer science section, so I may use this site more than anything this year.
The rest is pretty much the same. Local History - all - as we tour a few historical museums together.Science - also a museum class. Or should I say museums as there are more than one I would like to visit this year.
It would be less redundant if we just had the teacher review, portfolio, or test at the end of the year. Do away with the whole submit a curriculum at the beginning and just have a notification law. After all, if the kids pass the test, then what's the problem?
As a result of this law, however, I won't be on much the next few days as I type one up for the state. Fun.
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
8/22/2012
12/03/2009
Terrible Accident
Kids will be kids - even when their safety is concerned. Yesterday, my 3 year old daughter was out with the rest of her sibings and their father, playing on the car swing. My husband had the swing going at a good height when my daughter ran out in front of it. The swing hit her from behind, causing her to fall face first onto a rock.
The good news, she was not unconscious and nothing was broken. The bad news, she had a terrible bloody nose and well, let's just say that I was fortunate to get a decent photo for my new banner. She has a terrible black eye and the bridge of her nose is pretty swollen. Think Odo, the changeling, on Star Trek. Odo with a black eye.
Poor baby.
She seemed oblivious of her injuries today. I just hope it heals quickly.
The good news, she was not unconscious and nothing was broken. The bad news, she had a terrible bloody nose and well, let's just say that I was fortunate to get a decent photo for my new banner. She has a terrible black eye and the bridge of her nose is pretty swollen. Think Odo, the changeling, on Star Trek. Odo with a black eye.
Poor baby.
She seemed oblivious of her injuries today. I just hope it heals quickly.
7/09/2009
Getting to bed on time
For some reason, my son will not go to bed on time. I've tried everything that I could think of. Tomorrow, it will be the second day of no computer. He loves the computer, but he STILL stays up too late.
I've already banned him from having friends tomorrow (after all, he'll be too tired to play with them anyway). If he doesn't go to sleep on time tomorrow night, there's nothing left to take away.
Now before anyone says "He might not need the sleep": consider this... He's been complaining of a light headache and nausea. This has only been happening when he goes to bed too late. Last night he went to bed on time - no problems - that is, until tonight, after 9:00pm, he started to have the same symptoms.
I guess I'll have to get use to the fact that he will be bored for a few days. I'm hoping he will learn from this and stop being so stubborn.
I've already banned him from having friends tomorrow (after all, he'll be too tired to play with them anyway). If he doesn't go to sleep on time tomorrow night, there's nothing left to take away.
Now before anyone says "He might not need the sleep": consider this... He's been complaining of a light headache and nausea. This has only been happening when he goes to bed too late. Last night he went to bed on time - no problems - that is, until tonight, after 9:00pm, he started to have the same symptoms.
I guess I'll have to get use to the fact that he will be bored for a few days. I'm hoping he will learn from this and stop being so stubborn.
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5/25/2009
I'm back finally
So, for an entire week, we went without the computer or TV and I've learned 2 things:
1. Old habits die hard and
2. There are withdrawal symptoms that may include: shaking, nervousness, sweating, doubling clicking your breakfast, and mindlessly watching 2 birds and a squirrel fight over the dog's food.
The first day was difficult, I woke up to find that my son was asleep the downstairs downstairs on the couch and the TV was on. He had awaken sometime in the early morning and turned on the TV. Fortunately, it was Sunday. We weren't home all day, so the opportunity to forget about the media ban.
During the week, the kids had rediscovered their toys that they hadn't played with in a while. I was able to spend more time with Nathan at night, since neither one of us were on the computer.
My husband worked on the cabinet finally. He got most of it done, but we are waiting on some hinges. We decided to replace all of the cabinet hardware in the kitchen, but the type of hinges we needed were hard to find. So for now, there are two gaping holes where the cabinet and drawers are going to be.
Unfortunately, On Thursday, it rained, so I put in a couple of DVDs for the two youngest. I made sure it was the really cheesy kid's shows that only the two youngest like. The others did art projects on the kitchen table. One even glued their art project TO the table. On the bright side, I learned that school glue (even the generic brand) comes off fairly easily.
That night, on my husband's night off, he broke the ban and logged onto Fark. At least he remained off during the day.
The best part of the entire week was that Nathan, my oldest son, the one who was the most addicted to the computer, asked to have a media ban for a couple days each week. I thought that it was a good idea, so every Friday and Saturday, we will have a "Media ban". One day to catch up in housework, the other for a "Family day".
We shall see how that turns out.
1. Old habits die hard and
2. There are withdrawal symptoms that may include: shaking, nervousness, sweating, doubling clicking your breakfast, and mindlessly watching 2 birds and a squirrel fight over the dog's food.
The first day was difficult, I woke up to find that my son was asleep the downstairs downstairs on the couch and the TV was on. He had awaken sometime in the early morning and turned on the TV. Fortunately, it was Sunday. We weren't home all day, so the opportunity to forget about the media ban.
During the week, the kids had rediscovered their toys that they hadn't played with in a while. I was able to spend more time with Nathan at night, since neither one of us were on the computer.
My husband worked on the cabinet finally. He got most of it done, but we are waiting on some hinges. We decided to replace all of the cabinet hardware in the kitchen, but the type of hinges we needed were hard to find. So for now, there are two gaping holes where the cabinet and drawers are going to be.
Unfortunately, On Thursday, it rained, so I put in a couple of DVDs for the two youngest. I made sure it was the really cheesy kid's shows that only the two youngest like. The others did art projects on the kitchen table. One even glued their art project TO the table. On the bright side, I learned that school glue (even the generic brand) comes off fairly easily.
That night, on my husband's night off, he broke the ban and logged onto Fark. At least he remained off during the day.
The best part of the entire week was that Nathan, my oldest son, the one who was the most addicted to the computer, asked to have a media ban for a couple days each week. I thought that it was a good idea, so every Friday and Saturday, we will have a "Media ban". One day to catch up in housework, the other for a "Family day".
We shall see how that turns out.
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8/06/2007
Catching up, Dog hospital, bladder infection, new blog
I have so much to say I have no idea where to start. The baby came on Tuesday, the 31st and since then I hadn't been able to type much until now. There's quite the story behind the delivery, but I'm going to wait to tell it until I get a chance to edit videos.
Sunday, I was suffering from a very painful bladder infection. So I had to go to the ER to get antibiotics. I was still in pain right up until delivery. I guess it helped that I didn't have a head grinding into my bladder anymore. After the ER, we went to pick up the dog from the animal hospital. Somebody had forgotten to close the front door and she knows how to open the screen door. So she got out of the house at 2:00 Saturday morning and was hit by a car. Aside from a few missing toes and a few bruises, she is fine.
I had the baby on Tuesday and then decided to try to go back to the campground on Wednesday because I thought that since there are so many adults around that I would have plenty of help with the kids. But then there was the space problem and the stress of trying to explain to my grandmother, yet again, that Kool - aide is really bad for you. I would prefer them to have fruit juice "cocktail" since at least there's SOME nutritional value in spite of the fact that it's mostly corn syrup.
*sigh*
At least my kids are young enough that they will recover the barrage of garbage food. I do have my work cut out for me after Saturday, which is their last day. I think I will go shopping prior to picking them up and get all kinds of fresh veggies. I'll also have to either get my crock pot back or buy a new one. I'll need it if I am to try to keep up with the kids AND the new baby.
Finally, I have a new blog. I plan on working on becoming healthier. I can't intentionally try to lose weight so soon after the baby is born, but there's no excuse to be unhealthy. You can check it out here: http://www.blogcharm.com/nanciesweb/
And yes, it looks like this one. I haven't decided on a different design, yet. It'll be a while since I have other things to do right now concerning the internet.
Sunday, I was suffering from a very painful bladder infection. So I had to go to the ER to get antibiotics. I was still in pain right up until delivery. I guess it helped that I didn't have a head grinding into my bladder anymore. After the ER, we went to pick up the dog from the animal hospital. Somebody had forgotten to close the front door and she knows how to open the screen door. So she got out of the house at 2:00 Saturday morning and was hit by a car. Aside from a few missing toes and a few bruises, she is fine.
I had the baby on Tuesday and then decided to try to go back to the campground on Wednesday because I thought that since there are so many adults around that I would have plenty of help with the kids. But then there was the space problem and the stress of trying to explain to my grandmother, yet again, that Kool - aide is really bad for you. I would prefer them to have fruit juice "cocktail" since at least there's SOME nutritional value in spite of the fact that it's mostly corn syrup.
*sigh*
At least my kids are young enough that they will recover the barrage of garbage food. I do have my work cut out for me after Saturday, which is their last day. I think I will go shopping prior to picking them up and get all kinds of fresh veggies. I'll also have to either get my crock pot back or buy a new one. I'll need it if I am to try to keep up with the kids AND the new baby.
Finally, I have a new blog. I plan on working on becoming healthier. I can't intentionally try to lose weight so soon after the baby is born, but there's no excuse to be unhealthy. You can check it out here: http://www.blogcharm.com/nanciesweb/
And yes, it looks like this one. I haven't decided on a different design, yet. It'll be a while since I have other things to do right now concerning the internet.
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