I was reading an article from Home School Legal Defense Association
(hslda.com) that concern home schoolers in scholastic competition.
I am excited that a homeschooled boy came in first place in a geography
contest and a homeschooled girl came in 2nd place in a spelling bee
contest. These were both national contests. Click on this
address to read more about this story: <a
href="http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/hslda/200305/200305300.asp">http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/hslda/200305/200305300.asp</a>
All the children, no matter if they were home schooled, private
schooled, or in the public school system did a tremendous job. I
applaud all of them.
The school year is over for most. Throughout the summer I feel it is
important for our children to keep learning and going over what they
learned this past year. This next week or two evaluate how you
did in teaching your children. Evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of your children pertaining to each subject you did.
Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and how you can improve on both.
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Were your children strong in math and weak in language? Were they
strong in lunch and weak in spelling? Ok, lunch may not be a
subject, but it was always my favorite time of day. If your
children were weak in a certain area go out and buy some fun workbooks
for them to do. Make summer school fun. Do school outside.
My oldest son struggled a lot in math this past year. Part of the
problem was his attitude. We are going to work on his attitude
towards school, but also I am going to get a tutor to help give him a
different perspective on the math he struggled with.
The tutor won’t be doing everything. I am going to help my
son review the things that he knows. I want him to keep what he
has learned as fresh as possible. I am going to get books that
are going to be fun to do.
If you had a frustrating year, such as I did, don’t let it
get you down. I would encourage you to get a tutor. Maybe
you know someone who can present the subject differently than you did
that would help your child understand where he was weak in math,
language, history, or whatever.
My son is not going to be tutored on everything in math. He is
going to be tutored on fractions, decimals, and maybe a little bit on
story problems. These are his weaknesses so this is what we are
going to work on. Your child may not be weak in the whole subject
but in different parts which pertain to that subject.
On my next article I will bring up some fun workbooks your children can do this summer.
Enjoy your summer vacation. Now is the time to prepare for next year. Watch for sales on curriculum material. Bart Buskey, Meridian, Idaho email at:
