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John Robert went to algebra class at Montessori, spent some time laughing and eating lunch with us, and is now reading upstairs. I am so relaxed, I wonder if this is poor homeschool parenting. After all, the daily schedule reveals our lack of rigor.
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For the last hour, Denver has been across the table from me asking me how to spell various words as he plays a computer game. Of course, I never could have designed a spelling lesson that would have been as important to him as the words he wanted to spell this afternoon.
In a world where most parents and children have to spend 40 + hours a week away from home, we may forget that this is called being together. Even as a homeschool mom, I sometimes forget the most powerful teaching I can share with my children is the gift of attention and my presence.
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Hanging out at the Botanical Garden. |