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.
But then I realize. . . everyone in the house is happy. Everyone in the house is happily pursuing an interest or two or three; and probably learning something!
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.
Hanging out at the Botanical Garden. |