{"id":3858,"date":"2011-06-07T21:03:20","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T04:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2011-06-08T07:24:33","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T14:24:33","slug":"saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Saga"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We finished our last school publication before the summer break. Here are the covers from the 2010-2011 school year. I think they look nice and they bring back many memories. One thing is certain: we live a documented life.<\/p>\n

I started publishing the kids’ writing and art about four years ago. Back then we had friends contributing to the magazine. However, after three years I decided I just didn’t have time to make this a big collaboration. We scaled back the publication to our own family. I miss seeing the work from other kids, but I have learned that the beauty of home education is we can alter things when we need it. I appreciate that freedom.<\/p>\n

We publish creative writing, reports, art, our monthly calendar, awards, and photos. I think this is one of the best things we have done to ensure the kids finish their work at a level they are comfortable having other people read. It’s been good for me because I have a record of exactly what we accomplished. Seeing everything compiled in a publication helps me see where we need more work and where we should be congratulated.<\/p>\n

For instance, Daniel should be congratulated for reading over 22,000 pages during his 6th grade year. Paige should be congratulated for her thoughtful essays and reading a lot of Greek literature. Timothy should be congratulated for completing his reading goal and becoming quite an authority on Shakespeare.<\/p>\n

Math and science are two subjects I don’t include in the publication, but these are more quantitative subjects and I can easily measure progress by looking at the spreadsheets.<\/p>\n

I schedule an afternoon at the first of the month and copy and paste the documents from the previous month into a big publication. I add pictures and I update the calendar. My favorite thing to do is select the cover picture. I try to decide who had the biggest event or who showed the most courage. I try to capture our family-oriented lifestyle while celebrating excellence in academics, art, music, and athletics. Okay, okay, I admit it that this is just a scrapbook of our school journey. But it means a lot to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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