tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629219330309464943.post9001859099995525174..comments2013-05-02T09:18:28.544-05:00Comments on The Education of Grandchildren: DAY 6 a new home-schooler perspectiveFree Spirit Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03590666964665921416noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629219330309464943.post-25721920429463139752010-09-11T05:03:56.000-05:002010-09-11T05:03:56.000-05:00Oh those sight words are a pain! Maddie also learn...Oh those sight words are a pain! Maddie also learned sight words in PreK and K. It is quite a job to overcome those when "switching" to a phonics program. <br><br>Oh, and those tears, we have had many of those, both from Maddie and me. Maddie used to say "well Mrs. P does it this way"! It took a while to get it through her head that every teacher is different, and I am the teacher now, so I do it differently. <br><br>Hang in there. They will learn you, and you will learn them, then they will change! You guys will find a rhythm though.Shannon Fangmeyerhttp://homeschoolblogger.com/members/shannonf/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7629219330309464943.post-80522493953972727172010-09-13T10:05:34.000-05:002010-09-13T10:05:34.000-05:00HI DEAR BETH.AS A PREVIOUS TEACHER, I THOROUGHLY U...HI DEAR BETH.<br><br>AS A PREVIOUS TEACHER, I THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS AND YOUR FRUSTRATIONS. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT EVERY TEACHER GOES THRU THIS EVERY YEAR; THERE'S ALWAYS ONE. I VIEWED IT AS A CHALLENGE TO TRY TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO GAIN THIS STUDENT'S RESPECT AND ATTENTION... AND FOR ME TO BE OPEN TO MORE PATIENCE AND ADDITIONAL WAYS TO TEACH. EVERY STUDENT IS DIFFERENT.<br><br>THEN, I KNOW YOU PERSONALLY AS MY DEAREST FRIEND IN THE LORD AND AS F AND G'S MUMMAW. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GIVE AND SACRIFICE EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE... AND HOW STRONG YOUR DESIRE AND LOVE IS FOR THEM.. AND HOW STRONG F'S WILL IS --- BUT SHE IS ONLY 3, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T TEACHING. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF A CHALLENGE SHE CAN BE AT TIMES EVEN OUT OF THE CLASSROOM I REPEAT; SHE'S 3... A DIFFICULT THING TO TRY TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TEACH G. WE ALL KNOW HOW DISRUPTIVE THAT CAN BE, AND I HAVE EVERY FAITH THAT YOU WILL DO WELL, AND I HAVE EVERY FAITH THAT SATAN WILL TRY TO INTERRUPT.<br><br>YOU MUST SEE EACH AND EVERY DAY AS A NEW CHALLENGE AND A NEW TIME TO START AGAIN. IF YOU NEED THREE DAYS TO COVER ONE IDEA, SO BE IT. BETTER TO TAKE THE TIME AND FEEL THAT ASSUREDNESS THAT IT WAS TAUGHT AND THAT THEY LEARNED IT CORRECTLY THAN TO GO BY SOMEONE'S 'RULES' AND WORRY THAT YOU DIDN'T SPEND ENOUGH TIME DOING SOMETHING MORE.<br><br>I AM HERE FOR YOU, AS A FRIEND, AS A SISTER IN THE LORD, AND AS A TEACHER. ALTHOUGH MY STUDENTS WERE MUCH OLDER, I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL FACE SOME KIND OF TEST EVERY DAY... AND THEN YOU WILL FACE SOME DAYS WITH PEACE, COMFORT, AND HAPPINESS --- IT'S AN UNEXPECTED GIFT. <br><br>YOU ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB, BETHANNE! YOU HAVE ME IN YOUR CORNER, AS WELL AS MY PRAYERS, AND GOD. HOW CAN YOU FAIL WITH GOD IN YOUR CORNER? YOU CAN'T.<br><br>LOVE AND PRAYERS,<br>JEANJeanhttp://homeschoolblogger.com/members/ljrohrer99/noreply@blogger.com