Homeschool is freedom.

Yes. But it is reponsibility too. Our first quarter portfolio review is due in December. However, due to the holidays and tight homeschool adviser schedule, I got a review date for January 6, 2018. By then, we must already have covered at least the planned lessons for the first quarter, recorded scores for at least 5 short quizzes and a long quiz for each subject, and have completed projects/activities.

Tough Job

In between my mommy duties and full time job, I am also Teacher Mommy. Thankfully, I still have some time to spare at work and I am able to bring my son over so I can look after his tasks.

When I am not too occupied with work, I prepare for activities that he can do whenever I have to leave him with their nanny. I make quizzes and search the internet for additional references.

In the evening, we revisit whatever he has done during the day and discuss new lessons too. He has a bad handwriting- which he blames to trying to write fast, so I keep him busy with lots of paperworks during the day too.

Since he gets bored easily, he also has with him some books of his choice to read. For this he has to write a simple book report which again is aimed to improve his hand writing and test his reading comprehension. I am thinking of asking him to type his book report (for computer skills) - this thought just actually popped my mind just now.

So where's the freedom?

For one, we do not get to rush as early as 5:30am just to catch the school bus. We also get to choose which lessons to take at a particular moment and use the teaching-learning approach that suits the particular lesson.

We can take the lessons everywhere too. In the car, at the beach, at home my office or at the playground. Just like today. 😉

Right next to our office is this park called the Capital Garden. The dessert breeze has also gotten a lot cooler hence almost every lunch time, I come here to get some fresh air. Today, since I've got my son with me, we decided to take our books to the park and discuss a few lessons there.

Err, that was the plan. However, he thought that getting to the swing was a better idea.

So the books laid there for at least 10 minutes until he got tired of the swing and said we can now start. But with a twist. He said to just have a spelling drill instead. Ok. No problem.

_{I don't remember ever having a spelling test in this position at school ever. LOL}

_{Neither can I remember any of my teachers conduct a lesson or give out a test while lying down and taking a selfie. 😅😂}

So far, so good.

I feel we are doing good so far, my son enjoys the experience and me too. We are able to bond in a different manner- more open to questions and we sometimes seek answers to his questions together. Which means that on my part, I get to learn too.

There are moments when I feel that my patience is tested, but that's another thing I feel thankful for too. I improve as a mother and as a person by dealing with irritable and undesirable circumstances.

More to learn.

We're still early onto our homeschooling journey but I would like to say that we do not regret the decision so far. I wish and pray that we do not ever come to that point too.

We need to make it work, we want to make it work.

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