It is that time of year again! Summer break is here...almost. We do school year round with a 1 month break in July. In about a week my kids will lay down their books and follow a lot of their own interest. This year instead of sitting in the house we will be doing some traveling. We have plans to go to Chicago to visit Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation. We are going to SixFlags as well. I believe everyone is old enough to enjoy ( no infants this year ;) ). There are plans for a family visit to the Ft. Worth Zoo as well as a few museum and cavern trips. Wonderful thing about it is that we really don't have to leave our state to enjoy our summer. Texas has almost everything!
After our summer break we will return with a new school year and a new (to us) way of doing things. Education wise, why do I feel that throwing all these stringent academics at my children will help in the long run. Does it help for my children to focus mainly academics? Will it really help my child to know how to do an algebra equation or balance their health and money? At the end of the day I want my children to experience childhood, adolescence, and adult life. I was never taught life skills i.e. money management, cooking, time management, organization skills etc. My education was mainly academics. Study, study, study then pass the test to pass the grade level. Wash...rinse...repeat. I am not interested in that for my kiddos. I want them to be able to be effective in everything they do. That means being able to manage their lives, to communicate, and to learn new things. So stay tuned because I will be sharing how we will incorporate that into our new school year.
Our goal is to have TONS of fun this summer and to come back refreshed and focused for our new school year!
Hope everyone has a wonderful summer break and mazel tov for the new school year!
After our summer break we will return with a new school year and a new (to us) way of doing things. Education wise, why do I feel that throwing all these stringent academics at my children will help in the long run. Does it help for my children to focus mainly academics? Will it really help my child to know how to do an algebra equation or balance their health and money? At the end of the day I want my children to experience childhood, adolescence, and adult life. I was never taught life skills i.e. money management, cooking, time management, organization skills etc. My education was mainly academics. Study, study, study then pass the test to pass the grade level. Wash...rinse...repeat. I am not interested in that for my kiddos. I want them to be able to be effective in everything they do. That means being able to manage their lives, to communicate, and to learn new things. So stay tuned because I will be sharing how we will incorporate that into our new school year.
Our goal is to have TONS of fun this summer and to come back refreshed and focused for our new school year!
Hope everyone has a wonderful summer break and mazel tov for the new school year!
