tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post115211568781512553..comments2023-10-05T03:53:29.395-07:00Comments on Blissful Bee: In the swing of summer!Blissfulbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14634500907084879208noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post-1152227634461752522006-07-06T16:13:00.000-07:002006-07-06T16:13:00.000-07:00I will probably post on my blog and the list, just...I will probably post on my blog and the list, just copying over to save time.Sunshine Alternative Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111855968940650979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post-1152201614128231252006-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:002006-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:00Sounds terrific, Im game! I will probably do it o...Sounds terrific, Im game! I will probably do it on my blog and the list a bit, mainly because I want to be able to save my thoughts to review later in the year.<BR/><BR/>Im excited!!!!Blissfulbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634500907084879208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post-1152200948928437992006-07-06T08:49:00.000-07:002006-07-06T08:49:00.000-07:00I posted a plan to the new list, but I am basicall...I posted a plan to the new list, but I am basically planning to do this:<BR/><BR/>7/3-7/9 Book I, Introduction through The Enki Homeschool (pp. i-53) <BR/><BR/>7/10-7/16 Book I, Philosophy and Goals: The Heart of the Matter (pp. 55-95) <BR/><BR/>7/17-7/23 Book I, Philosophy and Goals: The Enki Ecosystem (pp. 97-132) <BR/><BR/>7/24-7/30 Book II, The Teacher and Child, The Homeschool Teacher (pp. 139-160) <BR/><BR/>7/31-8/6 Book II, Mirroring Child Development (pp. 165-211)<BR/><BR/>8/7-8/13 Book III, Rhythms, Rings of Rhythms, Integrating Body, Speech, and Mind: Integration in the Realm of the Body and Sensory Integration (pp. 217-264) <BR/><BR/>8/14-8/20 Book III, Integrating Body, Speech, and Mind: Integration in the Realm of Speech, Integration in the Realm of Mind, Integration of Body, Speech, and Mind (pp. 265-305) AND Book III, Environment (pp. 309-317)<BR/><BR/>8/21-8/27 Book III, Rhythms of Time: Daily Rhythms and Family Life (pp. 323-368)<BR/><BR/>8/28-9/3 Book III, Rhythms of Time: Weekly Rhythms and the Learning Cycle, Monthly Rhythms and the Block Cycle, Yearly Rhythms: Seasonal Patterns in Learning (pp. 369-405)<BR/><BR/>9/4-9/10 Book III, The Activity of Learning, Essential Energy, Unity and Diversity, Guarantees: Is There Such a Thing as Truth? (pp. 409-447)<BR/><BR/>9/11-9/17 Book III, Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Setting Boundaries (pp. 451-497)<BR/><BR/>We are still spending time outside in the sun when the weather cooperates. Really, that is a great part of our lives no matter what the season.Sunshine Alternative Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111855968940650979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post-1152199801482411132006-07-06T08:30:00.000-07:002006-07-06T08:30:00.000-07:00Lets start a foundation Guides study via our blogs...Lets start a foundation Guides study via our blogs!!! That will be so wonderful and helpful for me, and for anyone who is also following along. <BR/><BR/>your husband is right, but also I feel like the sunshine is such a great time to be learning outside. Really experiencing the world and taking in life WHILE learning, rather than being indoors doing lessons etc. Im sure my guys wouldnt mind doing lessons right now, but I feel like I will be just trying to keep up by trying to get it in there right now, and actually preventing them from being outside playing, or taking road trips, or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Im excited to do a study together! When should we start, or are you even interested??Blissfulbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634500907084879208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post-1152140101636738072006-07-05T15:55:00.000-07:002006-07-05T15:55:00.000-07:00It sounds like your timing is perfect to go throug...It sounds like your timing is perfect to go through the Foundation Guides with me. I've read them, but it has been over the last 10 months and not systematically. Some sections I have read more than once, and some have received little more than a speed reading.<BR/><BR/>I too feel the pull of summer. Interestingly enough, DH pointed out that I haven't attended school and had a summer break since finishing college in March 1992 (so my last break was 1991). I find it fascinating that the rhythm can pull so strongly after so many years. And it seems to be an artificial construct of modern schooling; I think long ago the natural resting time would have been winter for many people in North America, after the crops had been tended all summer and harvested in the fall, but before it was time to plow and plant again.<BR/><BR/>DH also pointed out that my boys don't feel the pull of summer, and in fact they are really interested in continuing their learning right now. So we will stick through it, but I am giving myself permission to slow down and add things in slowly, rather than feeling that we need to be doing everything right now.<BR/><BR/>Your plan looks great! You really can't be too prepared. Will you continue with movement and projects throughout your break? My goal is to have the movement portion of our morning dialed in by fall, and to continue it through our break, and to do a few projects (crafts, etc.) during the week, but otherwise to only follow academics as the boys ask questions and want to explore.Sunshine Alternative Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111855968940650979noreply@blogger.com