Summer is finally here

Its finally summer!! A time where my kids should be enjoying time off from school and being able to enjoy more time outside playing with the dog or enjoying the local swimming hole. So what are we doing this summer? School. That's right, school. Somehow we have gotten extremely behind. Now I knew this was true for my two youngest in school, but I didn't think my oldest was that far behind also. My youngest both learn concepts very differently and it takes time for them to grasp the material. Which is why I am glad that I home school them. They would not have done well in a public school system. My son has difficulty with being distracted. The school system, instead of teaching him how to overcome and deal with it, would have wanted him to go on medication. America's answer for everything, medication. But I digress. My daughter doesn't seem to grasp the idea of reading by phonics, but rather learns by memorizing the words. So I am unsure of how she would have done in public school. I am happy to say she is finally grasping the concept of reading and is getting better each day. So, it looks like our summer will be filled with school in the morning and trying to squeeze in a little time for fun in the afternoon.