What in the world are you doing now?
On some days, I'm not sure. Since March our lives have changed a little. Stress levels have been high, and we've had to modify some of our plans for next year. Now that we've actually decided, I feel pretty good about the choices. I've purchased most of the material and am in the planning phase.Our new lineup includes the following subjects:
- English 10 - with a focus on grammar, argumentation, and "Language and Literature"
- Geometry - with Holt Geometry
- Algebra II - with Lial's Intermediate Algebra
- Japanese II - continuing with a combination of Irasshai and Beginning Japanese
- Astronomy/Astrophysics - using a mix of classes and books for a custom-designed course
- History of Time and Language - a custom designed course
- Ethics - a half credit class using Aristotle's Ethics and an open course class
- Philosophy & Science of Modern Science Fiction - This was going to be our Star Trek class, but we recently got hooked on Doctor Who, so we're modifying to include it. This is by far my favored class for next year.
I'll explain each class in subsequent posts. Our school year officially ended last Friday. We have two classes we'll be finishing up over the summer, but we're mostly done. I have so many thoughts on this year. I'm proud of Z and the growth he has shown, I'm excited to see where this summer and beyond takes us. He's also grown in other areas, he almost has a beard. It's not a full one, but it's there. It's strange to see this man-child sitting across from me to study, more a man than child in many ways. I'd write more, but I'm starting to get sappy, and it's the middle of the night. I'll leave you with this Doctor Who quote instead.
