Wow. Just wow. It is very nearly the end of the school year. I'm sitting here, counting up our April attendance and realizing that we only need to log seven more days to meet the state requirement. Seven. One week. Our very first year to educate our children at home is coming to a close. I'm a little floored.
Of course we have more that I want to accomplish than can be done in seven days so we will go on a little bit longer, but still, it's nice to have the ducks in a row.
I can't say enough about how good God is. This year will go down in my memory as an unqualified success! We have learned so much, not only academically, but about our family culture, balancing flexibility with boundaries, and how to serve the Lord in the nitty-gritty day to day stuff of life.
I think the hardest part is yet to come. State requirements dictate that we must create a portfolio, submit to an independent evaluation, and turn in documentation by June 30th. The portfolio doesn't scare me, but the evaluation and deadline do. The deadline is good. I appreciate the closure it represents, and since I'm not super excited about the evaluation, it's a good motivator to get it done. The evaluation makes me nervous because a) how do I find one? and b) performance anxiety! Thanks to my great homeschool community I know where to find a qualified evaluator. However, it is way outside my comfort zone to call, get quotes, and find the person who is right for us. The second part of my fear, performance anxiety, is the evaluation itself. Will I have to defend my choices? What if she (and by extension, me) doesn't measure up? Is it possible to fail an evaluation?
So here we are, at the end of the school year, right back at the beginning, wrestling with what I can do/bring vs. what God can do/bring. His grace has covered us so well this year. I know He will not let me down now.
Of course we have more that I want to accomplish than can be done in seven days so we will go on a little bit longer, but still, it's nice to have the ducks in a row.
I can't say enough about how good God is. This year will go down in my memory as an unqualified success! We have learned so much, not only academically, but about our family culture, balancing flexibility with boundaries, and how to serve the Lord in the nitty-gritty day to day stuff of life.
I think the hardest part is yet to come. State requirements dictate that we must create a portfolio, submit to an independent evaluation, and turn in documentation by June 30th. The portfolio doesn't scare me, but the evaluation and deadline do. The deadline is good. I appreciate the closure it represents, and since I'm not super excited about the evaluation, it's a good motivator to get it done. The evaluation makes me nervous because a) how do I find one? and b) performance anxiety! Thanks to my great homeschool community I know where to find a qualified evaluator. However, it is way outside my comfort zone to call, get quotes, and find the person who is right for us. The second part of my fear, performance anxiety, is the evaluation itself. Will I have to defend my choices? What if she (and by extension, me) doesn't measure up? Is it possible to fail an evaluation?
So here we are, at the end of the school year, right back at the beginning, wrestling with what I can do/bring vs. what God can do/bring. His grace has covered us so well this year. I know He will not let me down now.
I just love this! Before you know it you'll be writing about the start of the next year! A 5th grader & a kindergartner, what?! Keep up the good work....all is well!
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