Getting started again...

Am I the only parent that feels like getting going in the new school year is like trying to get a train moving by pushing it myself? That's at least how it's felt for me this year. Trying to get everything organized and tutors lined up and so on and so on. I know I always start out the year enthusiastically, and then seem to lose steam rapidly, because it feels like hurry up and wait, trying to get classes and schedules all lined up. I know eventually it will start moving along smoothly and gain speed and then I'll be wondering where the school year went. I love the new Paragon, I think it's a great new system. Anyone else happy with the change? It just takes a little getting used to, I'm still working on getting used to it, but I love it and hope it works great not only for us parents but also for our hard working RCs, who have their work more than cut out for them. I'd love to hear from more parents, should any drop in to our blog. Encouragment is always welcome, as well as ideas to help motivate our kids and inspire them and help them to love learning. Please feel free to jump in and post something. Have a great school year!

A Fun Read

We just finished reading a cute story that was fun and inspiring to boot. It's called "Frindle" by Andrew Clements. It's a story about a 5th Grade student who starts out as a smooth talking boy who thinks he's figured out how to distract his teachers and avoid extra homework. He meets his match in his new 5th Grade Language Arts teacher, who inspires and challenges him. He's full of new ideas, some of which turn the town upside down and changes things for everyone. This is a great story I think everyone will enjoy. I know my son and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Happy Reading and have a great school year!

Summer is zooming by and Vision has been very busy!

Hello Visionaries!

Well, it sounds like our school staff has been super busy getting ready for the new school year. We are getting an new program to help us with documentation and communications, and I've heard is going to make life easier for us. I hope that's true and I look forward to getting a chance to look at the new program.

This blog was set up to help parents and any other interested Vision members, (staff or RC's, etc.) communicate with each other. My hope in starting it was to help parents get to know one another and give us a place to freely talk about anything we want to, whether it's to recommend good resources for educational opportunities, or just organize time for our students to get together for some socializing or down-time in between lessons.

Please feel free to post comments or questions, or make recommendations that you found helpful in your daily life as home schoolers. I hope this blog will catch on and become a great resource for all of our Visionaries :) I like that nickname, I think it's catchy, what do you think? Like I said this is for the parents, I hope you will take the time if you have a minute or two, to share whatever you like. We had a suggestion for a forum, and if anyone knows the difference between a forum and a blog, we can look into switching, we just need input! What can we do to make this work? Looking forward to a new school year. Have a terrific year! Hope to hear from you soon!