Ratcheting It Up a Notch

Learning about the inner workings of telescopes

As we have settled into our school routine again after all the travel interruptions of the summer, we added some new things into the mix. Those additions caused a reevaluation of our schedule, followed by some tweaking. There was a little moaning and groaning as a result of our "earlier is better" schedule, but they have settled in well. 

The kids working on history timelines

So far, so good. It did take a few days for them not to fall asleep during math. Not really. :)

The mouse-cicles for the snakes come packed on dry ice, so an impromptu science experiment ensued.

As long as we were making adjustments, we also ratcheted up expectations and requirements for each of our young scholars. Achieving excellence requires a lot of hard work. But there is a balance to be struck between challenging them and frustrating them. Wisdom is required. One more reason for our days to be bathed in prayer. :)