my lesson in patience today

I homeschool. It is not for everyone. Some days I wonder if it is for me. Homeschooling is a BIG lesson in patience for me daily. Some days I would just like him to apply himself and get the required job done so we can accomplish other things. Today was one of those days. But I knew that if I stayed patient and went along doing things at his pace and his way, things would be done with a happier heart. Not faster by any means...

 

 

 

example #1. Calendar time & Math. He is wearing sound proof canceling headphones with a craft stick going from one ear to his mouth (to be a mouthpiece). In order to do this, I had to use a phone, dial his number and talk to him. I put it on speaker phone and he wasn't pleased as he wanted me to hold it but I showed him that there was a speaker phone button and I needed my hands free to help him. Calendar & Math time took about 3x longer to accomplish today but it was fight free. It took so long because he needed to keep readjusting the volume on the sides as apparently the headphones need lots of repairs and he got a couple of phone calls from other people that he needed to talk to....sigh...I told him to tell the caller to call back after school. :)

example #2....in order to look at the story sequencing photos, he needed not one but two magnifying glasses so he could see the photos better....sigh

but it is 1030, school is done, and now we can accomplish two more of my morning goals, vacuuming and getting paint from the hardware store...