Oceanography and The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

So,  I have made an executive decision.  That is one of the things I love about homeschooling:  I am the boss, and it something is not working well I can change it.  It seems like I am re-evaluating weekly with this child.

Caitlin completed 10 out of 16 lessons of her Physical Science lessons.  She absolutely hates this course, and it is more of a fight than anything else to get her to do it.  She passed, and will receive 1/2 credit for that class.  But, that leaves a 1/2 credit left, so I am moving her on to Oceanography on Easy Peasy Homeschool High School.  She will most likely go through the Summer and get it finished getting a whole credit, and leaving her with a 1/2 credit extra for grade 9.  This can come in handy later.  She should be able to move pretty easily through this course, as it is everything she enjoys. 

For American History she started learning about Alexander Graham Bell on Friday, and will finish up that video today.  Tomorrow we will move on to the Wright Brothers.  

American History: War of 1812 and Reconstruction

OK, we got a little bit out of order on our timeline.  I forgot about the War of 1812, which obviously came before the Civil War.  We finished the video on Reconstruction, and discussion, last week.  So, now we have to back track to the War of 1812.  Of note, next year, for grade 10, we will be doing Civics and American Government.  I intend to do as I did with DJ, and follow all the 2020 elections.  There is already some movement on this topic, so I might squeeze in some of the important debates that go on over the spring and summer months.