I am not sure if I shared this before, but 2015 has been an interesting, and challenging year. When I resigned my LPN position in Dec of 2014, my husband and I decided I should go back to school and finish up my RN that I actually started over 15 years ago. This has been easier said than done, for a lot of reasons. After much research, praying, and thinking, I have decided that I will start with my pre reqs. Because, even though I have been an LPN for 30 years, you still either have to take the classes for the credits, or challenge the exam. This applies even for bridge, or speedy RN classes. Most people take the test, and get the credits. So, I am starting with college level Algebra 1. I know I am crazy, but it is most applicable to the class my son needs the most help with, and the most challenging test probably for me. I was going to do the English's first, but decided for the Math classes. I can not take a test for all pre reqs but almost all of them. Then as I get closer, I can enroll and hopefully get accepted into the nursing program. Anyway there are several websites, that I will be using to basically take the course for free, then take the paid exam for the credits. There are paid courses, but why would I want to do that? I am using Saylor for Algebra 1, and I hope to have it finished, and ready for the test in 30 days. I know that is ambitious, but some of this stuff I actually know already.
For my 6th grader, I am working very hard with her this year on her writing and grammar skills. She is getting frequent writing assignments, almost daily, this year. So far, they have been fairly short and without too much difficulty. Since, I want her to learn research too, I will starting a new endeavor for her. I will give her a letter, in order, from A-Z per week. She can pick a topic that starts with that letter, that interests her. She will have one school week, to research, do a rough draft, edit, and then publish to her blog. I will only be giving her basic help, and tips esp in the editing dept. All three of us are using a free app called Notebooks, on our devices, to save on paper to take notes, write, and edit our information. This is a nice way for them to learn to take notes, and use their devices effectively. Plus, it never seems I can find a pen in this house, lol.
So, that is what we have been up to. We have family coming to visit from out of state, next week, so we won't be getting a lot of school work done. DJ will have to keep up with his FLVS, but neither of those are horribly time consuming.
For my 6th grader, I am working very hard with her this year on her writing and grammar skills. She is getting frequent writing assignments, almost daily, this year. So far, they have been fairly short and without too much difficulty. Since, I want her to learn research too, I will starting a new endeavor for her. I will give her a letter, in order, from A-Z per week. She can pick a topic that starts with that letter, that interests her. She will have one school week, to research, do a rough draft, edit, and then publish to her blog. I will only be giving her basic help, and tips esp in the editing dept. All three of us are using a free app called Notebooks, on our devices, to save on paper to take notes, write, and edit our information. This is a nice way for them to learn to take notes, and use their devices effectively. Plus, it never seems I can find a pen in this house, lol.
So, that is what we have been up to. We have family coming to visit from out of state, next week, so we won't be getting a lot of school work done. DJ will have to keep up with his FLVS, but neither of those are horribly time consuming.
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