Day 253 in 2020

Day two, better than day one—he actually made it to his one class, but we're still waiting on Clonlara's counselors to contact us before we can get him into his online classes. The first lessons of this year: technology can be hard, delaying decisions until the last minute has real consequences (in the form of delayed class starts), and we are very, very fortunate to have such options at our disposal for us to mess up.

Day 252 in 2020

First day of school. He missed his first virtual band class due to technology issues, probably just like lots of other students across the nation, but we'll get it figured out eventually.

Day 251 in 2020

Getting ready to upgrade the bedroom from elementary to high school style, just in time for the new school year. It's not going to be the "new start" we had imagined. With Calvin's high school credits basically finished, he had his choice of activities for the coming four years. His top priority is dance, but bassoon brings up a close second, so we entertained the idea of sending him to the public school for the first time, letting him get used to classrooms, note taking, schedules, and the like, since he would be going there for band anyhow. It was an interesting idea, placed just out of reach by Covid, of course. Another idea had been to just homeschool for another four years, but I really feel like that has run its course, so we're going with option three, which is online classes with a private school that caters to families with unique learning styles and placements and culminates in a full diploma. He'll have teachers, deadlines, and grades for most of his classes, and will receive credit for the handful that I will still be overseeing. It's a slight departure from where I thought we'd be, but a great stepping stone that we're all excited about.

Day 239 in 2020

Finishing up some summer work (his choice, not our assignment) just barely in time to enjoy a short break before school starts again. Brief vacation, here we come.

Day 216 in 2020