In Deep

December 3, 2007 by pattycov.

One of the reasons that I love Weaver is that it doesn’t demand that I finish the curriculum in a school year.  Currently we are in Chapter 16 of Volume One, so we will be finished with the volume by the end of the month, before we go on break.  Who caught that?  “Wait… chapter 16 is only supposed to be 8 days long.”  This is just one example of what happens when I get “in deep” with a unit.  I just happen to love this unit.  It is about the Civil War and slavery.  American History used to bore me to tears when I was in school but now I can’t get enough of it.  I just want to spend two months here because there is so much to learn, to apply biblically, to read about and to do.  I realize that we are only supposed to touch on some of these subjects and not get too deep into it, but I just can’t help it!  I also love to do all the research; find the reading books, find the projects to do, read internet site after internet site and book after book.  So far, we have done a lot of reading.  We’ve read books about the Civil War, about Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman, not to mention fictional stories that took place during this time.  God is so good to show how certain things tie together.   I will admit that sometimes I don’t stick too closely to the DbD when I think it doesn’t go far enough with a subject and we go on our own rabbit trail.  When we started, we talked about battle and the scripture I used was 2 Timothy 2:2-3, “We, therefore, must endure hardships as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.  Anyone engaged in warfare does not entangle himself with the affairs of this world, that he may please the one who enlisted him.”  I think I got that about right, as I am quoting from memory.  We had very in-depth conversations about what that verse meant.  Focus in times of battle, not getting caught up in the things of this life, keeping the enemy in our site (or sight.  I don’t know much about guns).  Today, I went ahead and ventured ahead of our bible lessons to the birth of Moses (though I suspect that’s probably coming up in Vol. 2, so we didn’t go too far), and we talked about God’s purpose for Moses.  Like Moses, God used Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman to free the captives.  He had a specific purpose for their life.  Just like He has a specific plan for our lives.

I have done so much research on this and there are so many great ideas for this chapter that I know I have to reign myself in.  I have to make sure that I’m not taking this above the heads of a 1st and 3rd grader.  Do you ever feel like you are having more fun with it than your children are?   That’s okay; hopefully my fervor and excitement will ignite something in them as well. 

But, again, this is why I love Weaver.  Independence with a little structure to keep me in line!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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