Homeschool update – 2009 March

I have been writing so much about homeschool over the last month, that I will make this months summary brief.  The main accomplishments this month have been the completion of another round of CLEP tests and the moving to more math for both the kids.  Kelly finished Geometry and moved on to Precalculus.  Christian finished Intermediate Algebra (well, almost, he has a few corrections to complete as he starts into Geometry) and moved on to Geometry.  We are in the throes of preparation for another round of CLEP tests.  Kelly will take here US History II test on April 15 (tax day!) and then here Introductory Sociology test on May 20.  Christian’s next CLEP test is his US History I test on May 20.  He will wait until later this summer to take his Spanish test.

We have consolidated some materials and added new materials for each of the kids.  Each day now, Kelly will be drawing her comic strip as part of her homeschool work rather than as a hobby.  Christian will now spend 30 minutes each on C++ programming and 3D animation creations with Blender.  Science and Music continue to be both enjoyable and educational.  One thing I have noted is that both of the kids are enjoying the progress they are making in Physical Education even though it is hard work.  Kelly is pushing up toward 4 miles per day on the elliptical machine with and average of around 300 calories per session.  Christian does 100 pushups four days per week in about four sets.  He is working on doing that many pushups in one set.