Stop the Curriculum, summer is here!

As June approached, and school friends of my children began asking, "So when are you out of school?", I found it difficult to provide them with an answer. Being a task-orientated Marine's daughter, I couldn't just let the kids stop where they are and not finish their books. After all, it's not about how smart they are or how much they know, it's about finishing the curriculum! Right? How do we leave off in Greece before the Romans fell when we are expecting King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table to walk in come September? And what about those great vocabulary words in the back of the book that might be in the SAT? And what about math? It's like a foreign language that should be practiced daily!

My dilemma was answered by default. We accepted a weekly invitation to the beach with good friends, pool party invites, VBS, spontaneous play dates, Disneyland visits, dance camp, babysitting requests, and extra band practices with corresponding parades to march in. By the time we're all home again, I want to go to bed and the children are begging for a little movie time to unwind. I hate them watching TV but I love it when they are all quiet after a busy day!

Wait! What happened to our summer school plans? Did anyone do their math? History? Latin?

I haven't given up on my summer schoolhouse yet. There is always August. Right? Then regular school can start where I wanted it to start in September.

Or maybe regular school can begin with the fall of Rome. I'll call King Arthur and see if he can wait.