My fourth picture in my fourth folder under the heading of pictures.

Photo thing morning by Isaac

Doesn't every one look perfect first thing in the morning?

I have to say that I was skeptical of MP3. I didn't want to be running around to classes and take away from our school time at home. I love our curriculum. I love learning about history with the kids. I learned history in school but it was dry and just a bunch of dates. We do projects, learn about art history as well, write and read. I love learning about the Bible (but MP3 doesn't cover any bible stuff - that is OK by me). I like watching my kids figure out and understand math concepts. I like being done around 1 in the afternoon to do other things. Oh, I think that pretty much our day is school. We estimate weights of fruits and veggies at the grocery store or the total cost of our food bill, but don't tell the kids that. We are always counting, figuring, measuring carbs for Isaac. So our schooling doesn't stop at 1pm. Back to MP3. I wasn't sure about having to check in every week or do end of the month evaluations but they've have given the kids food for thought and I have a way of recording what we've done each month. Of course the kids put together a notebook at the end of the year with their favorite pieces of work but this is another way to track progress. One thing that I really like is the reimbursements. This year I was able to add Lego science to our curriculum. It isn't something that I would have normally done but the kids love it. Last night I had the opportunity to go to Launching Success, an education store, and pick out things that will help us teach our children and the program picked up the tab for it. Usually we pay for the item/lesson and then turn in our receipts at the end of the month and then wait for another 5 - 6 weeks to receive a reimbursement, but last night was special. they do this twice a year. So what will MP3 pay for? These are items that we can keep because they are considered consumables or lessons.