For a glimpse of our country’s flag, click here (my other PH entry).

Last year, we joined other homeschooling children who are under the same school set-up to celebrate United Nations’ Day on October 24.

We belonged to the group that represented Australia/Oceania. Below are some hand-made flags for the presentation:

Flags are very important not just in recognizing a nation but as a symbol of this nation’s sovereignty and freedom. I hope.

Happy flag hunting!

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It seems like a few years ago when I first met this chubby and cute boy. He has so much energy that is so obvious there is something going on. Yes, we was diagnosed as having ADHD.

He used to be restless, he still is but restless in a different way. He used to talk nonstop although he is not so much like that nowadays. He used to be like the wind that can not be contained and controlled. In other words, he is indestructible.

He was given medication to control his actions and concentrate better in class. He transferred from one school to another and then back again to where he was enrolled first. Good thing he has stayed there till now that he is a Senior.

He wants to go to one of the prestigious schools in the country to study Information Technology. One time he came by with his brother who is having reading sessions with me. I wanted to discuss with him his plans and what he has lined up to achieve his goals but we weren’t able to talk much.

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A friend who lives overseas recently asked me how am I doing. She said she read about this post that I have written.

Yes, I kinda miss the bustle and noise in the work place. I miss my students. I miss my friends. I miss the financial benefits. I even miss walking among steel buildings.

But then, on the other hand, I am not prone to early morning stress of making everyone hurry so we would not get caught in traffic and I would not arrive late.

We do not arrive home late anymore. We do not have to wait for hubby in a mall, risking getting sick with contained air. We do not feel very, very tired at the end of the day. I can even have more time to give to farm town blogging. And yes, house work.

Sure, I still go to work but only for a limited time which leaves me more time to homeschool the children. I still get financial benefits from my work though it may not be the same as before. I am not complaining even if I know the workaholic me needs some energy bursts.

Maybe in due time I will go back to teaching more than I can handle.

I am…Teacher Julie

Credits: shabbyprincess.com

We love books and here in my other Photo Hunt entry is a part of our home library.

If I will be asked to choose a favorite book, I surely would have a hard time choosing a personal favorite. Here are links to the books I have featured in this blog.

But from a teacher’s point of view (well, I am after all a special education teacher AND a homeschooling mom) I would definitely choose the book “Unicorns are Real” by Barbara Meister Vitale.

The book basically introduces great learning drills to help children with learning problems.

The book also encourages parents and educators to be more creative in teaching their children the necessary skills to be able to overcome the challenges that they must face in the classroom setting. Adaptations to the learning style of the child is encouraged.

I leave you with this page from the book:

Here are  more detailed posts about how a mom blogger friend used the book to help her child succeed and graduate as a Magna cum laude.

Have a great weekend, everyone and I hope to finish “Hour Game” by David Baldacci this weekend

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I bring my two younger children with me when I go to work for several reasons.

One of these is because we have no live in helper who could look after them when I go to work.

Another reason is because we have decided to home school them for another round of other reasons.

One time, in my recently former workplace, as I was teaching a student, my son, together with his friend who used to go to the Work Behavior group that they attend with Teacher J, went into my room. They were a little listless because they are waiting for the clock to strike four which is the time they start their group.

Son went near me and hugged me. He also spontaneously kissed my cheeks.

His friend’s facial expression, I was not able to see completely because he turned his face away and looked disgusted, more like ashamed with what my son did.

I asked him “Why are you looking like that? Don’t you kiss and hug your mom?”

He replied, “I do but not when there are other people around.”

I was shocked. And hurt.

Maybe because I am used to having my children around me day in and day out, most of the time. I think I would be having a hard time accepting that they wouldn’t want me to kiss or hug them or vice versa when there are other people around.

Sure, there would come a time when they would refuse to do just that, afraid to be embarrassed in front of their peers, though it is just probably a stage.

What if my children would think those thoughts?

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