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Homeschool Update

As you may know, I decided to do something a little different this week in regards to our homeschooling.  Instead of giving each child their lessons each day and then having them work on them in the room with me, I decided to give them their assignments for the week on Monday and then let them work on their assignments as they see fit throughout the week.  Dallas just has three lessons to do tomorrow (all in english), Cody has 5 math assignments, and Bethany has 2 math lessons, 4 english, 4 science.  Not what I was hoping for!  It seems like once again, they beg me to let them do something like this and once again, they prove to me that they can't handle it!  Its very frustrating!!  So now I feel like we wasted a whole week, I do need to realize what did get accomplished.  The boys did pretty well considering.  Here's my deal, if it were me growing up, I'd have completed the schoolwork by Wednesday.  I have to remember that the kids aren't me - hard to do!  I can't understand why they wouldn't want to get it all completed and then have the rest of the week to do whatever they chose.  When I'd come home from school, I'd make a snack and then sit at the kitchen table and do my homework.  It didn't matter if I had one subject or six, I'd sit there and do it until it got done.  I always knew what subjects I had homework in because I kept a note each day where I'd list what I needed to do in what class.  Then right before sixth hour I'd go to my locker and grab everything that was needed for the homework so I could leave my last class and go directly home without all the congestion by the lockers after school.  Is that so hard?  I just don't understand........So tomorrow the kids will be working on their work and I'll have to refigure next week's work.  They will be working in the kitchen and or living room once again. 

Vicki 

Don't Give Up, Yet!

{ 02:53, Saturday, April 28, 2007 } { Posted by Mickey }

It does sound like a good idea!
If you're kids are like mine, though, it may take a bit of time until they get the hang of the "new way". I'd try it for a month or so first and then decide!

For my youngest, it took her awhile just to get the hang of my having her work listed for the day. And then we had to go through a process of her doing everything she could on her own and saving the bits she needed my help with. Now it's like we've been doing it that way forever! =)