*Lulu*
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I think C would appeal most to me, especially if it were for only a few years.
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Just be careful that no one ends up with their pants on fire! :lol:
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In this order:
-Deep breath
-Pray
-Find something within my control to focus on
Repeat as often as needed until feeling passes. One of the techniques I've learned to help deal with anxiety is to choose a task that is physically involved, (i.e. dishes, gardening, etc.), and to concentrate completely on it. To be totally in the moment and not allow my mind to wonder around turning over all the things that are sources of anxiety. It sounds simple, but I have found it to be very effective.
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We school 6 days a week, and have a 6 week on, 2 week off rotation. (Not counting holidays.) I use the two weeks off to completely prep for the next 6 weeks as well as complete any big projects around the house that would side track instruction. It also gives us enough time that if we miss a few days we can make it up and still have time off. Our schedule looks like this:
Sept. 5- Oct. 15- first session
***Oct. 17- Oct. 29- break***
Oct. 31- Nov. 19- second session
***Nov. 21- Nov. 26- break***
Nov.28- Dec. 17- second session
***Dec. 19- Jan. 7- break and holidays***
Jan. 9- Feb. 18- third session
***Feb. 20- Mar. 3- break***
Mar.5- Apr. 14- fourth session
***Apr. 16- Apr. 28- break***
Apr. 30- Jun. 9- fifth session
***Jun. 11- Jun. 23- break***
Jun. 25- Jul. 21- sixth session
***Jul. 23- Aug. 4- family holiday***
Aug. 6- Aug. 18- sixth session
***Aug. 20- Sept. 1- break***
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I answered yes, but, as I stated in the other thread, I have only received this question from other mothers in the course of interested conversations about homeschooling.
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Right now I can think of several snarky things to say, but in the moment.....
I only had this question a few times. My family didn't ask it because I have a BA, all but one semester of an education degree, and worked for years at a Sylvan teaching and overseeing programs where students were receiving high school credit. I have had a few people who were considering homeschooling ask me this, in a terrified, can I do this, sort of way. I've told them my experience, then assured them that any reasonably intelligent person can do it.
If someone asked me just out of the blue, I just don't know how I'd answer. I'd probably stare blankly at them for a few minutes and ask them why they were asking. I may have to "rehearse" a few of the responses on this thread so I'm ready!
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The Spellman series by Lisa Lutz always makes me laugh.
I also like most of Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon books. (Although that could just have something to do with this fantasy I had back in my late teens of becoming a park ranger.) :001_smile:
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I can totally empathize. My baby just turned four, and there will be no more. *sigh* What makes it even harder is that my last one was that sweet snugly kid that makes everyone want to run out and have another baby.
Don't get me wrong, I love the ages that my kids are at now. (There is a lot to be said for a little independence and a full night's sleep!) Still, when I dropped off the baby swing and stroller at the donation site last week I heaved a little sigh for the end of a stage in our home/family. Glad to know that I'm not the only one who feels that way!
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We have a late 60's style ranch house, and across the front is a room intended to be the formal living/dining room. I have converted this space into our homeschool/playroom. The kids work at a low table, and keep their personal supplies in the top drawers of their workbox towers. (Each child has their own 7 drawer tower.) I also have bookshelves along one wall; each child also has space on the bookshelves for their notebooks, and any curriculum that they are using. I keep art supplies, science centers, music instruments, and any other thing I want the children to have free access to on these shelves.
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#1- Not pushing, just applying consistent, gentle pressure from behind. :D
(This child is extremely resistant to change, and such a perfectionist that if he cannot get something right off he wants to quit. I insist he do math everyday, but I am careful to move him slowly so he doesn't get overwhelmed and shut down.)
#2- A little shove here and there. So far she's pretty self-motivated, and she is always eager to learn something big brother knows.
#3- Slowing him down at every turn! He has "monkey see- monkey do" syndrome; if the others are doing it he thinks he should, too. I try to keep him from jumping into things he is not developmentally ready for yet. Ask me how that's going. :001_rolleyes:
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*Saying no more often
*Getting rid of stuff
*Establishing a few routines that work for our family (not the other way around)
*Organizing key clutter zones
*Batch cooking
*Streamlining errands and chores
*Planning ahead for school
*Being very mindful of how often I am online or on the phone
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Well see it's weird because generally I was very compliant. I think I was just bored and liked the extra attention. When you are compliant and do well, nobody pays attention to you.
Ah. Well in DS's case I think it has something to do with being treated like a trained chimp. Much to the grandparents' dismay, he does NOT do command performances. :lol: He also thinks that it is "pointless" to drill things he's already mastered. Needless to say he is going to have to get over this one!
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I guess I was a real pip as a kid and I can't tell you why I did this, but I remember my mother quizzing me with flash cards for the sight words and purposely telling her I didn't know them. :lol:
OH. MY. GOODNESS.
DS#1 did this to me!! (With colors, letters, vocabulary, sight words, and the list goes on and on!) PLEASE tell me that this little personality quirk evens out before puberty sets in! :tongue_smilie:
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:banghead:
If I were a parent in that district I would be LIVID. I would also be dedicating my life to removing the higher ups that okayed that stupidity.
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I don't buy it. Maybe an exceptional child starts late and catches up or even surpasses the grade level expectations. Maybe. But what could they have achieved if they had not been intentionally delayed by their parents? It is a dangerous educational philosophy for most children methinks.
Bill
Just because my son did not read before age 7 does not mean that he was being intentionally delayed.
We used phonics programs, Bob readers, and read constantly to him. He could perform the individual tasks that are part of reading, but could not seem to put it all together. Rather then have him hate what I love most, I backed off. We kept reading and kept touching lightly on the skills, but I followed my instincts about my child, his abilities and his temperament.
Just prior to his 7th birthday he began to really show an interest in reading for himself. By the time we finished 2nd grade he was on grade level, and he has been reading at early 5th grade level since Christmas.
And, as a child who learned to read at 5 and was reading at a 10th grade level in the 4th grade, waiting for my son to be ready to read was TORTURE!! :glare:
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Well, DS8 is in 3rd this year.
He is reading above a 3rd grade level. According to your definition of reader, he was 7 when he began to read.
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Well, your children have almost the same age spread as mine, and without a doubt it is HARD to school with a three/four year old. (I actually think it was easier when the youngest was 2 b/c he was content to just play.) While I do not believe it is necessary to do any sort of formal schooling before age 5, DS3 insisted on doing school like the big kids.
This is how I have been managing:
-We start each day with our Bible time, read alouds and memory work. I will allow DS3 to play quietly with toys while I am reading. (This takes between 30-45min.)
-After a break we do one our group subjects. (Art, Science or History) During this time DS3 starts with us and then, when he loses interest, plays with his toys nearby. (This takes a little less than an hour.)
-After another break and snack we start our seat work. I use a workbox set up for this time, and DS3 has his own set of drawers that I fill for him. I try to do one or two activities with him each day, and provide several independent activities as well. When he is done he plays nearby until everyone else has finished.
Two key things that help with interruptions:
-Laying out the kids' workboxes so that the independent activities are staggered. It makes it easier for me to back and forth between them.
-Providing a waiting center. Each day I put out a basket with logic games, special books, stickers, etc.; I rotate the contents frequently. Whenever a child needs me and I am unavailable they go wait at the basket instead of interrupting. Even the 3yo has gotten the hang of it, and now only interrupts once or twice a day!
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I haven't read every response, but DH is a computer guy. (It is his hobby and his livelihood.) We have had both PC's and Macs over the years, and Macs are better hands down. Every.Single.Time. The only reason to ever purchase a PC is if you need a specific piece of software that is not Mac compatible.
DH swears that he will NEVER buy another PC for our family.
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Threads like these make me cringe - because I don't understand the whole "let's make fun of people for what they don't know" stuff that happens here from time to time.
Really?
Maybe I'm just too new to have seen the pattern, because I do not get a mocking vibe from this thread at all.
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Whew! I thought it was just me!
I was up till the wee hours of the morning with a stomach bug, and the board started to go crazy about one o'clock this morning.
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Oh my!
I was having trouble with my connection to the board last night and it was showing that I had not posted. This morning I discover I posted a bazillion times!
So Sorry!
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If you had 2 BRs, where would you put 2 girls, 1 boy, and a mom?
in General Education Discussion Board
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If the 10yo is okay with sharing a room with her siblings, I would put them all in the larger bedroom and take the smaller one for yourself. My kids shared a room for several years, and then just the two youngest shared for another couple of years. None of them seem to be any worse for the wear. And having the opportunity to recharge yourself can be the difference between good mommy and crazy-on-the-edge mommy. (Says the woman who contemplated locking herself in the bathroom more than once last week! :tongue_smilie: )