noashmam Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I ordered CW Aesop A and B and it arrrived yesterday so I got my chance to actually hold the program in my hands and look it over for the first time yesterday. My original plan was to do Aesop A with my 8 year old and Aesop B with 11 (5th grader) year old. But after looking at both workbooks I'm wondering if I should just put both children in A and teach them together??? My older son has had hardly any formal writing instruction. So I really think he would benefit from starting at the beginning. But I'm concerned about making him feel "dumber" than his younger sister if they are in the same level. Maybe if I teach them the same level but independently? Has anyone used Aesop A with an 11 year old? The authors of the program recommended Aesop B because they thought he might get bored because of his age. But B loooks like a big jump to me from A. Maybe I'm not understanding the program well enough yet though. Thoughts? By the way, I just want to say thank you to all you posters on this board! I really appreciate the treasure trove of information here! Been a big help. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 I had a 10 1/2 yo ds and a 9 yo dd last when I started this in the spring. I combined the two. I can't imagine teaching them separately b/c it's so much work for me. There are things you can do if you'd like to make it more challenging for your oldest (but I didn't). Even my 5 yo dd participated and I was able to take it down a few notches for her. I'm putting it on hold (I think) to back up a bit and do WWE to solidify some skills. My kids really enjoyed this program--I think in part b/c it was solid time w/me. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noashmam Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 I had a 10 1/2 yo ds and a 9 yo dd last when I started this in the spring. I combined the two. I can't imagine teaching them separately b/c it's so much work for me. There are things you can do if you'd like to make it more challenging for your oldest (but I didn't). Even my 5 yo dd participated and I was able to take it down a few notches for her. I'm putting it on hold (I think) to back up a bit and do WWE to solidify some skills. My kids really enjoyed this program--I think in part b/c it was solid time w/me. Laura Thank you, Laura. I think I will go ahead and order the A workbook for my son so I can just take the pressure off of all of us. If it turns out too easy, I can always move him up to B which I already have. Appreciate you sharing. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 (edited) My son, also 11, was easily bored with Aesop A and seriously under challenged. I would suggest you start them together and do the first three models together. The writing assignments change every six lessons...and within each the models get longer and longer. After you have your feet wet, keep on with the younger--but accelerate your son into the second writing assignment and do Week 7, week 9 and week 11. For the last six week rotation, do week 12 and then 15 and one of 16,17 or 18. (Week 18 nearly killed us, but it was worthwhile.) If you have either the Instructor's Guide or the Student Workbooks, this will make sense to you, I hope. Then move right into Aesop B. You may want to do three out of every six weeks once again--or slow down and do it at the "normal" pace. This is what I wish we would have done. Instead, we did almost all of Aesop A together (my kids were 8 and 11) and then I hustled the boy into Homer. I only delayed because I didn't want to break them up and do the extra work. And I think that I will slow down Homer for a while--that is, do the analysis one week and the writing the next. It's just taking waaaaaay too much time doing both at once. Oops, sorry for the ramble! Hope that helps. Edited August 16, 2009 by Alana in Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noashmam Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 My son, also 11, was easily bored with Aesop A and seriously under challenged. I would suggest you start them together and do the first three models together. The writing assignments change every six lessons...and within each the models get longer and longer. After you have your feet wet, keep on with the younger--but accelerate your son into the second writing assignment and do Week 7, week 9 and week 11. For the last six week rotation, do week 12 and then 15 and one of 16,17 or 18. (Week 18 nearly killed us, but it was worthwhile.) If you have either the Instructor's Guide or the Student Workbooks, this will make sense to you, I hope. Then move right into Aesop B. You may want to do three out of every six weeks once again--or slow down and do it at the "normal" pace. This is what I wish we would have done. Instead, we did almost all of Aesop A together (my kids were 8 and 11) and then I hustled the boy into Homer. I only delayed because I didn't want to break them up and do the extra work. And I think that I will slow down Homer for a while--that is, do the analysis one week and the writing the next. It's just taking waaaaaay too much time doing both at once. Oops, sorry for the ramble! Hope that helps. Yes, this helps. So do you think I should go ahead and buy another SW? Or could I get by with having my older write in a separate notebook? Since I already have one SW (which my younger will use) I will be able to navigate my way through the Core. Those SW are expensive! $27.00. Or maybe I could just copy the lessons I need for my son. Just wondering what you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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