TXMary2 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 We are about 8 weeks into our new school year. I really am praying to be content, but I feel like we are just checking things off on the to do list most of the time. I find myself telling my 13 yo that it isn't a race! It seems like we are just checking stuff off to get it done and not enjoying the meat of what we are learning. Does anyone else experience this? I am wondering what I can change, if anything. Right now what we do daily is: Math Spelling (5-7 minutes per day) Science Literature reading- but we don't do narration regularly History (supposed to be daily, but we sometimes cram 2 days into 1 to catch up)- history is the most time consuming and has the most materials since we are doing Winter Promise Quest for the Middle Ages. I am looking for ways to streamline this even though I already cut some things out! Bible study/devotions 2-3 times a week: Vocabulary Grammar Writing Once a week: Poetry Skills sheets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Yes! But I don't have any advice for you, only empathy. The daily checklist is great for me, since my kids know what needs to be done, BUT it's a double-edged sword, because that's ALL they do, and never more. I worked really hard on it over the summer, but now I want to ditch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda1951 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 list that i give DD gr 9, she does the work and I check it and when it is correct we check it off the list. She does have to know the work. She is satisfied with the way we do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Our list is not in the same room (keeps ds from checking it) and I don't check each thing off as we do it. Instead, we'll do a little of this and a little of that and then we'll go to the list and check things off (3 or 4 at a time). It seems silly, but it keeps us from focusing on the list, and let's us focus on what we're doing. Also... I don't have a clock where we do our work. My thought on that is similar to the check list. I don't want time to be our focus. If we're enjoying something, I don't want to feel pressure to move on, because we're falling behind schedule. All the same, if a subject feels like it's gone on too long, I don't want the clock to mock me into completing the time we set aside for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 At least you are checking it off! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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