74Heaven Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) I have a large school room (about 12x17') with 3 med. desks, 6 or 7 bookcases (I'm sure about 1500 books???) and 2 computer stations w/bar stools (think 4'high, 2.5'wide, 2.5'deep square). The room includes about 65 sq feet of corner hearth, and a 12' floor-to-ceiling glass slider/window "wall". (So one wall is bookcases, one wall is wood stove, windows.) Does anyone have posted lists of what to clean up every day already made in Word or something? Does anyone have a good, working plan to keep the room clean? I am thinking maybe I could post lists and say "start at #1 and work your way down?). It is usually a disaster by the weekend, meaning library books pulled off the shelves, read and not reshelved, 3-4-5 encylopedias on the floor, we need better daily cleaning plans... My kids are 8yos, 11yos, 13yod, so to me, we are finally an "an age" where we ought to be able to keep it clean? What are everyone else's plans? How do you all cope? OK, I can't edit the title: I know "why" it gets messy, but how to tame the beast? Thanks - Lisaj Edited April 12, 2011 by 74Heaven add something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 In my mind, there's a difference between clean and tidy. Tidy happens when people put back things where they belong when they are done. Tidy needs to happen every day, sometimes multiple times a day, if that's what you are after. Clean can happen less frequently. What do you want, clean or tidy (or both--LOL!) IOW< are you willing to live with untidy for a few days at a time, as long as it's clean, or do you want tidy (and clean) at the end of every day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 You have to teach/instruct/model/remind/repeat the process of putting things away when you're finished with them. It has to be a constant, on-going, always-in-the-background-dialogue. It's trickier to keep things tidy when there really isn't a specific time that things start and stop, but still, reminders to don't put it down, put it away help. And they have to happen all.the.time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 OK, why does the school room get so messy? My 1st thought: entropy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We cope by stepping over the piles very gingerly, LOL.... Books are a messy business.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamachanse Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 My kids are younger, but our newly implemented workboxes are keeping things tidy. I just have them return whatever they worked on to the bin they got it from. At night, I swap things out. Before we did this we always had piles everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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