Can we talk more LCC?: Aspies other things

[happygrrl]

I just finished reading LCC and am absolutely koo-koo about it. You know how it is when you read something and are saying "Yeah!" "Yeah" "Oh Yeah!" every other sentence? That is me right now!

 

I am currently doing TOG and WTM, but it is just too much, really, spinning all those plates. My dd *loves* all the work, but my oldest son, who has LDs, is just buried. I am thinking he would really benefit from the LCC schedule. I am pretty sure, however that he won't be able to do the work at grade level; it's just more the *focus* that might work for him.

 

I have been really questioning what "classical ed" looks like for kids like my ds. I don't think it is fair to not give him the chance to learn this way, even though he is likely not college bound, you know? I also want to be realistic about his limitations, keeping him on that narrow edge of challenge without pushing too hard. It is so hard to keep the balance, especially as he is quite self-conscious about how well his younger sister does.

 

My questions are:

Do any of you do LCC with not-so-advanced kids? How about with a mix of advanced and not? If so, how do you modify your schedule for that?

 

Also, for those of you planning to do LCC soon, what do your schedules look like? (I have read all your wonderful previous posts, just want to talk more about the book, and how it could apply to kids like mine:))

[happygrrl]

Perhaps I should re-word my question. I was in a 'musing-mood' last night, and I admit I can ramble a bit.

 

Does anyone have any thoughts about adapting LCC for kids who are not advanced? Would you just drop grade levels? Would you find alternate readings? OR would that dilute the program beyond recognition?

 

Thanks for your patience as I sort this out! :)

[TracyR]

I don't have an Aspie child . But if I had a special needs child . I would go a grade level below or start where you feel comfortable . I don't think that you need to not use LCC with your child . I would just use what you can and do the best that you can , and whatever he gets out of it would be wonderful .

If some books are beyond his reading comprehension then I would just use books of a lower grade . If they are beyond his reading capabitly and he has good comprehension then I would just read the books to him . Just like any curriculum you can adapt it to suit his needs .

I'm sure he would benefit from it in some way if he is High Functioning that's for sure .

[Faithr]

To my mind LCC is an educational approach, multa non multum. Drew has laid out a suggested path to achieve this by recommending programs that focus on core subjects and then suggesting certain seminal books that will provide a deep, classical education. He's going for depth not volume. However, he says over and over again that these are just suggestions. You can adapt it anyway that fits your needs, its the philosophy of education not the nitty gritty details that count. So I think you should feel very free to adapt to your child's level.

[dragons in the flower bed]

Does anyone have any thoughts about adapting LCC for kids who are not advanced? Would you just drop grade levels? Would you find alternate readings? OR would that dilute the program beyond recognition?

 

It would depend on the nature of the child's special needs. If your son needs focus, perhaps instead of doing a different subject each day of the week, you could split up the year to five sections. I'd be more inclined to go a grade or three lower and use the same recommended books than to switch out the books for easier ones, to maintain the quality of the selections.

[dragons in the flower bed]

Also, for those of you planning to do LCC soon, what do your schedules look like?

 

 

Here's our daily plan (in PDF) for the 2008-09 school year.

 

The projects and readings areas are kind of vague, I know. I have a ton of resources in place to pull projects and readings from, but I'm planning to be relaxed and let the goals in those areas shift to reflect the kids' interests and other variables.

[happygrrl]

Here's our daily plan (in PDF) for the 2008-09 school year.

 

 

 

Wow, that looks great!!! Thanks for sharing!

[happygrrl]

These are good ideas to ponder. I think he could do this at a modified pace, with modified expectations. I do like the idea of dropping the grade level vs. using other readings; that would keep the quality high. I have never considered splitting the year... I am going to go sketch that out and see what it looks like.

 

Thanks, y'all!

[TracyR]

Wow, Rose, how did you create the daily plan on your computer? I'm a bit illiterate in this area on how to create things like that on my computer . I like how its all set up and looks like its ready to print out too ?

[dragons in the flower bed]

Wow, Rose, how did you create the daily plan on your computer? I'm a bit illiterate in this area on how to create things like that on my computer . I like how its all set up and looks like its ready to print out too ?

 

I use AppleWorks 6. It's a bit out of date, but it's what I've been using for as long as I can remember, so I stick with it. Normally, I use the box drawing tool to shape boxes in a word processing document, but if I'm doing something complicated I'll use a paint document and use the text tool to add the words. To make the words appear on the box, you select it and go to the arrange menu, then send to background. To make the patterned grayscale stuff, I make a box with no lines, and fill it with a pattern, then send it to the background in the arrange menu again. Finally, to save an AppleWorks document as a PDF, you have to go to print in the file menu.