kfeusse Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 do you have your kids correct their mistakes right away or the following day? I have been doing the following day and I was wondering if that was ok? Or if there was a really good reason not to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFM Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I make my son correct right away. First, I like that it is a learning lessons when he just hasn't taken his time -- you see it takes longer when we don't apply ourselves the first time. Secondly, I like that it helps me to find out where he is struggling and then reapply the lesson (time permitting) to allow for the LIGHT BULB moment. That's why I correct right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I quickly check his work upon completion and have him make any necessary corrections before moving onto the next assignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I don't correct immediately, but always the same day. For instance, if I'm working with ds, dd will make a stack of things she is finished that I need to check. When I give ds a few minutes to go take a play break, I will look over her work so she can correct her mistakes. Everything has to be corrected before the subject is considered done for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I don't correct immediately, but always the same day. For instance, if I'm working with ds, dd will make a stack of things she is finished that I need to check. When I give ds a few minutes to go take a play break, I will look over her work so she can correct her mistakes. Everything has to be corrected before the subject is considered done for the day. This is what I do, too. DS puts the finished subjects on my desk. I'll check them soon and give them back for corrections. The assignment doesn't get cleared on his planner until all corrections are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I always check work as soon as they are done with the assignment. They have to correct any mistakes before moving onto the next assignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Right away. Right now, I'm usually right next to him and catch it immediately. But, when I'm not, he brings me his work, I check it then and he goes back and makes corrections right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymomofboys Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 It depends on the day. Overall I think as long as he is correcting his own work and I'm not just giving him the correct answers, it doesn't matter when it happens. ETA: I do make sure his work is corrected before we move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavscout96 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I make my son correct right away. First, I like that it is a learning lessons when he just hasn't taken his time -- you see it takes longer when we don't apply ourselves the first time. Secondly, I like that it helps me to find out where he is struggling and then reapply the lesson (time permitting) to allow for the LIGHT BULB moment. That's why I correct right away. My old boss used to say "We never have time to do it right, but we always have time to do it twice...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoo_keeper Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I don't correct immediately, but always the same day. For instance, if I'm working with ds, dd will make a stack of things she is finished that I need to check. When I give ds a few minutes to go take a play break, I will look over her work so she can correct her mistakes. Everything has to be corrected before the subject is considered done for the day. ^^This. DH will grade some of the assignments and hand them back for correction. The more involved subjects (e.g., math and grammar) I grade and we go through the corrections together when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Huh. I had no idea I'd be the lone dissenter here. My oldest takes her assignments away from the table as independent work, so I check them over the next day and have her correct them before we move on. I like that some time has passed and what she learned isn't fresh in her mind. It forces her to recall what she learned the day before and how to apply it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I've hit on something with my only current homeschool child: he really only benefits from correction when *he* does it. Meaning-I don't tell him something is wrong, I have him consult the TM. Somehow, he feels less emotionally invested when it's the book telling him he's wrong, than when it's me. Although, this seems to apply most with his most difficult subject, math. So how it looks for us is that I am nearby and I usually suggest he consult the TM after he's done the first few problems to make sure he is on the right track. VERY often, he isn't, and either rereads the lesson, or the directions, and starts them over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Perfect Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 As soon as they are finished with whatever they are working on, I mark wrong answers and then give it to them to correct. That way, I know right away that they have learned something wrong and they don't go a whole week working incorrectly. Also, I find it quicker to grade right away instead of saving for later when the work has piled up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I check over things as they are complete, but I don't do "corrections" -- I accept that the mistakes show her current level of competence, and ask myself what needs re-teaching. Her mistakes matter much more to me and my teaching plans than to her. After I have re-taught, if the mistakes were significant, I often erase a whole work sheet and say, "Sorry, I don't have another sheet on this topic. Could you do this one again, please?" If I do have another sheet, she just does that one. (If the mistakes were not significant I might mention them, but not always. I just include the skill reminder later.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Very helpful thread, thanks, OP and all who responded! I will be switching my two to homeschooling after the end of the current school year. Currently I go over homework after they finish and note corrections needed, and then reteach if needed. Because of DD11's issues getting the homework "correct" before turning it in is about the only way in our control right now to keep her grades from going right into the toilet. However, I will have to consider this carefully once we start homeschooling, since the errors she makes will be a good indication of what we need to review. DD8 has fewer challenges, but I will need to stay on top of her, too, to make sure she isn't overlooked (as the "easy" kid) at any point. I'll keep tabs on this thread and consider everything posted. Thanks, all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 We always *fixed* the math right away unless it was something that needed a lot of reteaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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