Halcyon Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 How do you all follow these but still get your scheduled stuff done for the year? We are having a blast reading the Scientist in the Field series and talking about them, watching some related videos...and then POOF-three hours have passed and we haven't touched Math or Latin or anything else. I can do this for a day or so but more than that I start to get a bit worrried. How do you all handle rabbit trails and learn to ENJOY your learning experiences as they come up, yet still stay on track to complete what you want to complete in any given year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Before high school: by not having an agenda what "has" to be completed in a year. We don't have a schedule. Just time on task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I consider rabbit trails to be learning. All I expect to accomplish each year is that my children learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Really, it's not that important before high school (and even then, there are ways to work around rabbit trails). Don't stress. Enjoy the learning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Well, we do lots of rabbit trails, but we do them after the regular book work is done. DD12 starts the day with math and literature, then music practice, then history, science and rabbit trails, lol. It's a habit we've built up over time because I work from home in the mornings. Her desk is right next ot mine so I'm handy for questions or what not, but not really available to watch movies or build cardboard buildings. Once I finish my four hours of work and she finishes her regular school subjects, we have lots of time left to figure out why cats purr or how tall the Parthenon really was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Forge a new path. I'd be hard pressed to find a year where my plans didn't change drastically. I still plan because that's the nature of who I am, but I love the rabbit trails. We tend to do the on task items earlier in the day, languages and math, then those subjects that I know will diverge, we save those until the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 What is the Scientist in the Field series? You know, in case you want to be a bad influence on some of us, you could post a link... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Oh they're wonderful--someone else on the board (farrarwilliams?) recommended them: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=scientists%20in%20the%20field&sprefix=scientists+i%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ascientists%20in%20the%20field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2two Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 We love these books. I think my kids will look back on the rabbit trails with such find memories- that is what makes homeschool so special. I try not to stress about the other things we don't get to-- it will all get done eventually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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