Update. Today I had the satisfaction of hearing Paul, nine, say, ‘Can I work on my Florida report this morning? I’d like to get it done.’ Sweet words.
In college, you seldom take seven, daily, 45 minute classes. We have a daily schedule. But, I can see the schedule is morphing into a shape more like college. Right now, four subjects, Math, Science, History, and English occupy our mornings, divided into blocks from 9:00-12:30. Math is usually problem sets. English varies with hand-writing, novels, vocabulary, grammar, and anthology readings. But, History, Science, and English all have projects and reports. These take more time. Here’s an example. Yesterday, Paul read Lesson 11 in Zoology 1, completed the review questions and vocabulary crossword. Today, he worked for an hour making a Bee comic strip (in place of the Bee mini-book.). Paul asked if he count work on his Florida report. Over the past two weeks, he has been working on the written report and slideshow using this guide. Since Paul is researching and writing, we will just have him read a novel later for English. We find he has more focus on extended projects and assignments. This approach allows more instruction on the mechanics of Google Docs and Google Slides, too. I am using textbooks for ideas for projects and assignments. We balance long-term assignments with daily drills, problem sets, and exercises. Think about your college classes and consider ways to make School at home have greater depth with lasting results.
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