Paul, ten, in fifth grades works four to five hours a day. Lacie, fifteen, 10th grade, works five to six hours each day. Her brother, Lucas, seven, in second grade, works about two hours each day. Reading, Art, music lessons, and Sports are in addition to school work. Skills such as Handwriting are separate from school work. Lucas, seven, does projects with Lacie whenever possible. For example, ha and Lacie are dissecting owl pellets together. But, his core assignments are two hours each day. Lucas needs time to practice math facts and read stories.
Paul, ten, spends four hours on core subjects: Math, Science, English and History. On different days, we add Religion, Latin, and Geography. We alternate some of the English assignments. He works four hours a day on school. Paul also practices guitar, learns typing and programming. This leaves plenty of time for bike riding, basketball, reading, and games. Lacie needs to work five or six hours each day at the high school level. Additionally, she needs extra time to read novels and write compositions.
Do the hardest subjects first. Use a timer and discrete assignments to help younger children learn how to focus and stay on task. Lucas needs to work side by side with Daddy for math. Get up early and get to work by 9am. Do you want to drag out school all day? Stick to a schedule five days a week. If your child is dragging his feet, do some of the work orally or read a chapter to him aloud. Stick to a consistent schedule every day pays big dividends.
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