This weekend we sat down and discussed our Language Arts program.  Right now, it is the subject that feels like it is just not working.  Both kids are finding the lessons a little boring and abstract.  Starting this week we are going to relate most of the Writing/LA assignments on our History.  Research Projects will have a greater writing requirement to help.  We all think this is a great idea.

Our school schedule experiment is over, that was a rough two weeks.  Now that the kids have more to do in some subjects than others, they find the time constraints of a schedule confining.  They also are now frustrated to stop working on something and move to something else just because the class period is over.  I couldn't be more happy to rid myself of that demanding, artificial schedule.

We had fallen behind Monday and Tuesday, a little on Wednesday too, and spent the rest of the week catching up.  It is often tempting as a homeschool to just do it later.  If there had been an event that caused our falling behind, that is what would happen. Part of the advantage of being able to deal with the surprises in life.  In fact, we were sick most of January and just added a week on to the end of the school year rather that stress about catching up.  This week however, it was just a lack of focus on the kids part.  Monday, all the lessons happened, but no assignments were finished at all and actual daydreaming was seen.  Both kids have claimed the new class periods helped keep them focused.  I guess that effect has worn off.  Maybe I should increase snacks.

Today, we have park day.  Considering the week, we can all use the break.  The kids will spend the rest of the day completing the weeks' work.  I'm glad they will have no work over the weekend, they need a break before next week.  I will spend the weekend grading and planning, but that's OK.