I have decided to make up two types of schedules, one loop for me, one with explicit page-by-page independent assignments for each of the children. The kids can work independently through their own while I rotate which kid to pull out for one-on-one lessons.
I finished the first schedule a few weeks ago, let it sit in my head for a little while, spent days imagining, "could we do it right now? could I implement it under these circumstances?" That kind of fantasy practice is what killed the other plans I made earlier for this year. Well, this time it felt right. It still feels right.
So I'm sitting here entering page numbers in the Storyteller's independent work schedule. And I'm feeling pretty grateful, thinking, man, I love this. In neo-classical pedagogy, I have a basis for deciding what the kids should learn when. From Charlotte Mason and Rudolf Steiner I've picked up methods that work for us. It makes me happy. Maybe I'm a dork. I am a homeschool geek, for sure.
Another homeschool geek here. Having it feel doable seems really important to me. And it's smart to walk through it in your head first, as well.
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