| I was talking with a homeschool mom at the pool | | | | summer school. 15 minutes of math, and 15 |
| - "talking" is the very loosest sense of the word. I | | | | minutes of foreign language, and some reading. |
| had just swam 20 minutes of crawl stroke, and I | | | | The rest of their summer school I just "collected" |
| was incredibly short of breath. The other mom | | | | from their activities and delight directed learning - |
| said that she avoids such fatigue by alternating | | | | that part was not like school at all! Remember to |
| crawl stroke and breast stroke. What a genius! | | | | take a break in the summer. |
| Now to be truthful, the real reason I was short of | | | | Secondly, it is a good idea to alternate the hard |
| breath is because I am out of shape. But let us | | | | subjects with easier subjects during the school |
| put that aside for a moment and think about how | | | | day. For example: Math - heavy; then reading - |
| this can apply this to homeschooling. | | | | fun! Alternating your easy and difficult subjects |
| Homeschoolers sometimes need a break, the | | | | can help them learn more during the hard |
| same way swimmers do! | | | | subjects, and learn more about their interests and |
| First of all, you need to alternate the school year | | | | passions when they identify the easier and more |
| with regularly scheduled breaks. It does not have | | | | fun subjects. |
| to be in the summer, but it does have to be a | | | | I guess a third application would be to get more |
| break. In my homeschool, we did do some | | | | physically fit...... Ugh! |