alternately titled: Do you "school" 5 days a week? {submitted by Michelle}
making "cookies" with homemade play dough |
Who says going to the library is not school?
Why can't riding his bicycle for an hour count as gym class?
Can't a weekend trip away be considered an educational field trip?
Sometime, though, it's okay to take a break for no reason other than we need a break. Our brains need rest from subtracting decimals and sounding out new words. I've found that when we take a day or two (or longer!) off from our formal studies, when we resume, a difficult skill has clicked for one of the children. I'll never forget that Gavin learned to read during a winter break after struggling with phonics for months!
I have to remind myself that education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life. Learning never stops, even when we're not "doing school."
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How often do you take school breaks? Do you school 5 days a week?
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Let us know in the comments.
If you have a question for a future "How Do You...?" post,
share that in the comments, too, or send me an e-mail!
We school 5 days a week and after 18 years of home education and about 11 to go, I am in full agreement with you about learning and real life.
ReplyDeleteMath, reading, history, science are all important! But who says that you can only learn if you have a textbook in front of you?
Deanna