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NOT a homeschooler, but just thought I'd throw out there that your HS day seems to start really early, 8am? did I get that right, maybe they need to ease into it.

Some kids (mine inc) don't cope with routines, I really struggled for the first few years of parenting with everyone telling me to do routines - of course we have the rituals like bath book bed etc but when I try to build my day around a schedule all hell breaks loose. How about you, as a person do you like routines, I know I don't so I guess my kids take after me.

You might find it easier to have a daily goal, and work towards that. Surely you are keeping the kids home because you offer something different to school, so do you really need to mimic the school day?

I second Puffins comment that PE is a need not a reward, get those kids running in the morning!

As for the math, is it possible to take it off the table for a little while? Sounds like you are still trying to find your voice as a teacher and that her love of math will come back once you are feeling better about the delivery

Well, I'd like to start that early.... particularly at this time of year, when morning temps are not conducive to getting outside, I'd like to get DONE with what I feel like we should be hitting every day so we can get out and enjoy any agreeable weather there might be later.

But no, we don't generally get started that early.


I do think we need to ditch/postpone what we've been doing for math for DD8. Maybe I'll try Beast Academy again.