All of DS' work is done over the course of about 3 hours a day. This doesn't include science experiments. Although he will do anything I ask, he's not inclined to dig deeper than I require. He asks lots of questions, particularly in science and he knows how to google for answers. But he won't as a general rule go further than he needs to.
We do lots of project based learning. Over the course of the last few weeks we've been reading stories, then dissecting them back to an outline or tree diagram. We've done this to help DS understand how to organize his own stories as he tends to write half a story then loose his train of thought.
We are using Supercharged Science which offers the ability to do experiments several times a week. We usually do 1-2 a week. Some of these require a week or more to complete. It's not kitchen science, that's for sure.
When I give him the opportunity to choose something to work on, he invariably will pick something familiar that we already have in process. He never goes chasing down an idea anymore. He did when he was little, wanted to know everything at once, but he seemed to loose that when he started school.
Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but it's like there is a worm in the back of my head telling me i'm missing something.
Chrys.... You're right. Violin is a challenge and I can see the frustration clearly on his face. In spite of that, he just keeps poking away at his obligatory practice time.
