Thank you for the chance to clear that up. �Actually by worksheets I just meant educational stuff. �The closest we get to worksheets now is the color-by-numbers we get from the gas station some times. �We do have workbooks. �HWT and I just ordered Draw Write Now. �I print cut and paste stuff. �Cut and paste from magazines. �I could go on right here forever. �I love this stuff. �Really most of the schooly stuff we do is on the computer, whiteboard, and a science thing. � �There's also nothing really on your list we don't do. �The boys been to so many dances he got complimented on his dance skills at a recent wedding. �
I made that link because it describes segregating language arts into narration, dictation, copywork, and outlining. �I guess I was just excited to share that because it made a lot of sense. �
The point I was trying to get at Katelyn'smom made better than me in another post shortly after I made this thread. �My kid also just doesn't like to be treated like a baby, lashes out if you don't respect him enough to teach him ways to earn more responsibility. �Like he really just acts better the more stuff i teach him. �I'm trying to wrap it if this is discipline or not? �Is it discipline if instead of focusing on boundaries so much I focus on trying to teach him skills. �
I feel silly now that I've posted this. �It might turn out to be another facet of the nurture/tiger mom stream that flows here lately. �I actually intended to hear �some views on the four year debate between me and the hubby about which is better, disciplining kids by being strict and enforcing firm boundaries (which always change over time-hmphf) or by teaching skills which last and giving responsibilities and expecting that to turn into self discipline over time. �Guess it doesn't matter. �We're doing both because their both of our kids to raise together.
Actually the narration/dictation/copywork outline above has practically no paper time. �It's just another way of saying talk to your. �Listen to your kids. �Read to your kids. � And teach your kids.
Narration is their interpretation of artwork, say, or some other stuff. �Recently I asked what he thought of Norman Rockwell's "the shiner". �He looked for a minute then said, "why is she smiling? �She's hurt her eye. �Getting hurt doesn't make you happy. �And why is she sitting there.". � I think that's narration. �Dictation is the penmanship. �We have always worked on penmanship because I wanted his hands to be able to create what his mind saw. �Outline is when we're watching something and I ask him, "what happened? �I missed it." �And copywork is that I've started having him copy short single sentences into the word processor occasionally. �
And I added that MCT quote because I think maybe my excitement at the clarity of the educational plans and designs I'm finding might be what's making the difference. �Maybe that's the same level of energy that they're looking for by pushing buttons I'm showing when I see clearly the next step I want to teach and he gets it. �
The answer to "the shiner" was provided by dh. �She wasn't smiling because she was happy, she was smiling because she was in trouble and she was nervous. �He pointed out (someone) gets the same smile when (they) fart.
