one l michele
02-24-2009, 10:58 AM
I'm not a pack rat, so having materials on the shelf we aren't currently using or are not sure I will use again bugs me.
Also, since my kids are so close in age, I'm finding that after teaching that age range for to my older two, I want/need something new to re-energize me/school for my youngest. Also since my middler kind of catches a bit from the oldest and youngest, I had to repeat content subjects.
Then you have those items you try with your test child (dc #1), wasn't a good fit for that ds, but your other children have totally different learning styles, so maybe it may be the thing for them.
But then I have a lot of funds tied up in "maybe" stuff.
How do you decide? Some examples: I have 4 levels of Sonlight readers with guides. My oldest has finished, my middler is halfway through the third, and I don't see myself being "as strict" with my youngest having him use the guide or read every single book. I have three Sonlight cores with guides on my shelf, again, I don't see myself using the guide or doing it cover to cover like I did the first time around. I have a 4 year science program which we really enjoyed, but again, I don't see myself wanting to repeat it so soon. Perhaps I would be more eager to if my kids were spaced further apart. I have three spelling programs and 4 writing programs. Then things like health & art which my older two have completed. My youngest is totally different from my older two. He is quite a tigger and has had his own developmental timeline across the board. I think his needs are totally different, if not special. He's had PT, ST, and consultations, but was determined to simply have his own pace.
How do you determine what you save and what you don't?
Also, since my kids are so close in age, I'm finding that after teaching that age range for to my older two, I want/need something new to re-energize me/school for my youngest. Also since my middler kind of catches a bit from the oldest and youngest, I had to repeat content subjects.
Then you have those items you try with your test child (dc #1), wasn't a good fit for that ds, but your other children have totally different learning styles, so maybe it may be the thing for them.
But then I have a lot of funds tied up in "maybe" stuff.
How do you decide? Some examples: I have 4 levels of Sonlight readers with guides. My oldest has finished, my middler is halfway through the third, and I don't see myself being "as strict" with my youngest having him use the guide or read every single book. I have three Sonlight cores with guides on my shelf, again, I don't see myself using the guide or doing it cover to cover like I did the first time around. I have a 4 year science program which we really enjoyed, but again, I don't see myself wanting to repeat it so soon. Perhaps I would be more eager to if my kids were spaced further apart. I have three spelling programs and 4 writing programs. Then things like health & art which my older two have completed. My youngest is totally different from my older two. He is quite a tigger and has had his own developmental timeline across the board. I think his needs are totally different, if not special. He's had PT, ST, and consultations, but was determined to simply have his own pace.
How do you determine what you save and what you don't?