tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post4567373287691636168..comments2023-10-15T09:50:34.893-06:00Comments on Footprints in the Butter: Rainy Days and Fridays always get me down...Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08416139988162419457noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53873677645881723.post-14679471999155363342010-03-27T09:42:09.894-06:002010-03-27T09:42:09.894-06:00OK, one you are too hard on yourself. At some poin...OK, one you are too hard on yourself. At some point the child needs to bear the task of completing what has been assigned. I know too (all too well!) this problem. One of my precious dears will put the minimum in and/or then state they "forgot" or "didn't see that" and so forth. I don't have time to micromanage. Neither do you. Talk with your hubby and set some "consequence guidelines" then when son fails to meet the tasks for the day-immediately and consistently hand out consequences.<br /><br />I had to. Totally stunk big time-I felt like I had to be the HS cop instead of mom/instructor. But-it has really helped this child to take on the responsibility of their work, and to follow thru. We're not across the finish line, but the stress levels have dropped significantly.<br /><br />I am not sure why you think you haven't finished something right...you are but one person dear and can only do so much. I get that you paid for this Latin-but darling, Latin or many other subjects should not be top of the list if he is struggling to keep up with the work-this is a habit problem and issue of the heart. Decide what 4 subjects are the utmost important and be sure to get those mostly done. Take a 3 month break from the "extras" to get caught up and refocused. Then after things settle a bit-slowly add in the others. I found I was having them do too many subjects at once. In college-you don't take every subject every semester-so why should the teens do that? I decided to let math rest last semester to focus on the history and science we were way behind on. This semester we still need to focus on those but have been able to add in more art, and some geography. Next sem (summer) we'll do much more nature study and subjects that lend themselves nicely to outdoor activities, and are somewhat lighter in workloads. <br /><br />I have to re-evaluate some things so that starting in April-I can spend much more time working with my youngest to get his reading up to snuff-which means the other child needs to be more self-sufficient. But I also know that I need to give that student my time too-I cannot expect her to do everything alone-that is not fun nor stimulating. So maybe setting 2 days per week where you really work more one on one with him, then save the other 3 for your other students-will help balance out and encourage him more. You need to come to our Speaker Series we're starting in June. This subject is one of my lectures. :0)<br /><br />Hugs to you-hang in there...pray and once in a while-pat yourself on the back-after all you are doing what it takes an entire school system to do! <br /><br />Blessings-<br />SheriSherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061727625555735292noreply@blogger.com