Our K12 Virtual School

Is it cruel and unusual to expect your children to practice their handwriting on a Saturday afternoon or squeeze in a math assignment before going to a Sunday matinee with dad?

If it is, don’t tell my kids.  It’s the price we may pay for following a laid back approach to a very structured curriculum. With K12 you can juggle just about any schedule, so long as you find the hours… somewhere.

I totally expect weekend assignments to become a matter of routine in our home. I’m not sure it’s a bad thing either. Why get stressed out clock watching; attempting to light a fire under your child, when you could relax, pace yourself, really enjoy the lesson, and wrap things up with a smile? Last year I was way too uptight about the length of a lesson. This year I’ve decided it’s better to stretch the day out between my 2 children, between the hours of 9 AM and 4:30 PM, with plenty of breaks, a real recess, a home-cooked lunch (free of convenience foods), and a healthy attitude when dad comes home from work. Let me tell ya, that healthy attitude is worth its weight in gold!

If you’ve done the math you’re likely thinking… um, you do how many hours a day and yet there’s something left for the weekends? Just so I don’t scare anyone away… I haven’t found a way to successfully school both my kids at one time. So, you’re seeing the time commitment involved in two sets of lessons, taught independently. I think in time, I may find a way to merge some of our lesson time into a tighter package, but at this time I’m simply not ready to make the issue of time, an issue in our homeschool. It just shouldn’t be our primary focus. If you want to know the truth, I’m happy not making it a focus at all!