I don’t want to brag or anything, but we are handling this
new nationwide “distance learning” directive like a boss over here at Smidge
Central.
Do we need the boys to leave the house to get their education
every day?
Heck no! We can totally do all that stuff right here at
home. A home that used to be much, much larger, as I remember it.
We spent the weekend coming up with our new homeschooling
schedule – and by weekend, I mean five minutes on Sunday night over a couple
drinks. The schedule has since been honed to razor-sharp perfection, and we are
running like a Swiss watch over here on day three.
Since this has been such a massive win for us, educationally
speaking, we just wouldn’t feel right keeping it to ourselves. So, we have
decided to post our homeschooling schedule here for you to adopt in your own
home.
The Just a Smidge Homeschool Schedule
From whenever you wake up until 8:00 A.M.
Reading time (we think – we are taking this opportunity to
sleep in until 8:00 because that NEVER happens, so we’re not really sure what
they’re doing, but we told them to read and we also really don’t care that much
as long as they let us sleep.)
8:00 – 9:00
Culinary – boys complain about having to make their own
breakfasts
9:00 – 9:30
Work Experience – boys complain about having to vacuum and
do dishes
9:30 – 11:30
Classroom – boys complain that the assignments from the
teachers are dumb and don’t make sense. I ask them if they read the directions.
They say stupid things and then shut up after they finally read the directions.
Repeat. I also use this time to attempt to figure out the logistics of
expelling one or more of my children from homeschool. Does that mean they have
to live in the backyard? If so, I’m totally fine with that. We own tents.
11:30 – Noon
Culinary – boys complain that they aren’t hungry for lunch
yet, but they are lying, because they are boys and therefore always hungry.
They make themselves cereal and chips.
Noon – 1:00 P.M.
Reading time – boys complain that they already read a ton
before we got up and their books are boring and this is dumb and why can’t we
go play since there is no school. They also complain about being hungry. They
shut up once they actually open their books and get sucked back into the
amazing stories that await them on every page.
1:00 – 2:00
Physical Education – boys go to the garage and mostly punch
each other and put each other in headlocks while they are supposed to be
lifting weights, doing pullups, or running around the block. As long as they
stay out in the garage for an hour, we give them full credit.
2:00 – 5:00
Free Play, including one hour of screen time – boys always
start their three-hour free play time with their one hour of screen time, because
they have already figured out that the one hour will likely be extended
indefinitely since it’s the only peace and quiet I’ve had all day and I need to
get some damn things done around here!
5:00 P.M.
Guided Culinary – dinner prep with the boys playing active
roles in all major food preparation activities. We are having cereal again
because I just can’t anymore.
6:00 P.M.
Survival Skills – get away from me if you want to live. Also,
make sure you get yourself to bed at a reasonable hour. It’s a school night.
Anyway, like I said, we’re pretty much owning this whole
homeschooling thing. Use this amazing schedule with our compliments.
Best of luck!
See you soon,
-Smidge
Copyright © 2020 Marc Schmatjen
No comments:
Post a Comment