That's what this week has been.
We do school all year with a basic schedule of three weeks on/one week off. We take a little extra time in June and December, but otherwise we stick to the three/one schedule. I love it! We never get burned out on school, as we get regular breaks. I always have one week a month to get caught up on random things around the house that are hard to get done during school. We have one week each month to slug around in jammies, hang out with friends without having to tweak our school day, play outside, or do whatever floats our boat. We also maintain a sense of structure in our day during the summer, which keeps everyone in a better mood.
Now, I do relax a little during the summer. We take 2-3 weeks off in June. Then we start our new year with a commitment to get six weeks of school done in July and August, though the days and times we do it are negotiable. That ends up being the same amount of work as the three/one schedule, but allows us the flexibility to enjoy all the fun stuff that fills our calendar during the summer. An extra bonus is that Tim's home during the summer, so he gets to join us for school stuff during July and August.
Anyone else school all year (home, public, private)? What do you like about it? Anything you don't like?
3 comments:
We don't do summers either. For two reasons, 1. American summer is different than Philippines summer, so what's the point of them having a summer break if all their friends are still in school. 2. We don't have a very consistent 'life schedule', so to not take a summer frees us up to be able to take days off whenever we need them without the stress of messing up the schedule!.
I'm all for year-round school. I think it's a shame that our school system is the way it is- the kids loose SO much over three months!
We did year round school - almost the same schedule that you use - when our children were little. It started when we lived in Florida and wanted to be able to take advantage of being able to be outside in the beautiful winter weather.
As my children got older we went to a more traditional schedule because of youth group summer activities, mission trips, etc. Also they had more friends who went to school.
I sure did love our year round schedule though.
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