We have been in school now for almost five weeks. As a homeschooler we are able to start when we want and take breaks when needed. We like the flexibility it gives us for vacations, field trips, etc. One downside is when my children don't want to do their schoolwork. This happens more often than I want to admit. Monday of this week was a struggle for my son. He did everything else but schoolwork. He even told me that he saw no need for doing school work because he needed to spend the time practicing his pitching for the day he makes to Major League Baseball.
Alrighty then.
Can you see my mind spinning here? I don't want to discourage his dreams but I want him to be realistic about them too. And, let's be real here. Boo (son) has a bit of an issue with pride and humility. He is very prideful and not very humble. We are working on it.
After a few minutes (yes it was really minutes), I calmly told him that he would still have to do his schoolwork or he could speak with his father when he got home from work. School was going to take precedence over any extra curricular activities. If he couldn't get his schoolwork done there would be no baseball and he would be unable to go to the r/c flying field on Saturday with Dad. Suddenly, the wheels started to spin and he was able to finish his schoolwork (Math, English, Reading, Handwriting, and Spelling) in an hour and a half. What? He had been working on it since 10 a.m. Seriously!! He finished it up about 10 minutes before Dad got home from work. Dad and I had talked while he was driving home from work so he already knew the situation. He gets home and I am fixing dinner, the kids are outside playing. Dad has decided that Boo is grounded until Saturday. Boo will also be sitting in the garage with Dad and get started on tomorrow's school work.
Woah!! Dad is getting tired of it too!! Or maybe he is just tired of me complaining...yeah, probably that.
Needless to say, Boo had to sit in the garage instead of practicing baseball pitching. He was able to finish his math that night before he had to do his evening chores. Because Boo didn't get all of Tuesday's work done, Dad woke him up before he left for work. 6 a.m. Yep, you read that right. Six o'clock in the MORNING!!! Whew!! That is early for a kid.
Boo got up and finished his Tuesday work (as did his sister) and then he did the school work for Wednesday. Now Boo is always working a day ahead. If it isn't done by the time Dad gets home from work he will not be able to play baseball or go flying with Dad. It has taken the stress off of me. I know the steps I need to follow and when to get Dad involved. Is it a perfect system? Nope. But it is working for us at the moment.
We are also using a green, yellow, red card system for obedience and behavior. Again, it isn't perfect but it does work for us. I will write more on that a bit later.
Hope your week is going well!!
Blessings,
Sabrina
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