We are just over a week into trying "Time4Learning" I think I have a love-hate relationship with it, to tell you the truth. Let me tell you why...
I am new to the homeschool realm. I still have this template in my mind of what "school" should look and feel like. A structure that fits a mold I have lived with my entire life. I am not a big fan of change, but of course I know that I can't always avoid it. I know that "the way we've always done it" isn't always the best way to go either.
When my son and I logged on to Time4Learning for the first time we were both excited. It looked like fun! The colors, the graphics and audio really got my ADHD son's attention. The way the site is so well organized really appealed to my son's Asperger's. We were hitting it from all sides!!
My thought right then was "Shoot...I won't have to fight for him to do his lessons anymore! Awesome!"
It didn't take long, though, for my old "cookie cutter" thoughts to school to creep in. I watched how effortlessly he sat to do his work, how quickly he went through it and thought, "There is NO WAY this is teaching him enough". I wanted to supplement his computer time with book time. After having so much fun at the computer, it was even harder to get him into a workbook.
As I write this, I am thinking of using Time4Learning as a reward time for his book time, but then again, I am realizing that I need to look at the state standards again and see if TIme4Learning fulfills the requirements. If it does, then I guess we are set, right? I just need to fight myself on my old habits of what school needs to look like. Apparently it needs to be difficult to count..LOL
