The Residency and Homework
I have had a few conversations with parents and the children about the differing times we are faced throughout a given year. During a residency, (Circus Minimus, two weeks) it is important to embrace the experience and create learning opportunities that relate to it, which is what I have done over these past two weeks. Homework generally is a result of a more traditional style of learning where the child is expected to practice the skills learned during the day. Some parents and students have a difficult time realizing that even though the children are not using the math, reading, and or spelling “program” they are engrossed in a intense study that is equal in value to the traditional learning I mentioned above. As of Monday, we will be back to the more routine work, but always with a flair of creativity. I can’t teach any other way.
