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Listening to music while doing math or handwriting focuses Private Two’s brain and enables her to much more quickly, and profienctly do the job at hand. Breakthrough. And better than the way I felt about it, was the way she felt about it. Mommy, I feel like a did accomplished something really major today, like I did something really important.
Why would she feel this way? Because for the last few weeks, it has taken her 2-3 times as long to complete the same tasks given not only to her older brother, but her younger by 3 years brother. Even if I gave her time and space by herself. And why else is this interesting to me? It’s just like her Daddy. Who, as a designer, does all his best work while listening to music, in the shower, or running. Something to distract him from becoming, well, distracted.
Other news? 20-25 minutes a day with an Alpha Phonics book, and a couple of books she really digs has already significantly increased her fluency. And her confidence? Through the roof today, as she read a second grade book to her Daddy. She’s in the second grade.
Today, schooling at home is looking really good. Tomorrow? Hell if I know.
It’s cool to hear your thoughts on homeschooling. I’m noticing with my kids already that they learn very differently. My oldest is this kind of brilliant cerebral kid who is learning to read at three, and his sister is very physical, very artistic, with no interest in letters at all so far. I can see already that I’ll have to treat them very differently. It must feel amazing to have learned this trick about your daughter.
Comment by Rae — March 22, 2006 @ 9:49 pm