It’s amazing how much of the school curriculum can be covered in the space of a few hours. Some days they’re in the mood for some sit-down work, and boy oh boy do they get stuff done. On this day Jay spent the morning powering through a math workbook that she unearthed and covered at least several weeks worth of material in one go. I have to admit that it did my anxious little heart good to see them hunched over their pen and paper work, because (as any reader of this blog knows) I’m in a constant struggle to unlearn what and how I thought kids needed to be taught. Even though I am witness to and comment on the benefits of allowing learning to unfold organically, a part of my brain harbors an insistent little voice that tells me I’m being irresponsible if I don’t force the kids to produce written material at least once in a while. I wonder if it will always be a struggle.
