Since I don't have a bureaucracy breathing down my neck, I decided to give myself a teacher evaluation. So, how have I been doing since the fall? Here is what I have learned.
Lesson #1 Not enrolling the children in outside co-ops for the fall was a great decision. It gave us all some time to settle into our work after a long summer break. I had the time to really delve into our curriculum to see what worked and what didn't. If we jumped into co-ops right out of the gate in September, it may have taken us a lot longer to discover this. More importantly, sports schedules coupled with multiple co-op classes would have surely led to burnout for me. As spring approaches, and basketball season winds down (King Man plays for 2 leagues), I am ready to add in more outside cooperative classes.
Lesson #1 Not enrolling the children in outside co-ops for the fall was a great decision. It gave us all some time to settle into our work after a long summer break. I had the time to really delve into our curriculum to see what worked and what didn't. If we jumped into co-ops right out of the gate in September, it may have taken us a lot longer to discover this. More importantly, sports schedules coupled with multiple co-op classes would have surely led to burnout for me. As spring approaches, and basketball season winds down (King Man plays for 2 leagues), I am ready to add in more outside cooperative classes.
