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Can someone show me a typical Highschool schedule?

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Started 1 year ago by 3kidsmama
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3kidsmama
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Hello ! I am going to have a 9th grader this fall and am trying to piece together CM's way of highschooling this age. I see on SCM site that there is a generic schedule for 10-12 grade but I need a more specific idea of a breakdown of weekly subjects/time spent on each etc. I know that every family situation is different but Im really having a hard time getting a feel for this age and fitting all requirements into a typical week. Do any of you have a schedule you could share or link to CM sites with a breakdown? Just to get me on the right track, I need simple explanation as Ambleside just confuses me! (and intimidates)

Karen in the Northwest

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Sue
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I'm wondering about the high school schedule you found on SCM....are you referring in general to the listings on the curriculum guide, or is there a schedule I missed (like maybe in a blog article)? I, too, will have a 9th grader in the fall, and I don't want to overcomplicate things, but I also want to make sure she is prepared to work more independently and that I have everything scheduled for her.

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teachermom
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This site has some good information about high school (though the format can at times be hard to read....)

If you scroll down, you'll see a CM schedule and she also breaks subjects out by time and discusses the schedule a bit.

http://bushnell.net/~peanuts/CMhighschool.html

HTH,

Kim

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tfigueroa
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Do you all give your high schooler a schedule? I have a junior right now and an 8th grader. I just give them a list of their assignments for the day and they do them in whatever order they choose, and mostly when they choose. We do some stuff together but they are mostly indpendent. Should I put my 8th grader on a schecule next year for high school?

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3kidsmama
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Sue, I was just referring to the general schedule that is provided (typical schedule) Teachermom, Thank you for the link- seems to lead me in a direction. I love the beauty of seeing all the subjects laid out on a grid system, seems easier to see the big picture when including art study, music, poetry etc.

Another question, what to do if daughter finishes assigned work quickly- do I set a timer or just add more reading. I really want her to be spending quality time in her subjects, not just checking off, did it! I realize she should be spending 4o -60 minutes on them. Any suggestions??

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blue j
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For the subjects that go quickly/ easily for my girls, like math, I do set a timer just so they know that they need to keep at it until their time is up. If we don't do that, I have one older girl who will just do a page or two even if she flies through them. The other older girl will get so caught up in working on math that she'll just keep going until she finishes everything in that section. The youngest vascilates between the two poles. Sigh.

Just for clarity, I have them stop where they are in their work when their time is up. I do let them finish a problem if they are in the middle of working on it. But if there are 20 problems in a lesson and they are only on probelm 6, I have them stop there and pick it up where they left off the next day.

I am hoping that in this way I will help them to be a little less of the "box checker" and more of the "enjoy the process" type, if that makes sense.

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Sue in MN
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My daughter takes an outside class and I'm taking college classes so we flex around those. What I figure is that the average student should be in school from 8:30 - 3PM and after that have homework so this is what we do:

Bible first thing in the morning

History/Geography next thing up, I use the SCM modules but we do Bible every day and History & Geography every day. This means we go through the modules faster.

Then she goes up to the PS for Choir and I do stuff I need to do,

After lunch she comes back and we work on Math or Literature, Foreign Language or Science

I weave Art History & Music History, Church History & Philososphy into my History time.

Some days we do History in the afternoon and on afternoons when I go to college she does homework by herself.

This may sound confusing but I try to have her work on all the main subjects of Bible, History, Math, English, Science, & Foreign Language everyday. Within each of those basic subjects what we do varies day to day. With the SCM Online Organizer it is easy to figure out and assign work for the day. I print out a schedule after I'm done teaching and she works on homework checking off her printed schedule and then that night or the next morning she turns it in to me and I check off stuff on the computer and get a new plan for a new day.

I've used the SCM Online Organizer for five years and it is the single most best investment that I have ever made and I've homeschooled for over 25 years. I wish I'd had it back when I began.

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3kidsmama
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Thank you Blue J and Sue- two great responses to my question. The timer does seem a good idea. I have considered the Organizer, I guess I tend to be an on paper kind or girl-- doing planning on computer somehow gets me feeling out of control. (Probably why I enjoy a good solid book in hand versus a Nook or Kindle)

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Mrs.K
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Karen,
You mentioned in your original post that Ambleside confuses and intimidates you. There is a LOT of information on that site, that is for sure! :) We will be starting our second year using Ambleside Online as a general framework and, even though it seems confusing at first, it is actually laid out pretty well once you know how it works. They give you a book list for each year as well as a weekly lesson plan, where each week lists what needs to be accomplished in that week. I'd be happy to share what I've learned so far if you are interested. You can PM me if you'd like.

As far as scheduling goes, we are in our first year of high school and my daughter is very much a self-learner and independent. She likes to do as much work on her own as she can. Many of the readings she does on her own she either does a written or oral narration, and some we also discuss as well. We have found a good system that works for us so far in regards to how I schedule the week. Each week she gets a chart of her weekly assignments (based on what we are doing from AO, I use their weekly assignments here, and also things I've added). Then I give her a checklist for each day of the week that is for her daily work. By having the weekly list, she gets the chance to learn how to schedule out things on her own and be responsible to get it done before Friday. She has done very well with this. She likes being able to choose when she does these assignments. And then of course, the weekly checklist has to be done each day. Checklists/Charts work well for her. She likes being able to check things off when she gets them done and it lets her know what she's finished and what she still has left to do.

Did all that make sense? It really is a pretty simple system. I'd be happy to email you a sample of our weekly/daily assignment packet if you'd like to see it. It's based on a general framework from AO Year 7.

Hope that helps!

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