Hello, I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this question. I am not starting my own cottage school, so I did not think that forum was appropriate.
I am considering sending my son, who has just turned 6, to a new MP Cottage school in our area. The people running it are veteran homeschoolers and have run a co-op/homeschooling assistance academy for 10+ years, but this is their first year as a cottage school. They are doing a one day per week cottage school for grades K-2. He will be going into first grade.
I have two questions. The first is that I am wondering about the practical aspects of one day per week cottage school. Can anyone who has children doing this program give me a look into their week and what/when their child does their work at home very specifically on the other four days?
My other question: My son is about to turn 6. He reads at about a second to third grade level, but has some phonics holes, so I am not concerned about his reading level. However, his writing is very far behind. He just started using a non-fist pencil grip a few weeks ago, and is writing is still rather large and labor intensive. I looked at the core MP materials and they seem VERY heavy on writing. He is absolutely not ready for cursive. Is their room for differentiation in the curriculum? I have also posed this question to the teachers at this school. I like to follow a Charlotte Mason philosophy on Education and believe in gentleness in the primary grades, so I do not want him to be discouraged if he is made to do a lot of writing that he is not ready to do yet.
Thank you!
I am considering sending my son, who has just turned 6, to a new MP Cottage school in our area. The people running it are veteran homeschoolers and have run a co-op/homeschooling assistance academy for 10+ years, but this is their first year as a cottage school. They are doing a one day per week cottage school for grades K-2. He will be going into first grade.
I have two questions. The first is that I am wondering about the practical aspects of one day per week cottage school. Can anyone who has children doing this program give me a look into their week and what/when their child does their work at home very specifically on the other four days?
My other question: My son is about to turn 6. He reads at about a second to third grade level, but has some phonics holes, so I am not concerned about his reading level. However, his writing is very far behind. He just started using a non-fist pencil grip a few weeks ago, and is writing is still rather large and labor intensive. I looked at the core MP materials and they seem VERY heavy on writing. He is absolutely not ready for cursive. Is their room for differentiation in the curriculum? I have also posed this question to the teachers at this school. I like to follow a Charlotte Mason philosophy on Education and believe in gentleness in the primary grades, so I do not want him to be discouraged if he is made to do a lot of writing that he is not ready to do yet.
Thank you!
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