6 Benefits of Short Lessons

[@memelulu8843]

Your voice is literally so calming

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

So glad you enjoy listening to these posts!

[@blessedmama2727]

Thank you so much. I needed this reminder. I have been getting stressed out lately by trying to do too much. I often feel as though I'm not doing enough teaching and have recently been increasing our lesson times to cram in more. As a result, my son has become very discontent and frustrated. I will be going back to shorter lessons.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

So glad that you have found this video helpful and timely for you!

[@Scary_Sary]

My oldest has special education needs, and short lessons and helping attention span is what attracted me to CM in the first place. I can only get around 10 minutes before my son gets brain fatigue and won’t give any more attention to his lesson. If he knows he only has a short lesson to work with he’ll happily give me his full attention (to the best of his ability- and yes snacks as motivation are often involved) and over the past year I’ve noticed a huge improvement in his work. I’ve found patience, diligence and consistency with his short lessons and simply sticking to his curriculum, even if the penny didn’t seem to drop yet, has been the gentlest method. He eventually always gets it and is improving one short lesson at a time, one day at a time! When I pulled him out of school he could barely write and had absolutely no understanding of elementary maths like addition or subtraction. Thank God he’s coming along in leaps and bounds, and in his own time, not being pressured and compared to other students by an anxious and overworked teacher of 25 pupils who needs all students to work at the same pace in order to keep things going! Homeschooling, especially this CM’s beautifully simple, stress-free and effective method, has been so much help to us.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Thank you for taking the time to share this beautiful testimony of how you have seen Charlotte Mason's methods help your student make progress in his own time. So glad that you were able to implement this strategies to help your child learn without the frustration of trying to keep on pace with something he was not ready to do. What a blessing you have been to your child, respecting him as a person and diligently working with him to move forward one step at a time!

[@marywhyte8484]

This is a great reminder to trust the process...if children enjoy learning and are exposed to lots of different ideas and subjects, they will use their free time and resources to keep learning.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Absolutely!

[@calliebolstad1345]

Thank you! Such good encouragement!

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KGmusicministry]

Always a good reminder

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Thank you!

[@marciab1848]

This was excellent, Sonia, thank you! I am sharing this with my children as they are homeschooling my grandchildren :)

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Wonderful! So happy you enjoyed and will be passing it along!

[@TheTruthNLove]

Excellent video with valuable information! Thank you!

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

You're very welcome!

[@Maria_O]

Thank you for the reminder and encouragement.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

You are so welcome!

[@unconditionallovehomeschoo1830]

I totally agree. I model this in my homeschool.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Thank you for your comment!

[@teamaliveagain2783]

This is great!

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Thank you!

[@namiraization]

I can listen to you for hours :)

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

So glad you enjoy listening to these posts!

[@teresamwangi4999]

Wao! Thank you for this perspective. I appreciate it and plan to apply .... a question though how would this work with schooling for more than one child; one in grade 1 and other kindergarten

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Great question! Charlotte Mason recommended formal lessons start at six years old. That being said, you may find that your kindergarten age student is ready to jump in and that you can combine your students in many ways as they get started. You can learn more about our recommendations for preschool and kindergarten at the link below. If your two students are at the same level, you may be able to combine them for reading, writing, and math. If not, just give them short lessons individually for these subjects. simplycharlottemason.com/planning/preschool-guide/ This link gives some great ideas on how to occupy younger children while you are working individually with an older student: simplycharlottemason.com/blog/your-questions-answered-homeschooling-with-preschoolers-in-the-mix/ At Simply Charlotte Mason, we recommend that you combine your students for family subjects that include: history, Bible, Geography, and Enrichment (music study, poetry, literature, etc.) You can learn more about our different guides here: simplycharlottemason.com/planning/curriculum-guide/overview-chart/

[@ASmith-jn7kf]

Is that per subject or per day?

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Short lessons should be implemented with each subject as possible. Please let me know if you have more specific questions and I'll be happy to help in any way I can!