We still are memorizing poetry but not with the intensity that we did in the last year.
Each son has picked a poem to memorize by skimming through the Poetry Memorization book from IEW.
We copied it off and slipped into a sheet protector for their binders. They work on memorizing a little a day but as part of their literature study. Their schedules do allow for a little time each day on their own to memorize their chosen poems....I decided a little bit was better than nothing at all.
(I don't know how many times I have heard parts of The Charge of the Light Brigade this week.....somebody make it stop.)
Every adapting,
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
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It is tough to "give up" on something, but that is the great thing about homeschooling- we can just call it "adapting". :) Years ago (with now adult children) we tried Latin- we also adapted and tossed it out. Two of my dds eventually took Latin from an outside instuctor for a few years.
We too have lessened out poetry studies. Instead, I've been doing monthly studies, and since we school year round I figure they are still getting a nice amount in. I'm hoping this way it sticks with them a little more than the poem a week we were doing before.
I found your blog at Jimmie's (in China) and I'm SO happy! My oldest is 15, starting 10th grade, and I have been looking for support/examples from other high schooling homeschoolers. My husband has stressed we need to up my son's rather loose schedule which is new for me and our eclectic approach. So, I will be visiting again as I like what I've read on your blog.
Have a good week - Kate
Thanks for the encouragement on our decision. It seems like a good way to compromise with poetry and the memorization. They are still memorizing scriptures so that is another place they are using their memorizing skills.
Kate-Welcome to my blog. :)
We change poems every 6 weeks. That gives us about 6 per year, way more than I received while I was in school, so I think we will be fine. I like using the term adapting also.
We did a lot of poetry memorization when our older children were younger, but then slipped into savoring it as we read ... I guess I'll need to get back to the memorization with the younger ones. Thanks for the reminder.
Tammy
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