Archive | March, 2012

14 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Time Management Questions Answered #4

A great question from last week’s webinar:  “When creating the Time Bank, does the time include the instruction time, i.e., what is written in the manual, or going over the math lesson and concept, practice exercises, etc.? The answer is, yes, it should.  If Calvert establishes 50 minutes for a math lesson, that includes the [...]

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12 March 2012 ~ 1 Comment

Time Management Questions Answered #3

Q: Great webinar.  Thank you.  One of the biggest obstacles for my sixth grader has been test anxiety.  It really took up a lot of time as my student studied, and over-studied, for her quizzes.  I think we have addressed this, but your input on this would be helpful. This is a big issue – [...]

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09 March 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Time Management Questions Answered #2

Q: Calvert is a very parent directed teaching method. How do you divide your school time among multiple children? My first grader has a box of “supplies” to keep him occupied when I am with his older siblings: Everything from coloring books to dominoes, to his Nintendo DS. His favorite thing presently is to do [...]

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08 March 2012 ~ 5 Comments

Questions from the Time Management Webinar – Part 1

Wow!  That is really the only word I can use to describe how enthusiastically our Calvert parents and potential parents embraced our Time Management Webinar on the night of the 6th.  I welcomed 199 people that evening, and the emails keep coming.  As promised, I am going to answer the questions that were posed during [...]

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