Parents DP to XCEL

[margoko]

Yeah, it sounds like a homework problem rather than a practice problem. My 7yo only gets a weekly packet plus the daily reading, but if it’s a zillion basic word problems or “demonstrate your thinking using words, circles, and an astrological chart”, I just do it for her and make her do some supplementary math instead (the latter is optional lol). You can ask the teacher for the worksheets ahead of time so she can do them on the days she doesn’t have practice. If she’s not enjoying practice, though, maybe better to cut back and see if she ends up missing it.

Also, are there parts of her routine that could be made more efficient? My kid does 12hrs and reads in the car to/from practice (if the child gets carsick, audiobooks are nice as another commenter mentioned). We read more complex books together while eating dinner. She’s a zombie in the morning, but sometimes procrastinates her homework and manages to dash it off while I feed her breakfast. We also bake “math lessons” into everyday activities and do 10min/day multiplication tables or mental math (whether or not she has practice), which makes it easier for her to blast through the homework. I’d also see if she’s doing the work efficiently - my kid can just as soon take an hour to finish a simple worksheet because she keeps getting distracted.

 

[Mom9024]

My DD transferred to XP after her L5 season, although it was her choice to do so. And she loves it, although she may Xfr to optionals next season if she's comfortable with her skills. If your DD is not enjoying practice, I'd encourage her to give XB a try. At age 6, her future is wide open. I also agree with OP on trying new activities over the summer.

 

[glitterrays]

Lol, in my state, that 8-year-old would have to do 303 days at 3 hours a day.
The state requires 910 hours a year for K-6 and 1001 for 7-12.
Several years back, they shut down an online school because they didn't have proof of students getting all of their hours in, so all the other online schools had to change how they track hours so they could show how many hours each student was doing their schoolwork.
It included parents having to learn how to submit time for school stuff done offline (like reading actual books, practicing flashcards, writing, etc).

o thats interesting, never heard of that b4

 

[raenndrops]

o thats interesting, never heard of that b4

I was student teaching when the investigation began. My cooperating teacher's co-teacher was engaged to someone involved in hiring for the online school in question. I was supposed to reach out to her once my teaching license came through. I got my license the week they got shut down.
Apparently, some students were enrolled but did little or no work. Some students moved out of state and didn't notify the school. There were a LOT of other problems, too.
I tutor students from another online school, and they had to install tracking software on all the computers. They also had to show parents how to add offline work time to the system (then a teacher had to approve the time). Now, as long as the student is working on their school-issued computer, most of their time is tracked. If they work on another device, they have to make sure they log in to the online platform and follow links from there to other programs.
All schools in the state (online and brick-and-mortar) must meet the state's hours requirements to receive state funding. It used to be that 180 days was a school year, but with it being hours-based now, it is possible to have shorter school years when they go longer hours than needed.