How Many Days a Week?

A user recently asked if using the system 5 days a week, for every subject, was using it too much? Could the students get frustrated?

They asked the question because some of our marketing material describes benefits that can be received just using the system 5 minutes a day, 3 days a week. This type of minimal use is really for a student studying a single subject, like geography or spelling.

Using HomeSchool Advantage 5 days a week for every subject may be fine,
but it really depends on the student.

Ideally, for your own personal memory, it is best to use the system 5 days a week!

Frustration is the measure, however, that your students are trying to do too much.

If you have a lot of subjects introducing new facts all at once, the best strategy
would be to have the student use the system at multiple times during the day, so they do not get too many facts in one setting.

If a student is getting frustrated, try not to assign more than three new courses in different subjects at a time.

Assign, for example, North American Countries and Capitals, and the Greek Alphabet, and Spelling

Only assign a course in another subject, like US History, only after they have earned a trophy in North American Countries Capitals or the Greek Alphabet.

Another way to combat frustration is to have the student write each new fact
into a Journal the first time it is seen.

Then find a simply way to reinforce that fact. For example, in the case of Geography,
look the fact up on a globe and on a map.

Writing the fact down, and finding the country on a globe and on a map is great reinforcement. And it will help ward off overload and frustration.

I will be posting some more suggestions soon.