In the middle of Katie’s video math lesson…
Katie: I know this. I don’t need to see this.
Me: (pretty sure she doesn’t) Okay, you think you can answer your review questions then, without any help?
Katie: Yes. (if a voice could swagger, hers did)
We open up her quiz. I watch her punch in the first answer, knowing it is wrong. She presses “Enter”.
Big, bad, red “x”.
She loves (I mean LOVES) maintaining a Platinum level (100%…missing no questions), so her disappointment was…profound (if you know Katie, you know what this means).
Me: So…ya think you should go back and finish the lesson now?
Katie: (huge sigh) Yes.
She can’t regain Platinum level for this unit. She will have a tangible reminder of this for the week. Sometimes we need to let ’em crash and burn (when the collateral damage of the lesson won’t be too high). Hard to do, but hopefully memorable.
How many times has God done this with me? Too many to count.
Keep pluggin’, homeschool mama! Persevere! And don’t miss the lessons for yourself along the way.
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