About Chaos, managed. Facilitating learning at home.
Parents have been at home with their children for several months. And, children may continue to stay at-home. Summer camps may be cancelled again, and entertainment options for kids are limited as we navigate the new normal.
For many of us, home learning has been stressful and chaotic at times. We are tired and burnt out. How can the chaos be managed, for the weeks and months ahead? We answer this question, one episode at a time. Helping families facilitate learning is the mission of this podcast.
Hi from Dallas, Texas. It's been a while since the last episode; much has happened since then. This is how things are going at the moment. Cheers, Misty, Wayne, Nana, Papa, Livia and Liam
29 Jun 2020
Our first 19 minutes of home learning / June 29, 2020
This is the audio of our son's and my first 19 minutes of home learning (HL). L was a little quiet at first, but after a few minutes, he became much more talkative. The kids are now on an outdoor recess break. One more 50-minute HL period after morning break and then one more period this afternoon. We’ll do 3 HL periods on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays and 4 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (17 periods per week). We are revising our lockdown daily schedule to better reflect what we will focus on during each period (There will be some flexibility i.e., if the unit of inquiry (UOI) lends itself well to math concepts, there may be fewer stand-alone math periods during the 6-week UOI). I’ll post the “home learning daily schedule” later.
26 Jun 2020
Quick update on home learning
We jump into home learning this coming Monday, June 29.
13 Jun 2020
#6 We took the plunge this week into the homeschooling world
We took a big step this week. We believe it is a step forward, not backwards, but a step that creates a little anxiety and anticipation. We have decided to withdraw our two children from their school here in the province of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
5 Jun 2020
#5 Me, my children, and racism
How do we guide our children through our racist world?
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Items referenced in the episode:
- Dana Williams' work - https://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/beyond_golden_rule.pdf?fbclid=IwAR27XHD9oekAAa1oBfWII-WS-Ycr0Dng2Dgzdc7_kPN5ibUMyZEQSkKXKws (https://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/beyond_golden_rule.pdf?fbclid=IwAR27XHD9oekAAa1oBfWII-WS-Ycr0Dng2Dgzdc7_kPN5ibUMyZEQSkKXKws)
- Sesame Street Town Hall - http://cnn.com/sesamestreet (http://cnn.com/sesamestreet)
29 May 2020
#4 Entrusted to us by parents (in the context of school reopenings)
Is June 1st the right time for South African children to go back to school? As a parent, would I send my child back to school? How are teachers feeling about the June 1st reopening?
25 May 2020
#3 Got skills?
Is education about accumulating knowledge or is education about building skills? If it’s about building skills, what skills do our children need to flourish? And how can we as parents help our children build skills that will pay lifelong dividends?
23 May 2020
How to support the "Chaos, managed" podcast
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22 May 2020
#2 Questions from listeners and some timely resources
Hi, and welcome to the “Chaos, managed” podcast. The purpose of this podcast is to help families facilitate learning. During this episode I shout out several listeners who have sent in questions or shared great resources.
Items referenced in this episode:
Leah Davies (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-davies-m-ed-88282210/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-davies-m-ed-88282210/))
- Parent guide to coping with stress: http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips/ParentTip12.html (http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips/ParentTip12.html)
- Helping Children Cope with Worries: http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips/ParentTip13.html (http://www.kellybear.com/ParentTips/ParentTip13.html)
Ryan Burke (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-burke-4810259a/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-burke-4810259a/))
18 May 2020
#1 Chaos in the time of Corona
Hi, and welcome to the “Chaos, managed” podcast. The purpose of this podcast is to help families facilitate learning. During this episode I’ll share a part of our own stay-at-home story, as well as some ideas around building rituals and routines.
9 May 2020
Trailer: Introducing the "Chaos, managed" podcast
Transcript:
Hi, and welcome to the “Chaos, managed” podcast. The purpose of this podcast is to help families facilitate learning.
Many parents have been at home with their children for several weeks (or months). And, with summer upon us, children will continue to stay at-home. Summer camps are cancelled, and entertainment options will be limited as we navigate this “new" normal.
For many of us, lockdown learning has been chaotic. Parents are stressed, tired and burnt out. Some schools have been better prepared and organized, than others, at setting up virtual learning. Some teachers are delivering meaningful online instruction and learning engagements while others are bombarding our kids with worksheets with little to no instruction. So, we as parents are left much to our own devices. More than ever, we have to find things for our kids to do. We are having to give a lot more support to our kids; academic support---math, writing, science. At times, our homes are filled with chaos and feel like one giant science experiment gone wrong. How can the chaos be managed, for the weeks and months ahead? We hope to answer this question, one episode at a time. Helping families facilitate learning is the mission of this podcast.
Each episode will be 10 minutes or less, and the first episode will be available on Monday, May 18th. Cheers for now.
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