SQR3, Kimber Academy
I ran across this "method for quick study" today. It's two pages, in a PDF. I'm printing it to read with the kids this evening.
click here to see it --> SQR3.pdf
SQR3 stands for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review.
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Yep, we're gearing up for more serious school. That is, we do year-round school. And the kids grumble because why do they have to do school in the summer. We do let them take it easier in the summer. But they do have to keep at it. When public school starts for everybody else, we start in more seriously with school as well. New paper, backpacks, pencils. Sometimes new clothes. The excitement of new school year itself can sustain for about a month. After that, the kid has to find other ways to stay excited and motivate. Mom and Dad have to find ways too.
The kids also attend Prosperity Learning Center. http://www.prosperityacademyutah.com/
It used to be "Kimber Academy". That has changed, I believe because the association with Glen Kimber changed. I'm not sure what the nature of the association is now, nor what the change was, nor what prompted it. But there is still some association, as he spoke at the Parents Meeting last week.
The change did seem to be a bit traumatic, as previously Kimber Academy would change locations every year, and sometimes mid-year. Some of the places were better than other. (Yes, I'm understating that). Then, one year - which was to be Joseph's first year - we had him all dressed up in shirt and tie (yep, there's a dress code, which we like) on the date that school was supposed to start according to the online calendar for Kimber Academy on the website. We figured we'd take care of registration and all that the first day, as we had in the past. Well, no one was there, at all. The school simply didn't hold school that year. Had some to do with Kimber abandoning it suddenly - lost heart or something; i don't know. I know there were whispers of upset parents, and other parents stepping forward to take over and try to pull it back together on their own. In any case, that year there simply was no Kimber Academy.
Eventually, though, I don't recall if the next year or after two years, they opened up again. We had Maya, Emma, and Joseph there for a while. Last year, only Maya and Emma went, as Joseph wanted to just do home study -- and he's more diligent about doing it without so much nagging.
We like the curriculum, which is why we stick with it despite the drama sometimes. We especially like the Book of Mormon Hook Dates, and how the kids associate events in the Book of Mormon around those Hook Dates, as a memory device. We like other aspects as well. One area where we feel they are weaker is in the Math curriculum, which is why the kids also must do Saxon math at home.
More another day...
posted by ChssAddct @ 8:16 AM
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