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Building a Progress Ledger

Building a Progress Ledger

We do not grade against a state rubric, but we do keep score against ourselves. The ledger is a plain notebook, one line per subject per week.

It is deliberately low-tech. Writing the entry by hand forces us to actually notice whether the week moved forward or just felt busy.

Looking back over six weeks of entries has already changed what we plan for the next six.

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Above and Beyond the Syllabus
Method

Above and Beyond the Syllabus

Why our reading list starts where the standard curriculum stops, and what that has meant for the first month.

First Declension Week
Progress

First Declension Week

A slate, a chalk stub, and the week Latin stopped being an abstraction and became a game she wanted to win.

The Boat That Taught Buoyancy
Progress

The Boat That Taught Buoyancy

A half-built toy boat, three failed hulls, and a lesson in displacement no worksheet could have delivered.

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