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How long would you give a new schedule to work before you try to tweak it? I know we are just beginning, and they all have to get use to it again. I don't want to change too quick, but I am going crazy.
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3 weeks, maybe? Unless there's something terribly obvious, like dinner isn't getting cooked every single day.
Habits really do take a long time to build. I, for one, am frequently not patient enough for the process. 
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Short Answer:If a schedule/routine is not working for me, I make changes quickly!
Long Answer:I think it depends, Lisa. How much tweaking do you want to do?
**Is it a timing thing? Like this lesson/subject/focus would fit better in another time? I make those changes weekly! If something obviously fits somewhere else, or needs to shift between lighter lessons/focus I move it!
**Is it a fit thing? Are you concerned a curriculum/approach may not be working for one of the children? Can you sit down and analyze and observe why this is so? If the child is old enough I approach the child for input as well. Perhaps adjusting expectations within the curriculum is all that is needed rather than a complete ditch and shelving of the curriculum.
**Is it an intensity thing? Do you feel that you're all a little too scheduled and the load seems overwhelming? Could you lighten things up a bit - keep core subjects in place, but shift other subjects to another day? Like a Fine Arts day?
I don't mind taking a creative approach to problem solving our days and our rhythm. I like the days to fit our family and our needs, so I find I'm always making adjustments here and there - little shifts that are really barely imperceptible to the children. I'm simply adjusting the day to meet our needs better so that the day is smoother for all. I don't think that's a bad thing, either. We are not static - we grow and change as individuals and as a family, our seasons change - it makes sense that in implementing a new year that you begin with an eye towards fit, flexibility, and freedom within that schedule, and that you would expect to be adjusting for fit all the year through. Charlotte Mason calls it Masterly Inactivity, and Simply Charlotte Mason refers to WIDE MARGINS in the day, and I like that idea a lot. This might not be the issue at all though, Lisa.
At a certain point I do feel the children and I reach a sort of stride that is very comfortable.
Give us some specifics, Lisa, and maybe we can help you brainstorm if you'd like.
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Lisa, if it is driving you crazy then I would change it right away. I agree with Jennifer that it is hard to give you advice when we don't know what kind of change it would require. But if it is a samll doable change then I would do it right away. If it is a big change maybe you can do it in steps so that it isn't too overwhelming.
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The year before last I made a major change the first week after we started! [I found that I couldn't have my oldest do seat work and do first grade work with my second daughter at the same time and keep track of two little ones ! Too many interruptions. I switched to doing the first grade lessons and then starting my oldest on her work]
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LLMom wrote:
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I usually give us two weeks to work into it. During that time I don't stress if there are glitches -- I just write them down and think. Sort of like a first draft or what my husband calls the "Alpha" version of the design.
If it isn't working out by three or four weeks, I figure it isn't our reality right now, and change it accordingly. It has to work with our life or it's just a burden.
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Well, I just changed my schedule on Day 3. Day 2 was *almost* a complete disaster. Day 3 with the tweaked schedule worked out much better. I'm glad I tweaked the schedule.
Of course, we haven't added everything in it yet... this is kind of a 1st week skeleton schedule which helps me to iron out the kinks. Next week I'm sure I'll make a few more tweaks.
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