LIVE,
LIVE, JEN
LIVE, JEN WAHL, TODAY IN AZ. >>> WE WILL WATCH FOR THAT
UPDATE.
UPDATE.
UPDATE. PARENTS, HOW IS THE
HOMESCHOOLING GOING ON IN YOUR
HOUSE?
HOUSE?
HOUSE? ANYBODY BEGGING TO SKIP MATH?
IT'S HARD.
IT'S HARD. IT IS PROBABLY TIME WE LEAN
INTO THIS BECAUSE WE ARE THE
TEACHERS NOW.
TEACHERS NOW. HOW IS IT GOING?
WHAT IS WORKING?
LET US KNOW.
TURN SEVEN TEXT US AT 602-444-
1212.
1212.
1212. NBC
1212. NBC NEWS HAS PULLED EDUCATORS
FOR SUGGESTIONS AND HERE IS A
LIST OF THINGS THEY WANT YOU TO
CONSIDER.
CONSIDER.
CONSIDER. FIRST OF ALL, SCHEDULES ARE
HUGE.
HUGE.
HUGE. STICK TO THEM.
YOUR KIDS ARE SCRAPING FOR
SCRATCHER. THEY STRESS IT IS
OKAY TO BE A LITTLE BORED.
WE ARE ALL IN SOME WAY.
IT MAY SPARK SOME CREATIVITY
WITH ALONE TIME IN YOUR OWN
MIND.
MIND.
MIND. BE
MIND. BE CAREFUL WITH THE SCREEN
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. DON'T LET THAT BOREDOM TURN
INTO THE iPAD.
BE DELIBERATE.
BE DELIBERATE. EDUCATORS SAY NOT TO ALLOW IT
WHENEVER THEY WANT, BUT IT IS A
GOOD BREAK IF YOU BUILD IT INTO
THE SCHEDULE.
THE SCHEDULE. WHEN IT COMES TO THE MATERIAL,
GO EASY ON YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY
WITH MATH. YOUR KIDS AREN'T
LEARNING NUMBERS THE SAME WAY
WE DID WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL
SO TAKE YOUR TIME AND USE
THINGS YOU KNOW. TEACH
ECONOMICS WITH REAL-LIFE
SCENARIOS OR MAYBE SHOW THEM
YOUR BILLS.
YOUR BILLS. DO MAP THE WAY IT'S APPLICABLE
TO YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.
BUILD LESSONS ABOUT OTHER
IMPORTANT SKILLS IN THE HOUSE
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. COOKING, CLEANING, LAUNDRY, PET
CARE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS,
ALL IMPORTANT.
ALL IMPORTANT. THIS IS ABOUT EDUCATION.
LEARNING IN ANY WAY IS A GOOD
THING.
THING.
THING. REMEMBER, YOUR KIDS UNDERSTAND
MORE THAN YOU THINK.
CHECK OUT THIS POST FROM A
STRUGGLING MOTHER WHO HAS AN 8-
YEAR-OLD SON. SHE'S HAVING HER
KIDS WRITE JOURNALS TO HELP
PASS THE TIME AND HER SON
DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT HIS
MOM'S STRUGGLES SAYING, IT'S
NOT GOING GOOD.
MY MOM IS GETTING STRESSED OUT
HE WROTE.
HE WROTE.
HE WROTE. MY MOM IS REALLY GETTING
CONFUSED.
CONFUSED.
CONFUSED. WE TOOK A BREAK SO MY MOM CAN
FIGURE THIS OUT.
I'M TELLING YOU, IT IS NOT
GOING GOOD.
GOING GOOD. SHE LAUGHED ABOUT IT AND POSTED
IT ONLINE AND SAID SHE IS DYING
OVER HERE.
OVER HERE. FUNNY STUFF YEAH, BUT A LOT OF
YOU ARE STRUGGLING.
WHAT ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT
YOU HAVE THIS MORNING?
SEND THEM TO US ON TWITTER OR
FACEBOOK, OR TEXT US AT 602-444-
1212.
1212.
1212. MARY ELLEN SAID PHOENIX UNIT IS
DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO
PROMOTE TEACHING ONLINE.
KEEPING MY SON ON TRACK FOR
EDUCATION. THE STATE AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEED TO GIVE
GUIDELINES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS,
AND KELSEY SAYS I WAS HONEST
WITH MY TESTING.
I DIDN'T SIGN UP TO BE TEACHING
. THIS STINKS, WE HAVE TO MESIC
THE BEST OF IT.
BE HONEST WITH YOUR KIDS YOUR
CHILDREN UNDERSTAND MORE THAN
YOU THINK.
YOU THINK. RACHEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY
SUGGESTIONS?
SUGGESTIONS? >> I'M TAKING A LOT OF TIPS
FROM PEOPLE WHO HOMESCHOOL
REGULARLY.
REGULARLY. I ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME IDEAS.
TRY TO KEEP THEM TO A SCHEDULE.
FOR US, WE KEEP THE SCHEDULE
LOOSE.
LOOSE.
LOOSE. I'M NOT A PERSON WHO IS LIKE
IT'S 10:00 AND WE NEED TO DO
THIS OR THAT.
KEEP THEM IN ORDER.
IT'S EASY WITH MY MIDDLE
SCHOOLER. YOU HAVE TO BE A TASK
MASKER WITH THE YOUNGER ONE.
I'M ABOUT TO FIRE THIS TEACHER.
IF THERE HAS EVER BEEN A CASE
WHERE TEACHERS DESERVE PAY
RAISES, I HOPE IT'S AFTER THIS
IS DONE.
IS DONE.
IS DONE. I WILL TELL YOU, A LOT OF FOLKS
LIKE THAT COMMENT YOU GOT, WE
DIDN'T SIGN UP TO