Weekly word count: 4127
Steady progress. Hopefully next week goes better since I'll have both kids in camp rather than facing a steady stream of "I'm bored."
I have come up with a rather clever parenting plan for the younger. His teacher commented last year that he was having trouble with the standard five paragraph essay structure. He would repeat himself rather than explaining his conclusions.
So for this summer vacation, he is allowed to watch movies during the day. (Usually they have a strict 2 x 30 minutes of screentime each day.) However, for each movie he watches, he has to provide me with an outline for a five paragraph essay. So far he's done "Ghost was not really a bad guy" for Ant-Man and the Wasp and "Ways the Cree Made Vers Think She Wasn't Powerful" for Captain Marvel. He's still struggling a bit but making improvements.
For those worried about his vacation quality time, it's entirely optional. If he doesn't want to watch a movie, he doesn't have to do the outline. It's cut down on his complaining and I have the illusion of teaching him something. Wins all around!
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