This system is mostly borrowed from Charles Krigbaum and Daina Volodka Staggs.

Pre-Twinkle = 30 minutes
Book 1 = 30 minutes
Book 2, add reading component = 45
Book 3 = 45
Book 4 = 60
Book 5-8 = 60
Book 9+ = 90

And, though every person is on their own path, I choose to visualize that up until Book 4 most students are in the book that their grade is. 3rd graders are in Book 3. 4th graders are in Book 4. After that, the books start accelerating.

As far as pacing, I generally feel that Pre-Twinkle phases will take a year, Book 1 will take 2 years, and then each book afterward will take no more than a year. Keep in mind that this pace holds through summer months and books with denser repertoire.

I discussed sleep last week and want to dive into it more deeply this week.

Required listening.

2020 was the year of sleep. I prioritized quality sleep over everything else. This was tricky because I had done the opposite for so long. But I couldn’t ignore the dramatic benefits of sleep priority.

I experienced

[Read more…]

I’ve been through really low lows.
Times of strife and strain.
Times of drain.
Times I was distracting myself from distraction.
Times of despair.

I’m not going to pretend I haven’t.

However, since we moved away from the zen center, I’ve been moving intuitively, carefully building a safe container (link) for myself. Brick by brick.

Today I want to spend some time talking about each of these essential bricks. I am nothing without them– I’ve experienced that first hand. But with them I feel human and capable. Like I’m able to live in my zone of genius.

BREATHE

[Read more…]