RF> through a book before they are allowed to use the CD one.  We have school
RF> believe it or not 9-3:15, then 2 1/2 hours on Saturday.  Some days its a
RF> little less some days alot less, some days we start late.  Oh, well.  
ast
RF> Saturday the kids had a really hard time so we had 1 3/4 hours.  I am 
taking
RF> it one day at a time, learning the ins and outs and how the kids operate
RF> and I am getting really good as how the day is going to be in the first
RF> 15 minutes.  Now that I have settled down and relaxed, they are doing 
better
RF> Its still a fight sometimes though and then as soon as my husband comes 
home
RF> (on those really bad days) its pop open a beer sit, relax and do nothing 
for
RF> an hour.  I just tell the kids this is my time and they wait.  That is an
RF> amazing feat in itself.
        I know this sounds strange, but have your tryed doing less?  That is 

long day for an adult, it is an even more grueling one for a kid.  Home
schooled kids get a lot more concentrated information and attention than
kids who have a more tradional class.  Most of a regular teacher's time is
taken in handing out papers, getting kids to quiet down, re-reading
instructions, excetera.  Then there is lunch, recess, and so forth, with all
the lining up, to absorb more time.  I believe that the actual class time 
spent
teaching is somethign like two hours a day.
        ADD kids often have a lot of trouble absorbing information, or
controlling their behavior when they are tired.
        Many of us believe that the reason our kids often have so much 
rouble
in traditional school settings, and do so much better at home is that they
were pushed too hard, too fast.
                                                        Amber
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