A.M. TO 3 P.M., EVERY DAY UNTIL
FRIDAY.
MEANWHILE, IT IS 6:49.
A LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THE METRO DETROIT
AREA OPTED TO BEGIN THE SCHOOL
YEAR VIRTUALLY.
>> Jason: THEREFORE, MANY
FAMILIES ARE CONCERNED, NOT SURE
HOW LEARNING FROM HOME WILL WORK
OUT.
WE’LL SPEND TIME TRYING TO PASS
ALONG GUIDANCE.
WE’LL START WITH A MOTHER WHO’S
HOME-SCHOOLING HER KIDS SO THAT
MAKES HER AN EXPERT, FROM THE
BEGINNING.
>> Evrod: OUR NICK MONACELLI MET
UP WITH THE FAMILY IN GROSSE
POINTE PARK.
THEY SAY THAT SOME OF WHAT THEY
LEARNED IN THE PROCESS COULD
HELP OTHER FAMILIES RIGHT NOW.
>> SO WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO IS GET
OUT OUR CALENDARS.
>> Nick: SHE ALWAYS KNEW SHE
WANTED TO HOME SCHOOL HER
CHILDREN.
AFTER CONVINCING HER HUSBAND,
SHE IS NOW TEACHING ALL FOUR OF
THEM, STERLING HEIGHTS, SOPHIA,
KINGSTON, AND PRESTON FROM HOME.
>> WHY DON’T YOU FINISH UP
DRAWING.
>> Nick: AND IT’S DIFFERENT FROM
THE VIRTUAL LEARNING MANY
FAMILIES WILL BE DOING, THE
FIRST THING SHE LEARNED APPLIES
TO BOTH:  GIVE YOURSELF SOME
FLEXIBILITY.
>> YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF A
LOT OF GRACE.
IT’S NEW FOR EVERYBODY.
>> Nick: FINDING A ROUTINE HAS
HELPED IMMENSELY.
FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING WITH
MULTIPLE KIDS.
>> IT TAKES A GOOD MONTH TO A
MONTH AND A HALF TO GET INTO A
SOLID ROUTINE.
SO YOU HAVE TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO
GET INTO A GOOD ROUTINE AND IT
TAKES A WHILE TO DO THAT.
>> Nick: MULTIPLE KIDS IS A
CHALLENGE OF ITS OWN WITH
DIFFERENT CURRICULUM.
SHE FOUND A WAY TO MIRROR HER
TEACHING.
>> SO THEY’LL DRY A DIAGRAM OF
THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM AND LABEL
THE DIFFERENT PARTS AND TELLS ME
WHAT IT DOES.
MY KINDERGARTENER, FIRST GRADER,
I WOULD HAVE THAT MAYBE JUST
LABEL ARTERY, VEINS, HEART, SO
THREE OR FOUR ITEMS.
>> Nick: SHE HAS A ROOM
DEDICATED FOR SCHOOL, SO IF YOU
CAN SET ASIDE SPACE, IT MIGHT
DIFFERENTIATE SCHOOL FROM HOME.
SOME WILL OPT TO GIVE SEVERAL
BREAKS.
SHE GIVES A FEW BUT PREFERS TO
GET EVERYTHING DONE IN THE FIRST
FEW HOURS OF THE DAY
SO WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING
PART OF HAVING THE KIDS AT HOME?
>> THE MOST CHALLENGING THING
ABOUT HOME SCHOOLING IS YOU ARE
THE PARENT, AND YOUR CHILDREN
DON’T NECESSARILY WANT TO LISTEN
TO YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE THE
PARENT.
A TEACHER CAN SAY, YOU’LL GO TO
THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE.
>> Nick: I DON’T ANTICIPATE ANY
KIND OF VIRTUAL DETENTION.
IN GROSSE POINTE PARK, NICK
MONACELLI, "LOCAL 4 NEWS TODAY."
>> Jason: AND WE ARE COLLECTING
HOME SCHOOL ADVICE TO SHARE.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY TIPS OR
TRICKS, PLEASE SUBMIT THEM.
