Hardly any progress on Spanish today — my second teaching day of 2022. Just a short set of Pimsleur exercises, a bit of Spanish-language telly and some reading of El Pais.
A 'good day' nonetheless. One that exhibited considerable progress compared with the wash-out of Monday
I could certainly have done more Spanish with a better start, a detailed plan for the evening, prepared tasks to hand and a ride immediately after teaching.
The routine ticks below are slightly misleading. Delays at the start of the day and in the early evening meant that almost all sessions from 10:30 to 20:00 actually occurred one or two hours after their scheduled times. But they did all occur in the planned order and with approximately the right rhythm.
Review
Two big wins — both for the first time
- Getting up and going to bed to schedule
- Riding and Spanish after teaching
Three avoidable factors reduced capacity for Spanish learning
- Technical problems & poor delivery extended teaching by 60 mins.
- Depleted bike light battery charging delayed ride by 90 mins
- Lack of a customised and resourced task list for the evening
Routine Mark 3 — Teaching Days
Legend
- Ticks — right activity on time
- Crosses — not done to schedule
- Hyphens — not applicable to currrent routine configuration
| Task | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0730 — Get going | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ||||
| 0845 — Session 1 | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ||||
| 1015 — Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1030 — Session 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1200 — Dinner | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1245 — Session 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1415 — Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1430 — Session 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1600 — Transition | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1630 - Riding | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1800 — Tea | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1830 — Maintenance | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1930 — Active leisure | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 2130 — Reading | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| 2200 — Review | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 2230 — Wind-down | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 2330 — Bed | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
Learning Tasks Checklist
| Task | M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Word & phrase exercises | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Sentence exercises | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| Socratic dialogue | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| Aural comprehension | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Pronoun exercises | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| Preposition exercises | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| Verb exercises | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| Eng.→Spa. translation | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Spa.→Eng. translation | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Conjunctions | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Physical exercise | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Subbed video | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Non-subbed video | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| Reading comprehension | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Read aloud | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Just read | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ||||
| A song | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ||||
| Research lang. acquisition | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | List 'issues' | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Prepare materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Review this checklist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |