Homeschooling my kids is like a game of Catan.
It came to me this morning because we were ready to start school fifteen minutes early. What happened? I asked myself. Normally I am running late and we never start when we mean to. What did I do differently this time?
I wasn’t sure and I’m still not able to come up with a specific technique that made this bizarrity occur.
What I do know is that when I play Catan, I never feel that I am getting ahead building settlements and cities fast enough. I’m always plotting how to block someone else’s road, so I can get the Longest Road card. I look ahead as far as I can, listing what resources I need to do the next three things on my wish list.
A few turns later, when I calculate other people’s victory points, and mine, we are usually neck and neck and running about 7 or 8. I keep strategizing. It really gets moving. My strategy is working and I am seeing results.
Then, just when I have enough cities to rake in the resources–somebody wins. And the game is over.
