As the mother of four boys, two of whom are now in school and a third in preschool, it worries me to read that boys are falling further behind in school and that one in five boys cannot write their name after a year of primary school:
Boys have fallen further behind girls in key areas [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Homeschooling and School'
Learning, rather than being taught. (How boys are falling behind at school and what can be done to help them.)
October 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Education, Homeschooling and School
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Giving up homeschooling: starting school
November 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Homeschooling and School
Eldest Son, Harry, who is nearly 7, and Second Son, William, who is 5, started back at school last week. Harry was ready for school and we felt that they would both settle more easily if they had each other at school. Happily, this is the case so far. William is struggling a little bit [...]
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Starting homeschooling: the first weeks
December 7th, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School
We have completed three weeks of homeschooling. They have worked pretty well so far.
We have hit on a system that suits us for now. I do formal work with Harry while William is at preschool every morning. This had been a problem time for us in the past as twenty-two month old Ben made teaching [...]
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The playground
November 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School
I pull up across the street a few metres away from the gate and wait. The poorly dog lies quietly in the back of the car, too sick to wonder why we aren’t home yet. Ben emits little exclamations, attempting to express his surprise at the unscheduled stop.
A few minutes pass and then they start [...]
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More about the behavioral issues
November 12th, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School, Parenting
The last three days have been near-perfect.
The weekend was wonderful, with Harry’s behaviour back to normal after I made it clear to him how upset and disappointed I was (edited to add: about his violent behavior, NOT about the fact that he was crying about school). I laid it on thick, I’ll admit, but we [...]
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How do you deal with such bad behavior in a five year old?
November 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School, Too Many Children
It’s been a dreadful week, culminating in all four of us crying at some point on the school run this morning, Harry because he didn’t want to go to school, Ben because I insisted on holding his hand on the road to stop him from throwing himself in front of a car, William because he [...]
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Delaying school for the four year old
November 1st, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School
It’s been a mixed week. Harry has been having nightmares and has been crying every morning saying that he doesn’t want to go to school but when I pick him up he says he’s had ‘a great day’ and is full of stories.
So things will stay as they are for now.
Matthew doesn’t want William, who’s [...]
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More reasons I regret giving up homeschooling
October 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School
Harry has been at school for two and a half weeks. It’s not long I know but I am disappointed with so many things, not regarding the school itself, which is one of the best around here, but with the educational system and problems inherent with schooling generally. These include:
- the fact that in those [...]
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When school means tiredness, having problems concentrating and socialization problems
October 18th, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School
My son has two teachers for his class. One is lovely: approachable, friendly and smiley. The other is a bit more gruff: no-nonsense and a bit matronly in her approach. Although they are different, I hoped that, together, they would be a good fit for Harry and the way he learns.
The first teacher took the [...]
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Why homeschooling did and didn’t work for us
October 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Homeschooling and School
A very big thank you to everyone who emailed me after I reached such a low point last week. Many of you were surprised that Harry has gone back to school and were worried that I had rushed into the decision.
I did rush into the decision. I was full of doubt making it. I am [...]
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