well it's been ages since I posted about homeschooling which is terrible of me originally I was going to post every day but as many of you know I am a busy little bee at most times so posting regularly is a challenge, however I must say I am very happy with how the homeschooling is progressing, our timetable is rather full and we enjoy all the lessons, most of all it's a joy to see my youngest really excel within the environment and is constantly producing the most excellent work.
At the moment (friday) she is doing food technology (friday is food tech day) and this week we have covered shakespeare midsummers nights dream, along with keystage 3 maths english science history art philosophy and psychology and coding. We have enjoyed some field trips however with it being winter a lot of places are closed so the field trips will be starting next week and gradually building up as places open.
Featured here is a short video showing my youngest working on her science, our project in science at the moment is making a crystal radio and we love doing stuff like this, we soon learned we needed precision screwdrivers :) it's all learning :) next we are making a solar powered robot and that looks to be really fun. I will try to post more often on homeschooling but it will probably be a roundup of the weeks schooling rather than every day.
I am very lucky to be able to be in this position and I highly recommend it for those who for whatever reason want a different process of education for their children, I would however warn you that it is a lot of hard work, a lot of money, and you have to be dedicated to the idea. Oh and be prepared for literally every man and his wife in the whole world it seems sometimes, to give you their opinion :) stay strong remember you are working towards your childs future and don't listen to other peoples opinions :) to me there is nothing that anyone can say that is more important that the future of my child.
Also when you do experiments for science, or when you do food tech, or generally anything practical, expect your house to become a laboratory, or an art studio, or drama class, your home is not just a home any more it is a place of education and in my case a place of work as well :) basically if you homeschool forget that tidy front room :) forget that clean kitchen :) see it covered in paper, art supplies, screwdrivers :) and half built radios :) remember it is all worth it as you watch your child build that radio and learning, really enjoying learning, for me that is simply one of the best feelings in the world :)
