Starting off in homeschool We have had several occasions in the last few years where I have found us, once again in the position of needing to generate a new homeschool. Homeschooling in the pandemic… I think not Oddly, unlike the rest of the nation, this was not during the covid pandemic. I had 2 […]
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Let them play Am I worried that my 6 year old child has not yet learned to read and write? Living in Scotland with most 6 year olds either in their first or second year of formal schooling, we stand alone in this regard. Illiterate at 6? What am I doing? Am I really just
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What to do on a bad homeschooling days Yesterday we had one of those days. Our children had dissolved into a puddle after some pirate, swashbuckling, sword flinging, mace flying, TV inspired argument had reached its limit. More about that in a minute. We’ve had plenty of ‘bad’ homeschooling days, even more so when we
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Putting down roots Our woodland glade This week we have been putting down roots. Ever since we moved to our new home in the Scottish Borders some 19 months ago, I have hoped to section off a part of our adjoining field to plant some trees. At first I called it my woodland glade. Then
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Coping with behaviour Blog summary In my blog, each week this year I seem to focus on a new element of educational approach or timetable that I’ve more recently been reading about, and inspired to implement into our homeschool timetable. 2025 so far has been about our schedule, our approach and our mindset. Previously I’ve
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Changes in our timetable Our school day has changed this term, after our deliberations off last term on what and how our children can be learning. Last year we considered the benefits of creative and pragmatic learning, over purely analytical content. https://thereisnoshouldbe.com/what-should-i-teach-my-homeschool-children/ We considered the purpose of teaching moral values and creating vital boundaries within
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Throwing wood – relief in nature For more homeschool adventures – https://thereisnoshouldbe.com/wild-camping-with-kids/ Today we have surely experienced relief in nature. We had on our aspirations for the day – build a bonfire. The elephant in the field This has been something we’ve talked about for months. We’ve kept the pruned branches, and felled what was required
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“Only rich people can homeschool” I’m quite new to the internet/instagram world of homeschooling opinions. There are a lot of strong ideas out there – homeschool seems to be somewhat of a marmite situation – people are either passionately for it, or adamantly against it. Some myths I come across are: “Public schools aren’t relevant
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Slow living and valuable work of the home I’m not one of these people that get all the housework done hours before anyone is up. Increasingly, I’m becoming more and more comfortable with being a slow living person. I find it quite hard to do in this fast paced world, with so many people wearing
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Myself as a parent in the school system My son and I had an understanding until he was 3 years old. I thought, I’m sorted, not problem with the ‘terrible twos’. When he turned 3 I attributed his behaviour change to the ‘terrible threes’, whatever that is. I thought this must just be a developmental
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