Is the homework that schools are setting compulsory? My youngest two are (just)6 and 13 and we've had a hard enough time navigating this isolation thing, as I'm sure most people have. I'm a single parent with health issues that make us particularly vulnerable. The kids are doing amazing though, they've been so imaginative, and we've done things that we'd never normally do. Such as getting up at 5am, wrapping ourselves in blankets and going out to watch the sun rise. We've been learning about planets and satellites (spotting Venus last night!) and watching loads of Attenborough documentaries. To my amazement my 6yo has started reading Matilda. We've been 'nature exploring' on our daily walks, and my 13yo has taught himself to play chess, and he's taught his little sister too. He's also changed around their bedrooms because he decided he wanted the smaller room, so he's spent about 4 days clearing the rooms and rearranging furniture to make it nice for them both. I'm really waffling aren't I. What I want to ask is whether the home learning thing is compulsory, because I am getting a bazillion emails from the schools. I honestly think they are learning so much more in muddling through how we are, than they would from any curriculum. Also, it REALLY stresses my 13yo out to think he has to meet deadlines or complete assignments.
I guess what I'm asking is, is it okay that we take our own approach to home education during this time? Or am I going to get in some sort of trouble for not making the kids do what the school emails tell them to do.
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Schoolwork in lockdown - is it compulsory?
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AutumnOctober · 21/04/2020 03:46
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