Homeschooling, aghhhhhhhhhh!!!

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DD's initial enthusiasm for homeschooling is rapidly deteriorating. She is getting very little done and everything is such a huge effort. We usually end up arguing and I feel so frustrated and useless.

She's in Year 7 and I'm finding it nigh on impossible to motivate her. Tried good cop, bad cop, bribery.....everything!

It doesn't help that DS2, Year 8 is finding homeschooling a breeze and has had letters from the Assistant Head commending him on his work and application.

Any ideas?

Sorry to hear your daughter isn’t as enthusiastic as she was initially. You’re definitely not along with this a few friends are having similar issues and my niece who is 10 has lost complete interest.

Do you know what had caused the lack of engagement? Maybe worth having a conversation and coming up with a compromise where she gets most important work done. It’s a hard time for kids and even things like lack of social interaction is really making an impact.

One of my friends decided to do the bare minimal school work for a week and instead focused on life school. Her daughter helped her with her own work, probably easier as they have a business so general admin, they were decorating so she helped with that, she had her cook with supervision, she also taught her about things she wanted to know which was focussed around money.

It’s a tricky one! It’s also a tough age with hormones etc. To also be in unprecedented time’s, So it could be having an effect and it’s resulting in lack of work. She will catch up and I think the best thing is to find an agreement that she has to do x amount at a minimum.

Thanks BFF

That does sound like a good idea.

She would much rather be cooking and does so must days!

I'm hoping that they will,go from square 1 when the children finally go back to school as there will be gaps in her learning.

I’m sure they will! Most people I’ve spoken to their kids aren’t as interested as they were initially, so they’ll have to do something to get everyone to the same level.

Thanks BF888

Just keep up maths and English
Ixl is a great app they get certificates for their progress
Duolingo is good for learning a language that she will start in Secondary school.

This is crisis schooling not homeschool and tbh I would back off her.

It’s a scary time for a lot, including children, her whole world has been turned upside down. I imagine she’s not been around her friends, seen other family members, is it out of her routine of school, activities, etc.

If she doesn’t want to do what the school is sending then don’t make her, she would only have a few weeks left of school anyway. Give her some chores and tasks to do around the home instead. Could she write the meal plan and shopping list, cook a few meals, do some gardening, read some books, do some art classes from YouTube?

heismyopendoor I've just shed a little tear reading your post as your ideas have gone some way to take the pressure off me and my daughter.

I am a bit over emotional of late too.........

I keep worrying about my kids not being able to go back to school in September.
I think I may very well lose my sanity (as well as my shit).