To ask if anyone else is actually home schooling their kids?

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I feel like the only one! People keep telling me "oh they'll catch up" "have some fun" i'm trying my hardest to keep them on track, entertained and keep them away from the tv, devices, etc.
Ps. We are having fun. I just keep getting made to feel like an arsehole for teaching my kids things and it's disheartening 😔

My 7 year old us dyslexic and dyspraxic, so doing nothing is not an option.
since last week we have zoom lessons from 9-3 which are compulsory, but before that we did about 2-4 hours per day across curriculum (not necessarily on worksheets!). even in zoom he needs some support for english lessons?he usually shares a TA with another boy)
We both work fulltime and also have a 3 year old, so sleep has been in short supply for ys...

I have 2dc’s. Ds is 17 and in his first year of A levels and dd is 9 and in year 4.

I am a SAHM anyway so am thankfully here to help with work. Ds hasnt needed much input at all as his sixth form college have been excellent and they’re being taught on teams with lots of contact with tutors and classmates in between. I do worry though as 2 of his A levels are drama and photography which require a lot of practical work. He has Aspergers and anxiety and is taking it better than i thought he would buy is missing the structure and routine of his day.

Dd’s School have also been excellent and she came home with a big pack full of work to do on the last day and her teacher uploads lots to Seesaw which is also good for any issues which can be communicated and he asks for pictures of the class doing tasks which have been nice for dd to see.

In all honesty we started off really strict but have let it slide over the last couple of weeks so are doing lots of work this week to catch up but dd is very bright so I’m not too worried.

I know lots of the children/parents in her class of 29 and there will be some who do
absolutely nothing so I’m not going to worry.

We do a 9-3 school day and I’m quite stringent with it. I am a teacher though so the importance of education is not lost on me. I worry for children who are currently having zero educational input

You are very privileged to be able to sit at home and support your children full time and on full pay. You realise not everyone is in that position though surely? DH and I work full time on the 'front line', our DC go to school some days however the school refuse to let them do any work there. So we have to try and cram in their education on our days off. It is pretty miserable but we are doing what we can. Yes, I also feel sorry for my children, without a doubt yours are advantaged because you are at home full time and seemingly not really WFH either.

This does not mean we don't value education. Perhaps give a little thought to other peoples situations before spouting such patronising rubbish next time.

DD3 is in year 5. Her school has got quite a good set up, so I am not very involved in doing anything unless she asks for something to be printed or scanned. Or can't find a link or something. DH and I are both working, so haven't got time to give to this. I hope she is on track with everything she is meant to be doing.
DD2 is year 13, so she has now finished.

Bit of a goady thread, obviously you are not the only person home schooling their children. How much you should do and can do depends completely on your individual circumstances. Threads like this just make some parents feel even shitter that they aren't able to do more.

We're doing some, we didn't start out well, but dh has been furloughed now and we can focus on the kids more. My dd in y7 we are encouraging to focus on maths, Spanish and science, I think those will be the most difficult to catch up on. Other subjects if she has time/interest and encouraging reading. Ds in y5 focus on writing reading and math as he is already behind in these.

Ds1 is yr10 and follows his usual timetable using Microsoft team - after an initial battle, he does now get in with it and has to photo and send each piece of work at the end of the day so choice doing it. I look over his shoulder occasionally and will help if asked but otherwise let him get on with it (& just hope he's doing ok )

Ds2 is yr 6 and get daily maths on white rose )that take his about 10 minutes so I printed a load of worksheets off so he does one of these too). English is following his topic and has a daily task either SPAG, a comprehension or creative writing task fucking nightmare.

School then post some projects that you are encouraged to do so we try to do a bit each afternoon (eg ongoing science investigation, research a topic and present it in an interesting way etc) and then finish the day with BBC Bitesize. It does require a fair amount of input and guidance so I have total admiration for anyone trying to work and juggle homeschooling.

DD 15 is getting on with her schoolwork everyday, albeit she’s probably only doing around an hour - to an hour and a half or so, by herself, if she struggles with anything she asks for help, not that I could be that much use! DS, 10, I sit him down & we go through his schoolwork everyday (apart from weekends, they both don’t do schoolwork on weekends) I make sure we do English & Maths, have skipped Science & Topic a couple of times. I really have to push him to do it though. He’s in y6 and obviously not sure yet if he’s going back to primary school or not, I think it’s important he keeps up with his schoolwork that the teacher is setting him online because if he’s not going back to primary school, he’s heading for secondary school & I don’t want him to of fallen behind and I don’t want him and his sister for that matter to think this time is like school holidays, it’s not. However in saying that we are going for walks & watching movies so it’s not a strict regimented regime!

I worry about dd too, she’s good that she’ll get on with her schoolwork and she’s very clever, she just doesn’t have much confidence in herself. She’s doing her best with what resources we have at home. We may need a new laptop!