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Are you doing schoolwork every single weekday?

77 replies

RoyalBankOfFuckThis · 30/03/2020 13:06

I just can't be arsed today. The kids are playing in the garden.

We all woke up late. Had breakfast. Watched a film.

Haven't even logged into the work apps.

Am calling it a long weekend 😂

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GreenWheat · 30/03/2020 13:58

Yes, we are doing all the set maths and English (upper primary school DC). I am not, however, doing the yoga, building birdhouses and singing French songs. Personally I hate arts and craft and just can't gather myself to do those sort of tasks.

Raindancer411 · 30/03/2020 13:58

I want my son to do all the work but it's becoming a battle already. He is in Year 3 and the youngest in the year. I have set one of each task today as a minimum and am worrying about him being left behind more than he already is. Although he is doing some work, it's all in a work book that won't go back with him until he returns to school. So I do question IF it will be marked at all? ESP is he goes into another year and not back to his current year and teacher. I would rather it was sent back each day and marked.

anothernotherone · 30/03/2020 14:00

Yes, but we're abroad and it really seriously isn't optional here the way it seems to be for a lot of children in the UK.

It's been made abundantly clear to us that the work won't be repeated and we're responsible for ensuring our children complete it.

We're being set exactly what they'd be doing in school and expected to teach the primary child as best we can. Secondary children are receiving more in the way of teaching via pre recorded videos but we're expected to be able to teach/ explain the primary subjects.

Some children will suffer and gaps between "haves" and "have nots" will widen especially as secondary school is selective here based on grades in the last year of primary. This is awful but nobody wants their child to be the one to suffer obviously.

So yes, proper full on home schooling for primary, and making sure secondary kids are on task too.

It's bloody hard as I'm still working shifts and DH is on calls a lot and has to go into the office some days when I'm home. It has to be done through.

The structure does help keep actually, much as I hate and resent it!

Snowflakes1122 · 30/03/2020 14:01

No-mine worked once so day so today is a day off. I’m choosing to mix it up a little - work when it rains, let them play in the garden if fed up. It’s not easy on the kids either, and I’m mindful they’re missing friends and normality too.

NuffSaidSam · 30/03/2020 14:01

We are, just because routine works well for us. The days feel shorter when they're structured. I'm dreading the Easter holidays next week!

Everyone should do what works for them though! Nothing wrong with inset day/snow day/long weekend Grin

ElsasSalamander · 30/03/2020 14:01

We are, more so on the days I work, just so they are busy & not fighting with each other!

Generally doing PE Joe Wicks, maths, English for DS(9) phonics for DD(5) in the morning& then more creative stuff in the afternoons like colouring, craft activities, out in the garden etc

Snowflakes1122 · 30/03/2020 14:01

Once is meant to say Sunday!

JustFrustrated · 30/03/2020 14:02

Yep working away here - both girls are doing school work as I type away next to them.

KoalasandRabbit · 30/03/2020 14:03

Yes we are unless it's school holidays. Not all the work is accessible but where it's not I'm finding alternatives. We are focussing on subjects they will take to GCSE and some of the practical subjects are being missed and doing practical things round house instead. But I am aiming to have equivalent of school here. Am expecting it to go on to September so they would fall some way behind if left to do nothing though appreciate it's really difficult if both parents are working full-time as well.

CoronaIsShit · 30/03/2020 14:09

No DS’s primary school have just told them to do a weekly blog, read, practice targets and given them some websites to go on.

He’s reached his targets already, can read better than me and thinks the websites are for little kidsHmm, so we’ve decided to ‘unschool’ himWink consisting of constantly playing Plants vs Zombies at the moment.

HaudYerWheeshtYaWeeBellend · 30/03/2020 14:09

No, they are doing work however there exams have been cancelled.. so im allowing them to have fun, they are natually doing about an 90 mins a day... but both been into box sets...

We have been cooking/baking jet washing the garden/patio, decorating the bedroom, building furnitre, laying decking, playing board games/card games... jigsaws playing consoles and playing football and westling etc...

HaudYerWheeshtYaWeeBellend · 30/03/2020 14:10

*their

Olawisk · 30/03/2020 14:12

Done all the school work set so far and also been for a walk.

TheGinSoakedBoy · 30/03/2020 14:13

Nope. Easter hols for us Smile

mummamiaherewegoagain · 30/03/2020 14:20

There's going to be a huge gap after all this between the ones who actually tried and the ones who couldn't be bothered.

Very true - I think children are going to be working 1 year + ahead due to benefiting from more personal attention to their work or massively behind. But in answer to OP, most days! There’s absolutely benefits to play, but we do try and get some formal learning in most days, just an hour or two.

TheHarryFormerlyKnownAsPrince · 30/03/2020 14:23

No. We’re doing things like baking and painting but not sit down schoolwork. They’re doing stuff like keeping diaries etc and some mathletics. They learn a lot and consolidate learning when playing outside. Education isn’t just academics. Free play is so valuable.

TheHarryFormerlyKnownAsPrince · 30/03/2020 14:25

Weekdays and weekend days are the same for us.

FuckCovid19 · 30/03/2020 14:27

God no! We haven't done a thing. DD is 8 and is not interested in the slightest about doing school work

I've printed a load of resources off the Twinkl website today (I'm in work.....) so DH can try and get her to do some on his days off tomorrow and Wednesday (he's working from home).

She is murder when it comes to getting her to do something she doesn't want to. She's incredibly stubborn and no amount of cajolling or bribery is working. I feel like a terrible parent, but with both DH and I still working full time, it's bloody impossible to get her to do school work Sad

Roll on September!

Vaginandtonic · 30/03/2020 14:32

We are doing everything we are set here - largely because it gives the day structure and gives the kids things to do. I'm not imaginative enough to keep my kids entertained all the live long day with baking, garden, art etc activities that they will enjoy and actually learn something concrete from, and I'm sorry but I do think they should be doing some actual learning right now given that normally they should be in school. And I think a bit of structure etc is good for them, if we weren't doing school work, I would just be dicking around on my phone and they would be getting up late and nothing useful. That's for the holidays!

I know that some people are trying to do their jobs from home etc and are going to struggle to get it all done, but I do think the will should be there. I saw on FB a woman saying that it was a 'difficult' time for kids at the moment so 'if they want to get lost in TV or the xbox then I'm going to let them'...Hmm

Waxonwaxoff0 · 30/03/2020 14:32

Yes but I've been furloughed so I'm not working right now so I have plenty of time to do it. DS is in Year 2.

There's not loads to be fair. There's a maths and English task to do every day, each take about 20 minutes. Today we did a practice SATs paper. We've been doing PE with Joe every morning as well.

Then there's a few other weekly tasks - Art, Science, History/Geography. It's only about 90 minutes of actual work each day.

cinders222 · 30/03/2020 14:33

We are doing a couple of hours a day reading / maths Monday to Friday mostly using Reading Eggs app and the maths section on that as well, plan is right through holidays as well couple of hours 5 days a week so she doesn't fall behind

Gillian1980 · 30/03/2020 14:35

Last week we did some every day. 4 short lessons spread out through the day as Dd attention span is short (she’s 4)

But it’s Easter holidays now so no proper school work, just reading for fun.

Anotheruser02 · 30/03/2020 14:37

I don't know what I'd do without schooling right now. I'd have to face the reality that DS and me are bound to a flat with no garden, he has no sibblings to play with and all of the children he used to have round or go visit are in their houses too. My work is drying up and from next week I will be on furlough. The school routine means that not every single thing is gone.

We do 9 to 3, we have a set routine, that has 45 minutes of the English work in the morning, 45 minutes of the maths work in the afternoon, board games, crafts, moving around games (one knee two knee, badminton), walking the dog for half hour mid morning, playing toys at lunch, watching an educational program each day. Then DS can do what he likes all evening (usually chooses to play kindle or Wii). If it becomes a drag I'll change it up but we definitely need 'school' and 'after school'. The last two weekends have been very long and a bit hard.

expatinspain · 30/03/2020 14:38

Yes, I like the routine of DD doing it Monday - Friday. It means she's not sleeping in too late/going to bed too late. The mornings are PE with Joe Wicks, then school work until lunch. She has her afternoons and evenings free. It works for us.

pinkazing · 30/03/2020 14:39

Oh and I plan to continue the minimum of PE, reading, English and maths, throughout the Easter Hols as I’ll be working and it seems pointless to stop and mess up the routine (today’s snow day is a one-off).