This is not an anti-school rant. Just that I was skeptical, and for MY child, thus far, HE has worked so bloody well.
Ds is 4, "should" be in reception. But he isn't.
I had a lot of fears about HEing. I thought that he would probably show no interest in academic stuff unless we sat him down and made him learn. I thought that he would struggle to find friends. I thought we'd give it a go for a bit, seeing as how he'd a late August birthday, but probably end up sending him next year or something.
But actually, its really really working! He is happy and curious and loves learning, and that is honestly pretty much all I could possibly want for my child.
He has demanded we teach him to read and can write and recognise words and all sorts. He seems to spend his life working out mathematical rules (dp does have a phd in maths, thinking on it, this may be unsuprising ) He spends hours on electronics, drawing, making pom poms, baking...
We printed off the KS1 targets last night, because we were curious, and he can actually do most of the stuff there. So he is not behind.
Am NOT showing off. This is a child who also needs about 4 hours a day just running about and shouting and playing with sticks. We were told when he was 3 that he was probably dyslexic and possibly had ADHD
I think what is amazing me is that HE is so massively exceeding my expectations. Given that he CANNOT sit still, i can't see how he could possibly have achieved what he has in a school setting.
Oh and the social stuff-we have found so much to do that we are having to turn down at least 50% of what is on offer.
its just very exciting that it seems to be actually living up to expectations!