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Falkner house boys vs Garden House

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lbclbc1212 · 22/09/2021 23:04

My DS is offered a place in these school. We would live near the choosen school so commuting is not an issue.
Any ideas on these school? Do not know which one to choose
Thanks a lot

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Gaston25 · 10/02/2023 09:34

@elij agree about tutor at last moment is awful. The issue is as a working parent I either do the work with my child around 6pm or early around 6am neither seem great time for a kid. So some homework needs to be done in normaL hours and therefore outsourced if not with oneself. I was thinking that a school like Wetherby instills into one the concept of “everyone works hard and does tests” rather then one does it at home in maybe more relaxed environment but not necessarily a more conducive one as ALL that needs to be caught up with after hours. Whereas as 7+ school does a ballpark as part of their curriculum.
having grown up with a tiger mom I am trying to navigate the system by maximising his childhood yet spare him and us 11+ countrywide testing. (I know of Westminster making one sit 11+ again but we don’t have a particular set secondary school in mind more what suits the personality then, so it’s not a thing). If one does 7+/8+ entirely at home what are the best websites to ensure one practices the right tests? And not something that’s no longer relevant?

HawaiiWake · 10/02/2023 10:46

@elij , great feedback!
Home environment is very important. Not all prep school teaches exam techniques etc ant a consistent level and it is up to each family and DC to find their area requiring more focus. We found it was getting used to speed and time aspects of tests. A wonderful teacher mentioned creative writing taking too long, great story line and plot but not for test conditions.

elij · 11/02/2023 02:37

@plusauamoins not generally. For context I teach and lecture in my line of work and feel there is no difference in teaching a 3 year old vs a 40 year old. But disclaimer I'm not an expert on child development.

In teaching I believe in 2 things (gained from experience but summarised by others as): "...involve me and I will learn..." (Benjamin Franklin) and the swimmer's body illusion (we enjoy what we are good at not the other way around). On the second point keeping slightly ahead on certain subjects at home and suddenly it's DS's favourite.

So the games and tools I use are very much bespoke: map reading, single board computing, Lego, chess (tactics rather than games). Being opportunistic around things DS is interested in and actively play together not just use that as a chance to rest.

So as a step I learn the material in advanced, observe DS's motivation and include the material in what he wants to do.

@gaston25 my mum was the opposite of a helicopter parent. She was as hands off as you can imagine and for me... that is also a trauma. Every question I had for my mum she told me to read a book.

One example is chess. I started learning at the same age as DS with no adults I could ask for help, within 1 year he was better than me over 10+ of playing everyday (he could ask me or others to explain things).

We are born with 2 core motivations out of the womb. Children want to exercise and learn without adults around. I feel if we prescribe the exact approach to learning we become tigers but if we enhance or capitalise and what they're already doing we can get a good balance.

In theory atom is close to the online phase of the 7+ but I do try to break out of the prescribed learning approach for the reasons above.

Sorry for the rant I probably haven't helped sorry!

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