DD started at secondary in September and has been clamouring to leave for the last two weeks. From our point of view we can't see what the problem is: she's super confident, has made loads of new friends, her teachers think she's fantastic (music, English, science and drama at least).
The school has got a very, very rough intake but is well run and recently received an 'Outstanding' from Ofsted.
She's in top sets for everything but is cruising - I don't think her work is up to much: she's clever but very, very lazy and disorganised.
Years ago the subject of home schooling came up in a casual way and she's hooked on to that. I personally would LOVE to home school her. I only work p/t and am a qualified secondary school teacher. DD turned 11 in August and has a reading age of 15, reads a lot and is very musical. I feel I could do a lot with her, but DH is convinced it's a terrible idea. His view is that she's a lazy hard-head who doesn't take instruction well and that I'm too chaotic and disorganised to make a reasonable fist of it.
My aim would be to prepare her for entry to a performing arts college at 14 - there's a very good one near us that takes children from this age. I've found her a fantastic piano teacher who she's making good progress with and my sister would help out: she's a primary music specialist and a guitarist with a fair amount of experience of writing and recording music.
I don't think dd is being bullied or that there's any other social reason for her not wanting to stay. I just think she's not enjoying the way secondary is organised: the homework, the moving from room to room during the day, the fractured schedules, the complexity and breadth of the curriculum. I don't think the answer would be to move her and actually this isn't possible anyway as there is no decent school near us that doesn't have a waiting list as long as your arm.
Would very much appreciate you clever ladies thoughts on this. Especially if you've home schooled a child of this age.
Thanks!
Would very much appreciate