Now that most children are back in their physical schools, you might now (finally!) have time to sit down and reflect on the whirlwind experience of home educating your children during a pandemic. Whether your experience involved convincing yourself that watching a vaguely educational documentary counts as a lesson; navigating printing a never-ending stream of worksheets and constantly running out of ink; or wondering why, as an adult, you didn’t understand most of your child’s set work, Epson would like to hear about what you’ve learned from homeschooling your children.
Here’s what Epson has to say: “After months of juggling work and home schooling, parents across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief. A recent study has shown that 60% of parents preferred teaching their kids using paper rather than a screen. However, printing can come with its frustrations, whether it’s running out of ink at a crucial moment to expensive cartridge costs.
Epson’s flexible ink subscription model, ReadyPrint, means you can print as much as you like without ever running out of ink while saving up to 70% on ink costs…no more last-minute panic when there’s a piece of homework due tomorrow!
Printing shouldn’t be a burden for parents. ReadyPrint helps save you money and gives you peace of mind with ink delivered straight to your door before you run out, making printing as easy as A, B, C.”
Have you learned that Year 5 Maths is a lot harder than you remember it being? Maybe you’ve become aware of just how much your children rely on screens - both in and outside of the classroom - and want to find more ways for your children to use printed resources? Have you noticed an increase in the cost of those learning materials? Maybe you picked up some tips you’d like to share with parents homeschooling (whether short or long-term) in the future? Perhaps running out of ink, paper, or other learning materials at the most inconvenient of times made you realise just how helpful flexible subscription services could be?
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JustineBMumsnet · 25/03/2021 09:26
I learned about Fronted Adverbials. Obviously the concept of starting a sentence with an adverb is not new to me (see what I did there 
). Just the name, and the fact that 8 year olds need to know it.
There was a lot of the schooling I really enjoyed. We did science experiments and drawings of volcanoes, wrote plays (and performed them badly). It was lovely a lot of the time, but I am glad they are back and seeing friends face to face. They need that!
I learnt how to do binary numbers. I realised that homeschooling with minimal tech is almost impossible, and that just because schools/ the gov say they will provide the necessary it doesn't mean they will. I learnt that I couldn't be a secondary school teacher. I learnt that too much screen time, even of the educational type is awful. The dc don't engage. They switch off.
But I also learnt (or maybe remembered) that my teens are my favourite people on earth. They are kind, funny and amazing. Even if I had moments where I could have throttled shook them
That my children are really nice people to have around 
.
That I’m still capable of learning stuff, and I should have worked harder at school. Chemistry is not the impossible subject I thought it was and learning in general is far more interesting than I remember!
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