Hey, are there any brits homeschooling here? my son is only 8 months so it will be a while yet, lol, buti just wondered, how much is enough, i mean, im gonna start him on reading asap, hes allready grabbing my books when i sit and read holding him, lol, and he loves his big ol cardboard one, lol, (twinkle twinkle little star), so we read and sing it with him. but i wonder how to foster a love of learning in him, my husband and i both hated shcool but loved to learn, i want to make it fun for him, but get the groundig in maths and english and science really firm for him, my husband and i both have a-levels in science subjects and english, and my husband studies degree+level physics for fun, lol, so weve not got a problem understanding what he will need to know for the first 16 years, lol, but im worried ill be so anxious to get it right that ill push too much, you know? im going to uni myself next year to become a midwife, so ill be studying myself and working at least part time, as will my husband, although hes working on setting up a web design business right now, so hopefully he will be able to teach him during the week, hes great with him and has a brilliant way of teaching kids(ive seen him in action) my bit will come at weekends, i just want to make sure its not like...oh darn, mums gonna teach me now, BORING cos ill only have those few hours to make sure hes learning wha i think he needs to. (andy is a little more artistic and creativly minded than i am, not that i discourage that at all, i just feel there are some really dull things he is gonna need to know) i dunno, we will probably be fine im just panicking cos my dad basically told me i wasnt up to the job yesterday grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. (i am so sick of some people...where is the support, the faith. thats the biggest problem ive found so far, you know?)
enigma, I found a list of links to websites with information on home-schooling in the UK at Altlearn Map Network of Natural Learning. I hope that helps - it might help you to find other home-schooling people in your area! In relation to what your father said: although I don't pretend to know anything of your circumstances, one thing I have learnt is that it is often better to trust ourselves rather than our parents - even if they mean well. All the best with your plans!
