I’ve been fascinated and curious about homeschooling for a while, how it works, and why some parents choose to abandon the state system altogether.
A blog I found just today and am currently delving into provided me with a link to this article from the Guardian.

School’s out, for ever
For all the pitfalls and complaints [...]

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I have been asked to review this page on cyber bullying.
I have had no experience with cyber bullying, and it’s not a topic (as far as I can remember!) that I have ever covered here, so I’m probably quite well placed to see what I can take from the page.
My first impressions on a technical [...]

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How to stifle your creativity in ten steps over at lifehack is a good template for how not to stifle your kids creativity.
Discourage Fear
Discourage fear in your kids, especially fear of getting it wrong or being ridiculed. Encourage ‘giving anything a go’. Don’t pass your own fears and misgivings onto your kids wherever [...]

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Ben at Instigator Blog has a very interesting post entitled 10 Things They Need To Teach in Highschool.
I’m in agreement with most of the list, here’s what I would add.
Goal Setting - How to set goals and achieve them. Discuss ambition and motivation.
Research Skills - When you know how and where to find information [...]

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Do schools kill creativity?
Following on from my own post Term-Time Holidaying & The Education System please check out the above talk by Sir Ken Robinson. (Thanks T-Bird)
Don’t forget to come back and share your views.
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I think the title is a little harsh, perhaps after speaking to a ‘real’ teacher I can see [...]

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I had a very informative three and a half hour, three coffee long (the shakes have just worn off!) meeting with a primary school teacher yesterday. She is a close friend’s step mum and I very much appreciated her time.
I took a lot from the meeting, and naturally she was very articulate and very [...]

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My opinions here were aroused by this news article on plans to keep a register of holidays taken within term-time.
I can’t stress enough how wrong I think this is.
For a start, the law states that a child must be provided with a suitable and age appropriate education. It does NOT state that a child [...]

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As you may have read, I have particular interest in further education at the moment. How to pay cash for college offers some great tips on how to make the pennies (cents) stretch a little further.

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Well, the first lot of forms for the open learning course went missing in the post. I rang the college again for duplicates which I completed and returned yesterday.
The overall cost of the course is £79. £69 will be paid by ILA Scotland and I must contribute the other £10.
In the meantime I [...]

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I finally got through to the college and spoke to a really nice woman about enrolling for the open learning core maths course.
I have already contacted ILA Scotland and was awarded £200 towards learning for this year. I’m guessing the course will cost around £75 of which I must pay the first £10. [...]

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