Monthly Archives: June 2009

That exciting day :)

Posted on Thu Jun 18 2009 by Jax

Began with a little more excitement that I’d had planned, when the phone rang and it was WF (will just have to borrow that for now) saying that she’d heard on the radio that the road was blocked so there … Continue reading →

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A quieter day

Posted on Wed Jun 17 2009 by Jax

with a return to funking on my part. Started with the delivery of the final part of my Amazon order, Understanding English – Spelling for Key Stage 2 for Big. She glanced at it and discarded it, as they were … Continue reading →

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Lord Lucas (yes, again).

Posted on Wed Jun 17 2009 by Jax

This time Lord Lucas is seeking opinions on the Welfare bill, which affects lone parents home educating. This is not a topic I know much about, but I’m sure some of you do, so tootle along to his blog and … Continue reading →

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A day of deliveries, outings and swimming.

Posted on Wed Jun 17 2009 by Jax

Am attempting to drag myself out of bed slightly earlier in a morning, which is working in terms of less friction between the children, but isn’t doing my energy levels much good. I’m really tired all the time! But there … Continue reading →

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Lord Lucas would like to know

Posted on Tue Jun 16 2009 by Jax

How to assess home education? Hm, as I’ve said in his comments, I’m not sure I understand the question. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Who is Lord Lucas, and why should we care what he wants to know? Well, … Continue reading →

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Two for the price of one

Posted on Mon Jun 15 2009 by Jax

days that is. And I really mustn’t do this, if I don’t blog the day slightly after the fact, I lose all the details. Let’s see, I’m trying to remember Sunday. It started slowly I think, with children’s tv, most … Continue reading →

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Home education review and consultation – what can I do?

Posted on Mon Jun 15 2009 by Jax

First thing of all – Don’t Panic! This is a long haul. The consultation period runs up to October, and even then we won’t actually be done fighting. If they then draw up legislation, there will be most likely be … Continue reading →

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Don’t they know it’s the weekend?

Posted on Sat Jun 13 2009 by Jax

I think it was as I was getting my breakfast that I overheard Tim explaining Stone age, Bronze age, Iron age to Small, another conversation prompted by observation of one of his castle figures. From there somehow they moved on … Continue reading →

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Some much needed socialisation

Posted on Sat Jun 13 2009 by Jax

for me! The children attend Brownies and Beavers, and on Tuesday Big starts swimming lessons. I offer a variety of other opportunities to get out and about, and they take me up on walks to the beach, library outings, shopping. … Continue reading →

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I am not convinced.

Posted on Sat Jun 13 2009 by Jax

I am not convinced by the existing research studies on the outcomes for home educated children both in this country and elsewhere. Although some (but not all) studies have found that home educated children outperform schooled children on a range … Continue reading →

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The personal stuff

Posted on Fri Jun 12 2009 by Jax

Went to doctor’s about Small this morning, referral to community paediatrician set in motion. Not sure what they do, but there you go. That was after I’d slept in, I’m not sleeping well during the night, so given that I’d … Continue reading →

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A bit previous?

Posted on Thu Jun 11 2009 by Jax

Given we’ve been told that the review is due out today, wonder why the BBC has just published this :Register call for home educators A review of home education in England is expected to recommend a national registration scheme for … Continue reading →

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And an entertaining evening

Posted on Wed Jun 10 2009 by Jax

But before we get there, details of the shopping spree I undertook this afternoon Courtesy of the book ppl, I ordered Usborne Internet-Linked French for Beginners with CD, French club, Hide and Speak French (Hide & Speak) (which comes with … Continue reading →

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Meet Jax, the entertaining educational machine.

Posted on Wed Jun 10 2009 by Jax

As promised to the children, my alarm went off at 8 am this morning. Given that I didn’t get to sleep until well after midnight, despite being in bed before it, then woke again at 5 and did that horrid … Continue reading →

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Give us respect, not suspicion

Posted on Wed Jun 10 2009 by Jax

Hm, makes a nice headline, but not a very good article. And apparently the findings of the review are out tomorrow – according to educationotherwise on twitter.

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Big wants to learn

Posted on Tue Jun 9 2009 by Jax

Victorions Where we live Math’s Spelling Sionce a new langwig? Craft Poetry Accordingly, her library haul included two books on toys, Toys (What Was It Like in the Past?) and Look Inside a Victorian Toyshop. I found Seashore (Usborne Nature … Continue reading →

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Small wants to learn

Posted on Tue Jun 9 2009 by Jax

How lite is fire How hot is fire How cold is ice How fast is the sun How slow is the earth How good is Federer Yes, the last one made me laugh too. I should point out that although … Continue reading →

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Because we should blog the bad with the good…

Posted on Tue Jun 9 2009 by Jax

The day started with us overhearing a very convoluted game the children were playing downstairs (sleeping in the loft room means all noise comes up through the open hatch and as the children are not really capable of quiet, we … Continue reading →

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More political stuff, Mark Field on home ed.

Posted on Tue Jun 9 2009 by Jax

Conservative MP Mark Field leads debate into home education and home education review. Conservative MP Mark Field sets out the concerns being raised in his Westminster Hall debate on home education. On January 19, the Department for Children, Schools and … Continue reading →

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Possibly the best reason for home education I’ve seen today

Posted on Tue Jun 9 2009 by Jax

Timesonline Children ‘no longer reading for pleasure’ An emphasis on “functional literacy” in the classroom has left little time to read for pleasure, it was claimed. The comments by Frank Cottrell Boyce, who won the Carnegie Medal for children’s writing … Continue reading →

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