Round and round and round and...

first para is (a somewhat irrelevant) history... if you know me, skip it

Once upon a time... well 1997 actually, my son (josh then 7, now 15) decided
that he couldnt/wouldnt live with his mum and her (then, new) boyfriend.
Soooo, lucky me, the boy comes to live with his dad. All goes well until
summer of 02 when it was decided that he would return to live with his mum
(and older brother and sister and younger sister). Fast forward to summer
03... 'Dad, I'm really unhappy, can I come and live with you again' ... the
answer being 'Of course'... so he did. Onward and upward to the summer of 04
(do we detect a pattern here yet?)... and back he goes to his mums... (you
know what comes next doncha?) Summer of 05... but wait, we have a new
variant... not only does the boy want to come and live with dad... so does
the girl (charley-bee - 13). and in August, that happened...with their
mothers blessing... and with all being convinced that it was 'For the best'

So.... I give up my job (again - was working night shift in a factory) and
we all settle down... kinda...

Last year (04 - 05) neither of my kids (whilst living with mum) went to full
time school... both were Home-Educated... and that has led to some
interesting problems now.

No. 1 Son ... Josh is fine, gone back to his old school, with his old
friends and pretty much settled in to the routine... However, because he
missed a whole year of school and is now in the final year (examination
year) I have some (ok... I have MAJOR) concerns about the knock-on effect
with regard to getting enough qualifications at a sufficiently high level to
gain a local college place (other kids who didnt miss last year can
realistically expect to leave school with 6,7 or even 8 'O-Levels' with
grades B or C... Josh will be doing well to get 3 at grade D or below)...My
thinking being that if I can get him into college on a basic 'Career Minded'
course (say.. IT or something similar - which he has a genuine interest in)
then the clock goes back to zero... and after qualification he can look for
a decent job/ career ... and the 'hole' in his education will cease to be
important. So, a problem, but a manageable one (I think)...

No. 1Daughter ... Charley-Bee... now theres a story... Intelligent kid (I
would say that)... Sweet kid (I would say that too)... Kind hearted and
polite kid ( I would yada yada yada)... but seems not to be able to settle
at school... and that may well be the reason for last-years 'Home-Schooling'
(but I'm betting parental lazinesss played a part too)...

Upshot is... 'Dad, can I stay at home for schooling?'

Hmmmmm... never tried this before... but I'm not averse to the idea.

Anybody have any experience of this?
anyone here tried it?
know anyone who tried it?
know anyone who knows someone who tried it?

I'm thinking that a solution that gets this child some employer related
qualifications is a solution worth pursuing... (as in ... yeah, I could say
NO and insist on her going to school, and spend 3 years dealing with the
fall-out from that... knowing that she's unhappy/unsettled... and almost
certain to leave school having (at best) underachieved)

So... I'm looking for All and ANY resources that people can point me
toward... WWW / Usenet / Whatever.... Country is unimportant... more that I
need to find out if this 'Really' can 'Work' (but if anyone has UK specific
links.... please ... Post 'em


Nick

.... You mean you got all the way down here?... you read all that?
Wow! now that is
impressive...

"Zorro" wrote in message
...
first para is (a somewhat irrelevant) history... if you know me, skip it

Once upon a time... well 1997 actually, my son (josh then 7, now 15)
decided that he couldnt/wouldnt live with his mum and her (then, new)
boyfriend. Soooo, lucky me, the boy comes to live with his dad. All goes
well until summer of 02 when it was decided that he would return to live
with his mum (and older brother and sister and younger sister). Fast
forward to summer 03... 'Dad, I'm really unhappy, can I come and live with
you again' ... the answer being 'Of course'... so he did. Onward and
upward to the summer of 04 (do we detect a pattern here yet?)... and back
he goes to his mums... (you know what comes next doncha?) Summer of 05...
but wait, we have a new variant... not only does the boy want to come and
live with dad... so does the girl (charley-bee - 13). and in August, that
happened...with their mothers blessing... and with all being convinced
that it was 'For the best'

So.... I give up my job (again - was working night shift in a factory) and
we all settle down... kinda...

Last year (04 - 05) neither of my kids (whilst living with mum) went to
full time school... both were Home-Educated... and that has led to some
interesting problems now.

No. 1 Son ... Josh is fine, gone back to his old school, with his old
friends and pretty much settled in to the routine... However, because he
missed a whole year of school and is now in the final year (examination
year) I have some (ok... I have MAJOR) concerns about the knock-on effect
with regard to getting enough qualifications at a sufficiently high level
to gain a local college place (other kids who didnt miss last year can
realistically expect to leave school with 6,7 or even 8 'O-Levels' with
grades B or C... Josh will be doing well to get 3 at grade D or
below)...My thinking being that if I can get him into college on a basic
'Career Minded' course (say.. IT or something similar - which he has a
genuine interest in) then the clock goes back to zero... and after
qualification he can look for a decent job/ career ... and the 'hole' in
his education will cease to be important. So, a problem, but a manageable
one (I think)...

No. 1Daughter ... Charley-Bee... now theres a story... Intelligent kid (I
would say that)... Sweet kid (I would say that too)... Kind hearted and
polite kid ( I would yada yada yada)... but seems not to be able to settle
at school... and that may well be the reason for last-years
'Home-Schooling' (but I'm betting parental lazinesss played a part too)...

Upshot is... 'Dad, can I stay at home for schooling?'

Hmmmmm... never tried this before... but I'm not averse to the idea.

Anybody have any experience of this?
anyone here tried it?
know anyone who tried it?
know anyone who knows someone who tried it?

I'm thinking that a solution that gets this child some employer related
qualifications is a solution worth pursuing... (as in ... yeah, I could
say NO and insist on her going to school, and spend 3 years dealing with
the fall-out from that... knowing that she's unhappy/unsettled... and
almost certain to leave school having (at best) underachieved)

So... I'm looking for All and ANY resources that people can point me
toward... WWW / Usenet / Whatever.... Country is unimportant... more that
I need to find out if this 'Really' can 'Work' (but if anyone has UK
specific links.... please ... Post 'em


Nick

... You mean you got all the way down here?... you read all that?
Wow! now that is
impressive...


It's pretty common lately... I've heard it more and more but not a clue
where to direct you to... Although I know of a parent that has to follow the
schools curriculum so you might want to contact the school board and see
what they have for you if anything

Kim

"'Kate" wrote ...

home schooling is a big thing down here among the relgious
fundimentalists. This is one of the websites commonly used:

http://www.sethsa.org/


well thats an interestin site.... (if I close my eyes and ignore the overtly
Religous stuff)


There are accredited internet schools. They're expensive. But won't she
be missing out by staying home? Social skills develop by using them.

But anyway,

http://www.icslearn.co.uk/ (distance learning high school via the 'net)


great minds etc... I'm looking now for other peoples experiences... how did
it work?... does it really work?... is Home-Ed a euphemism for
'Indulgence'?...etc


BTW, most home schooled kids have trouble settling into a regular,
structured, class day again when/if they return. Most kids don't like
school you know but getting up and out of the house every day is
important too. Besides that, it's a teens job to make his/her parents
miserable. And you never know, she might actually like school once she
finds a peer group.


hmmmm.... I hear what you are saying....


What does she want to do for a living?


A Writer....

No seriously.... A writer... she describes herself as such already...

All kids start writing a book determined to be the next JK Rowling... and I
guess it lasts for 2 days... really determined kids might keep it up for 2
weeks... My daughter?... she began this project 4 *Years* ago... and is
still going... writes every day and is determined to be published one day..

Will it happen?... I dunno, but I guess if application and determination
really play a part, then its odds-on..... one day...

thanx Kate

n

Trying through google now.

I posted through the Opera browser, can anyone see it?

Nothing I can see on the google archive

Hello Nich, hows life?
Can't help with home schooling I'm afraid, Self and the boys all loved
school!

Dennis

"Denanson" wrote ...


Hello Nich, hows life?


oh somewhere 'tween 'fair' to 'crap' ( as per...) heh! ;-)

Howz Freddie?


n

Zorro wrote:
"Denanson" wrote ...


Hello Nich, hows life?


oh somewhere 'tween 'fair' to 'crap' ( as per...) heh! ;-)

I don't remember the Latin now but someone I once new had the motto
"Always in the ****, only the depth varies" Sound familiar?

Howz Freddie?

Great, coming up to 10 now and full of nonsense. He is still
questioning the teachers at school. In response to a recent question
"Who settled Australia before the white men, he said "No one, the
aboriginals were already there!"

Dennis

'Kate posted in blue dry erase marker:

oh.. I cna see you but google will only archive me for a day so I'm not
sure you can see me!

5 days, you have 4 left, my browser says so!

Pity Opera didn't work for me. Has anyone else got it to work?

Dennis

"Denanson" wrote in message
oups.com...

'Kate posted in blue dry erase marker:

oh.. I cna see you but google will only archive me for a day so I'm not
sure you can see me!

5 days, you have 4 left, my browser says so!

Pity Opera didn't work for me. Has anyone else got it to work?

Dennis


I thought Opera was just an internet browser... if you're looking for a good
one of those, I recommend FireFox.

Christine

"Denanson" wrote ...


I don't remember the Latin now but someone I once new had the motto
"Always in the ****, only the depth varies" Sound familiar?


Very... I never minded always being in the ****
so long as it never came up above neck height...
but just lately 'Life' seems to insisting that I do somersaults...
ummmmmm

Howz Freddie?

Great, coming up to 10 now and full of nonsense. He is still
questioning the teachers at school. In response to a recent question
"Who settled Australia before the white men, he said "No one, the
aboriginals were already there!"


Good for Freddie.... !

n