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Positive Wellbeing During Self-Isolation
If you or anybody in your family is having to home school children at the moment, let us know how it is going? Answer all that apply
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My grand daughter is self schooling her two children at home as well as working full time from home - the great grandchildren love it and so does my grand daughter - her eldest son is working - she has three children - two boys aged 16 and 19 years old and a daughter of just turned eleven and she is going to be a grandmother at the beginning of October and she is thirty seven - so some positive news for a change. (I had to sign in through facebook for some reason - i am already a member - Xeena is my name on here. Keep safe everyone.
Hello
I voted No-one in my family is being homeschooled, which is true because I have no school age family at my home. Which is nice because when kids were going to school, it seemed like every bug making the rounds of school I ended up with.
I have known several parents who successfully homeschooled their children, but they were a major exception. Most parents do not have the patience or do the kids. Being an engineer, I found it very hard to even teach math to children below college level because I know all the short cuts and did not know at what stage the teacher was approaching the lesson. I can teach anyone basic trigonometry in fifteen minutes, but the person will not have the required building blocks of trigonometry. In actuality, if the student never uses the trigonometry in their life, it may not make a difference depending on student's work choice.
My grandchildren are in French immersion and I'm doing the reading with them everyday. It's both helpful to my daughter and son-in-law and enjoyable for me. It provides a focus every day and for anybody who's feeling down it could be good to do something like this because I have to prepare my lessons I have to listen etc. It lifts your spirits for sure
My daughter is teaching her 9 year old and is a teacher herself. She also has a 4 year old and he will start school in September! But her family can spend quality time together since the lockdown. Her partner normally works away for 1 or more weeks, so it is also a good bonding time for all of them. For some families it is good. I do know that a lot of families struggle and having a very difficult time!!!! Facing unemployment, sudden job loss, is still happening now. I suppose all my sons and daughter with their families are blessed!
My daughter is at college but, is SEN so there are aspects of that that impact the family, especially as the deadline is approaching for work. In college we had one to one support but, this is difficult online.
My sister is homeschooling her grandson who lives with them. He is only 4 so doesn't have his own device but, uses the family's. It has raised family tensions as she is doing the lion's share of the child care as well as homeschooling.
My grandson is due to start secondary school in September and the family are concerned that he won’t be as prepared for the change.
My daughter was furloughed at first, then redeployed, doing different days at short notice. It makes organising home schooling difficult. Her husband is doing his best trying to teach them and work from home when necessary, and provide meals.
My daughter is home schooling her 8 year old and getting her 4 year old ready for school in September. I've answered that they have their own devices, parents are finding it stressful from time to time, the child/children find it hard and any other aspects impacting families.
My daughter is finding it difficult as although when in school she's very good and is ahead of her years in a lot of things and interacts with the teacher well, when home though she doesn't always listen to her mummy and can't be bothered at times. Children take notice of teachers but not always their parents. My daughter is getting no break whatsoever from the children as of course we are not allowed to see them and that's hard as well.
This is a difficult time for all and I feel that a lot of parents out there that have been home schooling are to be admired as these are unprecedented times.
Excellent poll by the way.
Alicia 
I know not everyone is in a privileged position. NHS, key workers, some teachers, whose children may struggled also with home schooling etc.
Lots of single parents, parents struggle, either due to lack of finances, time or resources at home like laptops or iPads to receive school work for their children. Its crazy to realise how many can not even access vital information during this Pandemic. It is very very tough. Friend of mine lost his job 3 weeks ago. He said I paid our rent, council tax and no money for essentials! They have a 2 year old son. I am worried for them!🤔
My daughter is 4 so she’s finding it really easy atm and is loving going for walks to look for different animals as her topic in nursery at the moment is farm animals
Our daughter, son-in-law and 6 yr old grandson moved in from Brooklyn two months ago. Glad I didn’t downsize.
They don’t know when they will go back. This is my silver lining to see my family.
We are doing bird watching and just put up a hummingbird feeder.
We have several feeders and the birds wait in line for the suet feeder. Also chipmunks and squirrels.
My brother is Home schooling his two girls yr 4 and 6 along with his wife. They are very organised and the children are complying however as they both work I’m told that they are really busy with their children, lives, jobs
It's hard work home schooling my 7 year old grandson. Him and his Mum live with me and my husband and it has been very hard because his Mum and Grandad are furloughed and there are 3 adults in the house. My grandson is setting us all against each other and refusing to learn. He's on the Autism spectrum and is very clever. He finds the work that his class teacher has set is too easy so, we've been doing BBC Bitesize, workbooks that I already have in the house, reading, gardening projects and lots of sports. I bought him a new bike for Easter and he is regularly going on a 15 mile bike ride with his Grandad.
It's very challenging!
My grandchildren miss their friends and their routine somewhat, but generally quite enjoy spending more time with their parents and eachother. They’re six and nine and usually argue but because they only have eachother, they’re actually getting on really well!
They’re a lot more creative in their play and rediscovering old toys and enjoying them.
My daughter is home schooling her 4 year old daughter who started reception last September. She will be going into year 1. My daughter does not feel she has had enough direction and guidance from the Education Authority and parents have been, pretty much left to there own devices apart from a few work sheets provided. My concern is that, there does not appear to be enough structured learning during this time and it will put the children under pressure at a later date, catching up on all they have missed.
My daughter is going spare with her two over home schooling —- and she used to be a teacher !!!
Teaching on a 1:1 or 1:2 basis is nothing like teaching a class—- totally different mindset needed.
Her children are Yr 6 and Yr 2, they’re missing their friends, find the work sent by the school tedious or very simplistic. I don’t think there’s any happy medium in this.
They’re missing normality.
My children 13 and 15 years old are working hard . They decided to do the same hours of schools and each one followed tgeir own time table. The school St Pauls Catholic school haa been very supportive and given then feed back as well. It makes my live easier. Tge most of the other activitiessuch as dancing class, piano and flute are being done by Zoom.
I am home schooling my 8nyear.old and 11 year old. One has disabilities sonit makes it even harder for them to get work done or even have the motivation to do the work. I feel.sorry for the children as alot of the work.thats been set now is brand new to them as they would have been looking over it through the last term and then start their new subjects and topics. So now they are at home they have just had the brand new work dropped on their lap with no idea what to.do! I think that's where alot of the stress and anxiety comes from. We just all have to do the best we can. We can't stress ourselves out or the kids as it definitely wont get the work done. keep safe everyone and be safe. We can do this. !!
My daughter is missing the face to face contact with her schoolfriends and is anxious and concerned how long this will last and if they will still be friends when she meets them again.
Parent working from home with 2 kids means home schooling is almost non-existent. Well-being of home worker and state of relationship between parents has been hugely affected
The teachers are finding all this just as frustrating as the kids are. My 14 yr old granddaughter is doing a majority of the work ( and there is alot) without too much trouble but she of course feels that it is much better to be in the classroom where the topic is actually being taught. They are talking about doing Virtual teaching where the teachers are actually doing a video rather than a list of assignments the kids have to do.