tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post9175488827966771912..comments2017-12-23T21:57:18.421+00:00Comments on Many Different Drums: And back to normality.....sort ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-28143344431049662822012-07-13T14:55:56.579+01:002012-07-13T14:55:56.579+01:00Hi! Thanks for dropping by :) Beth is 16. If she&#...Hi! Thanks for dropping by :) Beth is 16. If she'd been at school she'd be in Year 11.<br /><br />Beth took her first one (Biology) at 14, which was really a bit of a practice run for us both. She then took two last year (Biology again, to improve the grade, and Psychology). Then History and English Lit this year. Then she's doing Maths and English Lang next year. The jury is still out on whether we'll tackle any more qualifications over the next 12 months! She plans then to go to college, but hasn't decided what to study yet.<br /><br />So she will finish a year 'later' than her schooled peers. This was a conscious decision by both of us though, partly due to finances (I can't afford many all at once!) and partly so that she would actually get the chance to enjoy and appreciate each subject.<br /><br />Your daughter could take exams as early as she likes really, or leave it till later. I have heard of home educated 12 year olds sitting GCSEs, but also many that wait until they're older. If she has a particular ambition it might be worth looking into it to find out whether future colleges, Universities etc have specific criteria, such as GCSEs taken in one sitting. <br /><br />Other than that, it's up to you and her. Subjects like Maths and Science are often considered to be more easily tackled at a younger age, while English and History are often left for a couple of years as they tend to require a certain maturity. It totally depends on your daughter though! We left Maths to last because Beth thought she couldn't do it. In the last year something has clicked and she's forging ahead!<br /><br />If you're on the HEExams list there will be plenty of experienced and helpful people there! :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921079511239804720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-48681309089622628402012-07-13T14:30:25.452+01:002012-07-13T14:30:25.452+01:00I'm a bit late replying to you Pat, sorry, but...I'm a bit late replying to you Pat, sorry, but just wanted to say, "I agree!" Hope you are all well :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921079511239804720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-64727990902418767582012-07-12T22:21:35.546+01:002012-07-12T22:21:35.546+01:00Found your blog via your reply to me in yahoo exam...Found your blog via your reply to me in yahoo exam group regarding centres. So lovely to read as we're just starting out on our home-ed journey (daughter age 13 and son age 8)so it's nice to know how successful it can be for the children. My daughter would be interested in the IGCSE history and English, and coincidentally is reading Pride and Prejudice :) If you don't mind me asking how old is your daughter? Just wondering the earliest my daughter could start taking exams?Jodie's PopArt Home Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480093529614733138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-76651425913982042662012-06-27T11:03:46.760+01:002012-06-27T11:03:46.760+01:00The brain learns best when it is at rest!
Pat Quin...The brain learns best when it is at rest!<br />Pat QuinnPatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-90887421124776848152012-06-24T11:00:43.788+01:002012-06-24T11:00:43.788+01:00Hi Ross! That's a good way to think of it. It&...Hi Ross! That's a good way to think of it. It's also clear to me that even though we're not necessarily forging ahead with anything in particular, there's still a lot of learning going on. <br /><br />I know that when I'm overly busy with work, projects, chores etc, I don't feel I have any 'brain space' left. All I'm able to do at the end of the day is flop in front of the TV. Even reading can seem like hard work.<br /><br />When it goes a little quieter, my brain kicks into action and I find I'm able to reflect on things I've read, heard on the radio, seen out and about and so on. It's easier to think some things through to a conclusion, or become quite the philosopher about others! I imagine the children feel much the same and it's very worthwhile :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921079511239804720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-23289543463048639152012-06-23T19:26:44.909+01:002012-06-23T19:26:44.909+01:00Lovely to read of your doings Jane. I always think...Lovely to read of your doings Jane. I always think that a period like this when you think you're doing nothing educationally should be considered as fallow time as it is always beneficial to future fertile production!! Thinking of you. xRoss Mountneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197824499243468021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-81895466373303805242012-06-18T09:21:32.950+01:002012-06-18T09:21:32.950+01:00Ah, thank-you for you comments! Yes, we've pre...Ah, thank-you for you comments! Yes, we've pretty much decided that GCSEs are a necessary evil. Well, not necessary perhaps, depending on your ambitions, but you know what I mean. There's no doubt that Beth has benefited from studying the course - she commented only the other day that she is picking up a lot more references from television and so on that she would not have understood before, particularly the historical ones.<br /><br />And I suppose accepting the fact that there will be some bits of whatever you choose to do that are tedious and boring is worth learning in itself!<br /><br />Fingers crossed for all our results now! And you enjoy your summer too :)Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921079511239804720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5941583597167539893.post-12199113118341707762012-06-18T07:26:20.206+01:002012-06-18T07:26:20.206+01:00Lovely to read someone else's exam tales. We h...Lovely to read someone else's exam tales. We have just finished our batch of IGCSE's for this year, I am pleased to say because my girls, like your daughter find them tedious and rigid to study for. It is a whole new method of 'learning' for them to absorb, one which upon discussion they feel "Sucks all the joy out of the subject" (their words not mine).<br /><br />My older two recently sat Environmental management Igcse which took them 6 months of study, whilst we hope to sit the Pride and Prejudice & Importance of being Ernest - English Lit exam after a years study in Jan 2013. <br /><br />This is one of the things we do like about the home ed Igcse exam way - that they can study as long or as little as they like and sit the exam when they're ready, not when someone tells them they have to.<br /><br />Our youngest also has to do a lot of self learning whilst I go through the Igcse bits and bobs, sometimes this brings immense guilt on my shoulders when she needs help and I am spilt between them all, other times she loves the independence of self learning. I have no doubt all will come right in the end though and balance out equally. <br /><br />Wish you all bundles of luck with all your exams and do enjoy your summer. xXxhigglepea home edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494424123662638376noreply@blogger.com