What is your experience with home or online schooling?
My youngest has social anxiety so I signed her up for online school and her grades have increased, I'm no teacher and happy we have the technology to do it this way.
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KarenDuponteDurose · 51-55, F
As a teacher, in a school, I think that it's important to not only develop the child's intelligence but also that they cultivate a way to mingle with others.
Obviously, with the spectrum of neuro-divergency out there I can understand just how hard it is to find what actually works well for your child in a mainstream or even 'special needs' (for want of a better term) school in terms of interactions with others.
At best, it's a minefield!
Combine that with being a mum.
During 'The Covid Years' our school (I was Deputy Head at that point) went online and I found it very anxious for the parents and the children, and ourselves, on the objective of trying to keep on that uphill curve of learning and not letting anyone fall behind.
Myself, I suffered burnout because of the barrier to being face to face with the students. There's a lot of non verbal communication that you can only pick up, really, being in the same room as they are.
However, as there are many different stars in the sky and that we are all different to each other, there are also many different ways to teach and - most important - to learn. No one is better than the other. If it works, it works.
Glad that you have found a good platform for your daughter.
🙂
Obviously, with the spectrum of neuro-divergency out there I can understand just how hard it is to find what actually works well for your child in a mainstream or even 'special needs' (for want of a better term) school in terms of interactions with others.
At best, it's a minefield!
Combine that with being a mum.
During 'The Covid Years' our school (I was Deputy Head at that point) went online and I found it very anxious for the parents and the children, and ourselves, on the objective of trying to keep on that uphill curve of learning and not letting anyone fall behind.
Myself, I suffered burnout because of the barrier to being face to face with the students. There's a lot of non verbal communication that you can only pick up, really, being in the same room as they are.
However, as there are many different stars in the sky and that we are all different to each other, there are also many different ways to teach and - most important - to learn. No one is better than the other. If it works, it works.
Glad that you have found a good platform for your daughter.
🙂