MSE Parents Club Part 10

SusanC_2

feelinggood wrote: »

Susan, while we are on the subject. OH is actually starting to mention homeschooling quite frequently, do you have any good sites for information that I could show him?

Education Otherwise.
(HSLDA also has some useful information but is US based so obviously a lot is US specific whereas Education Otherwise is UK specific.)

ETA: If you're looking for home education resources or curriculum ideas, googling methods you are interested in can be helpful (e.g. Charlotte Mason, Montessori, Classical). Ambleside Online gives a suggested Charlotte Mason style curriculum. Also, here is a link to my Diigo home education bookmarks although I don't seem to have a lot in it.

Fitzio

csh wrote: »

Oooooooo!

I see your knowledge of Scotland is about as good as mine :cool:

Ha ha. I was sure Caz was in Fife! Did you used to live in Fife Caz?

emlou2009

SugarSpun wrote: »

Em, I make the most super awesome mushroom gravy and it looks a faff but really isn't. Will edit in the recipe in a second.

That I could do quite happily and looks nomnomnomnom! Guess what I've decided we're having for dinner tomorrow now? I love mushrooms. I think I'm actually addicted to them!

SugarSpun wrote: »

That's a FB pseudonym, his real name is even odder :rotfl:

I like his FB name! Is his real name actually anything like that?

Dontknowanymore wrote: »

I cant say exactly where I am but lets just say it's not too far from the place which hold the horseracing and ladies like to dress up and get fancy hats for!!

Thats right near OH's parents not far from me at all!

csh wrote: »

Just a buggy for holibags
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3760914/Trail/searchtext%3EPIPI.htm
I shamelessly stole the links from Em on this one

Beccles- charlotte looks so grown up now compared to your avvy and a bit of too!

Its a fab buggy, but the wheels have already started squeaking, not impressed at all!! Waiting for a nice-ish day so I can WD40 them out in the garden

SusanC wrote: »

Okay, I'll try not to be too long winded.

Wow! What you have planned for Alice sounds fab. I had no idea you were a qualified teacher when I asked though, or if I did I had forgotten
Its interesting what you say about not needing school to socialise. I think personally my views on that bit are a bit skewed, cos my parents didnt socialise me with other kids when I was little, and when I got to playschool/school I had no idea how to act around others and just hung around the helpers and teachers, cos I was only used to being around adults. I feel awful for almost doing the same thing with Seth, as the groups I've gone to are full of cliquey people around here, but he is getting that interaction when he is at the CM's so he should be fine... I hope

scruffy96uk

Caz still lives in fife ( I think lol)

Just had a lovely bath with El, water was every where but we had gr8 fun.

cazscoob

Fitzio wrote: »

Maybe we should arrange a skate and swim meet at The Time Capsule, and then all back to mine for lunch ha ha.

Caz, I have family in Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy and a friend in Pitlessie. No idea where Auchterarder is though! Would need to check it on a map.

i would be up for a meet as long as you dont laugh at me falling on my !!!! we are in auchtermuchty just 7 miles from glenrothes its near falkland if you know where that is lol!!!not too far from pilessie if you look on google maps!

not been to any of those places but will def look into going! there is fife animal park close by which is quite good!

Fitzio

scruffy96uk wrote: »

Caz still lives in fife ( I think lol)

Just had a lovely bath with El, water was every where but we had gr8 fun.

Oooh, now I am getting confused. I have been away from my work for too long! Is Perth in Fife? I work with the police so I class Perth as Tayside?! And you are definitely Tayside Scruffy!! Except when in Grampian lol.

Sami_Bee

you know you all want one of these for your doggies http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/dog_cages_carriers/travel_bags/dog_accessory_bags_and_trollies/95040

SusanC_2

emlou2009 wrote: »

Wow! What you have planned for Alice sounds fab. I had no idea you were a qualified teacher when I asked though, or if I did I had forgotten
Its interesting what you say about not needing school to socialise. I think personally my views on that bit are a bit skewed, cos my parents didnt socialise me with other kids when I was little, and when I got to playschool/school I had no idea how to act around others and just hung around the helpers and teachers, cos I was only used to being around adults. I feel awful for almost doing the same thing with Seth, as the groups I've gone to are full of cliquey people around here, but he is getting that interaction when he is at the CM's so he should be fine... I hope

Everyone's views are going to be influenced by their own experiences - it's fairly natural. I think also with home educating being uncommon, most people tend to only know of it from hearing about people who have hot-housed their children and not socialised them (like that girl who went to Cambridge at 13 and then ran away) or people who weren't really doing it but used it as a cover for abuse and so that gives a skewed perception of it too.

scruffy96uk

Sami I saw one of those on ebay and peed myself laughin lol

Perth is Not in fife no!!!

money_maker_3

Evening all

Kids in bed, and my house looks reasonably acceptable for my wonderful weekend guest so long as she doesnt open any cupboards !! Me thinks we will be too bust to be in the house much though

Hope everyone is well, am doing ironing *yawn* as I am here, so will be slow in replying to anything interesting !! xx