It can be hard home educating. Nobody tells you how to do it, you have to figure it out on your own. You can read all the theories out there but you still have to apply it to your children. You can't be seen by mainstream school mums to not know what you are doing or when you have a wobbly as their solution is you should send your kids to school.
Now my Emily has done so well, she is amazing. I dropped her off today at the train station so she could get the direct train back to Manchester where she is at the university there doing Photography. I miss her when she goes, we have spent such a lot of time together being home educated and I have watched her grow. I miss her humour and our little chats, but I am proud of her for going after the things she wants and trying so hard to get there.
She played lots as a child and managed to do her GCSE's in a year which was a lot of work. She achieved this near her 17th birthday. She got into a Sixth Form in Cambridge and every day for 2 years I would drop her off at the bus stop at 7.15am for her to go the hour bus journey into school. Then pick her up from the bus stop at the end of the day. I have to admit to being glad when that all ended LOL.
Emily is amazing to me, she has offered me so much and I have learnt so much from her being in my life. It guides me in how I want to be today.
Today I want to offer lots to my younger two as learning is not this thing you shy away from. I want more open conversation with them about their needs and their interests. I want to show them why it might be important to know how to write an essay or a book report. I want to expose them to so much and because I am a planner, it is easier for me to sit down and plan some things I want to do with them, some projects they may like. I want to expose them to more maths, in the form of games and easy explanations. I just need to come up with a plan that equips my children for the future for any path they want to take!
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