Asking For Help And Other Home-Learning Tips
By now you’ve all seen the many memes on social media about homeschooling. I have two favourites at the moment. The first was a tweet from Shonda Rhimes, the head writer of Grey’s Anatomy. “Been homeschooling a 6-year old and 8-year old for one hour and 11 minutes. Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year. Or a week.”
The second is another tweet from @TheNextMartha. “Our homeschooling curriculum includes: Honours Laundry and AP Vacuuming.”
All joking aside, we know this is difficult and we really want to help in any way possible. Along with this post is a downloadable chart we prepared that features some helpful hints on how to manage your home-learning programmes.
In particular there is one tip to which I will draw your attention - Asking for help. Give yourself a break…you’ve got a lot to manage so if you have a concern that your child isn’t covering the required course material, contact the teacher for advice on what to focus on and what can slide. We’re here to help.
I have also included a link to some very helpful insight from the International Baccalaureate which includes the following remark from the article’s author.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is also teaching us many lessons. One lesson is that globally, we are all much more interconnected than we might realize. No matter where we live, we share a common humanity, benefit from our mutual well-being, and depend on one another to thrive. We all have a responsibility to behave in ways that do no harm to others. As we all continue to adapt in accordance to this situation, let us continue to have a growth mindset, seek opportunities to learn in multiple ways and share knowledge. After all, not all learning is done in a classroom. Often, the most important lessons are those we learn outside the classroom.” - Safa Shahkhalili
