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[ANobleNerd]

My eldest is in P6 this year. I homeschooled him from P2, term 3 onwards.


I've 2 younger kids, a 5yo and a 3yo, but they both attend a preschool in the morning.

We're of the mind that we will try to give our kids the option of whatever 'schooling' is the best fit for their temperment and learning style.

[janet88]

ANobleNerd:

My eldest is in P6 this year. I homeschooled him from P2, term 3 onwards.


I've 2 younger kids, a 5yo and a 3yo, but they both attend a preschool in the morning.

We're of the mind that we will try to give our kids the option of whatever 'schooling' is the best fit for their temperment and learning style.

Wow, homeschool. I really salute you.
Both my kids didn't attend pre-nursery but they went to Nursery and honestly I enjoyed the 3 hours of peace.

[Kabby]

P6 already! so he'll be sitting for the PSLE this yr!


What curriculum do you use for him? I have a couple of hmsch friends, so just curious.

Do you join the Spore homesch group too?

After P6, do you still plan to hmsch for him?

I know of a mom who still hmsch aft P6 but most send their hmsch pr kids on to public sec schs.

Not easy not easy, really salute!

[SAHM_TAN]

sleepy:

mummy always:

sleepy - you look like you got a good life leh... wah, your children so good, no need pushing? i have to tell my son 10 times, before he would move from doing his work on the floor to the table...

I must nag abit la. Where got so automatic one :lol:

Now school holiday so my 'good life' is on hold this week. Kids making lots of noise at home. One minute they're best friends, the next minute became arch enemies. Then they involve me in their fight & expect me to be a judge. 5 minutes later they patch up. And the cycle repeats. Come on, give me a break, I hate school holiday!

Ya, it's super noisy now.

[mummy always]

i sent my youngest to a morning course. my second is at a camp (for the first time in his life!).


my youngest is supposed to be napping, but he is not… he is dropping his nap, i think. (he is reaching 5 years old this year)

oh dread.

[SAHM_TAN]

mummy always:

i sent my youngest to a morning course. my second is at a camp (for the first time in his life!).


my youngest is supposed to be napping, but he is not.. he is dropping his nap, i think. (he is reaching 5 years old this year)

oh dread.

I also wanted to pack them off to half day camps, but could not find anything I like. So DD1 only went to a 3 hr thing on Monday. When the 2 older ones are at home the whole day, bb will not sleep. The older ones are too noisy for her to sleep and I'm to busy to keep track of them to accompany bb to nap.

[ANobleNerd]

kabalevsky:

P6 already! so he'll be sitting for the PSLE this yr!


What curriculum do you use for him? I have a couple of hmsch friends, so just curious.

Do you join the Spore homesch group too?

After P6, do you still plan to hmsch for him?

I know of a mom who still hmsch aft P6 but most send their hmsch pr kids on to public sec schs.

Not easy not easy, really salute!

Yes, I'm on the homesch mailing list. I'm using mainly MOE's curriculum, to prepare my son for the PSLE. Prior to this year, we also did some Geog work, WW2 history, and Latin, because these were his interest.

We'll probably decide whether to continue homeschooling after his PSLE. Again, our decision will very much depend on his interests and where he hopes to go eventually.

[sleepy]

ANobleNerd:

I'm using mainly MOE's curriculum, to prepare my son for the PSLE. Prior to this year, we also did some Geog work, WW2 history, and Latin, because these were his interest.

What prompted you to homeschool your boy?

I don't have to stamina. Will raise white flag very soon :lol:

[ANobleNerd]

I homeschooled him because both dh and I felt that there was no guarantee that he'll get good teachers all the time. We were at the mercy of the system - he had fantastic teachers at P1, but P2 teachers whose educational philosophies were diametrically opposite that of ours.


We didn't want DS to learn to be a P3 at P2, and we didn't want him to think that learning was just about passing exams. We wanted to give him time to read and not have to get caught up with doing homework (He had 3 hours of homework to do a day from school at P2!). We wanted to make sure he got his fundamentals right - but it's easier said than done.

DS isn't a super-gifted student, nor an especially studious one. He's an average kid with the usual need to be reminded constantly (and yes, at time, exasperatedly) to complete his work or chores on time. However, I realise that in homeschooling him, we do see that his relationship with his younger siblings is very strong because they see one another a lot, compared to if he's in school for long hours during the day. Also, because of homeschooling, my younger ones are highly interested in reading and writing because they see their 'hero' doing it day-in-and-day-out. Reading and Writing are norms in our household, thanks to the eldest.

[janet88]

ANobleNerd:

I homeschooled him because both dh and I felt that there was no guarantee that he'll get good teachers all the time. We were at the mercy of the system - he had fantastic teachers at P1, but P2 teachers whose educational philosophies were diametrically opposite that of ours.


DS isn't a super-gifted student, nor an especially studious one. He's an average kid with the usual need to be reminded constantly (and yes, at time, exasperatedly) to complete his work or chores on time. However, I realise that in homeschooling him, we do see that his relationship with his younger siblings is very strong because they see one another a lot, compared to if he's in school for long hours during the day. Also, because of homeschooling, my younger ones are highly interested in reading and writing because they see their 'hero' doing it day-in-and-day-out. Reading and Writing are norms in our household, thanks to the eldest.

I do agree the education system is not friendly to all kids, esp those who are year end babies. My younger daughter is Nov child and she's only 6 but have to study what a 7 year old has to do at P1.
However, homeschooling requires courage as child is not in school and hard to tell if he/she is in sync with what is taught (sorry, that's my view. No offence).
Regarding your eldest child's love for reading and writing, I feel that's really great because that is something I hope my kids can develop a love for.

You are really dedicated...even though I'm a SAHM, I do not have the courage to think of homeschooling my kids.