Possibly I am. Busy with all sort of thing.
We had been on unschooling time for quiet sometimes when I busy, than in between kids will do their formal school work. It wasn't bad now I reckon. We did our quran readin everyday, Alhamdulillah. It was and still slow but progress. I guess I was and will be very fussy with quran reading. Alhamdulillah I've been bless with good proper quran teacher. Than at the age of 13, my mum arrange for a tajweed teacher come to teach me an dmy mum at home. I did learn quiet a lots of this teacher apart from what we learn in primary school. So, I am quiet fussy when it come to reading quran especially with pronounciation. Especially with kids who had English as their first language. But, Alhamdulillah it was progressing but very very slow and I don't mind. Important for them to grasp and master the pronunciation.
Thanks to ummrashid who send me link for Science. Sorry I haven't got a chance to reply. I will Insya Allah go through it, once financially permit. I am going to get the English course first for MS and S. Hopefully by end of this month. I am concentrate for them with three important subject which is English, Maths and Science. I am going to sit and decide weather MS and S will take biology, physic and chemistry as double science or they just going to take two from the three as PS did or just foundation science. I had to decide early than later as it give pressure on them if it's too late.
At the moment when ever we got time with formal homeschool, Maths will be the topic that they just get on straight away. MS is revision on Key stage 3 with workbooks. Which is very good. At one time he will do at least 3-5 pages. Sometimes up to 7 pages. This enable him to cover up the time when I was busy and needed his help around. S still on mindsprinting with maths, so do AS. S still with time topic. She find it a bit difficult with time problem but she get there. Worksheet also getting harder and a bit complicated and tricky, so she only manage to do one set at the time. Unlike AS who will usually do 2 -3 set at the time and today, as we had holidaying for quiet some time, I get him to do 10 set. He actually take around 10 minutes for one set of sheet or sometimes less. It's muliplication and division with one digit at the time. He's very quick with it, so make job easy, Alhamdulillah.
I had made some more research about dyslexic. I had talk to a friend, who is a doctor. She suggest me to bring MS to the doctor. But, I think I will contact the organisation and get MS to do assessment. He improve so much in reading. A lots and he doesn't sound struggle anymore. But, still he lack of concentration at some point, had short term memory problem, or even he cannot remember his childhood at some point. He need a constant nagging in term of concentration and focusing. Just like many dyslexic and it's just about time for me to get some help around. He has been improved than what I used to worried about him. Alhamdulillah. I am still worried about him in term of socialisation, not because his homeschool, but because of lack of understanding from people surrounding him. Which I now try to understand and look back I think it was quiet horrible of not understanding the situation.
PS was sooooooo busy of course. Her first paper is this Friday. Some of her school friends from First college which transfer to Interhigh all go back to year 10 actually and will be taking exam next year. What a waste of time and money Interhigh is, but there you go, it's an experience and cannot regret. It was a nice school in some way. IN term of homeschool, I like it. How they teach different than what in the curriculum. BUT, when it come to exam, teaching outside curriculum and teaching for knowledge is no good...A reminder for me as well as getting the kids to take exam is somewhat needed proper teaching rather than just pick and mix. We had to be in the system or in the curriculum to be able to at least reach the standard in the exam. Especially with GCSE. So, PS was behind before when she was with First college. But, as I put her on year 11 and plus I register her for Higher tier paper for Maths, she had to work harder and harder in short time. I know she might not get good result due to the time that she got to learn and finish the whole curriculum, BUT< she work very very hard...poor her..until she think her head going to explode..
For me, it has reach the target although she haven't sit on exam yet. She had constantly on revision. She understand now learning for exam is different than learning for knowledge or info. She understand now that some of what she learn, she might not going to used it in later life. She had fight the stress. She had gone through pressure and I could say, she manage to handle it in her own way and although she soung like giving up sometimes, she never did. She is a true fighter. And as for that, for me, this had meet the purpose of why I want my kids to take the exam. She on pretty much excellent independent learning with revision. She had matured though out. I am really glad. If she didn't get at A, I know she already achieve what needed to achieve and learn from exam.
I had to go now, may be some more post later..hopefully..
