As Elsa gets older I worry about the fact she’s not doing 30 hours a weeks school and 5 hours a week homework. I mean we do stuff, but it was getting the point that she was becoming difficult about doing English with me (her least favourite subject).
After several weeks of this behaviour, I suggested maybe having someone else teach her this subject. She wasn’t happy about it but agreed to give it a go.
I found a tutor who came and tested where she was at so she knew where to start teaching her and my goodness, she was classed as being where she should be age wise for comprehension and maths and ahead for reading. This was a bit of a surprise as we had only been doing a small amount each day.
She continues to have the tutor once a week for 2 hours and is given homework to do. This will hopefully keep her on track for the future.
So while I may have felt at the time I had given up. I didn’t. I just passed some things over to someone who could help me. I now focus on other subjects, which at present include Geography, Ancient Egypt, French, Art, Cooking, Sewing, etc.
We still have a varied education and now our tutor is part of this.