I really wish my son was going back to school today

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'It is with no overstatement that I say home schooling has given me a new appreciation for what teachers do'

When the government announced that schools would reopen for some pupils from 1 June, part of me wished my September-born son had arrived a couple of weeks earlier. Then, he too, would be putting on his school uniform today and I would be able quit the hell that is home schooling.I knew things were about to get tough. I am a freelance journalist so I’m quite used to working from our flat. But in a non-lockdown norm, I’m home alone.

And sometimes not so inwardly. Over the past 10 and a half weeks, I have lost my temper more times than I care to remember, and I feel rubbish for it. Not a failure exactly, but certainly inadequate. I’m only dealing with one child. Teachers have a whole class in front of them. One of my many lockdown gripes has been seeing my son in his pyjamas at midday, even if he does have a book in his hand

They would, no doubt, respond that it’s not natural to be sat at a desk and under a fluorescent light all day and that it’s good for children to learn at their own pace. They might add that children learn better when they feel like learning, as opposed to when the rigid school timetable dictates they should. If they choose to study trigonometry curled up in bed at 1pm, fine. They may be right.

 

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