Hawklad had been working towards his Mock Exams, waiting for school to clarify the arrangements. This week the exams started and we got clarification. Hawklad will definitely not sit mock exams until at least February. The question is how much more teaching will be made available to him from now on as much of the online school material has dried up. There is talk of one to one tuition for a couple of hours a week, however school can’t afford to buy that support in. As school are understaffed we don’t have a start date for support. So we plod on effectively with homeschooling and rely on school to arrange the final exams. Hoping we cover the right areas, find the right things to learn.
It really does feel like that a gap is opening up with his school based classmates.
“Well Dad I might end up failing my exams but at least I can watch the World Cup”
Always a bright side……
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
You have to admit that it’s not a bad bright side, given the appalling situation you’re finding yourselves in with the school system. When Hawklad’s not rooting for England he can root for Canada!
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We have been. The Canadian manager supports my team and was born near my mums family town.
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Awesome. It’s a small world. 😊⚽️
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Celebrate the “gap.” Hawklad is learning more onteresting thongs than the rest of his class. There will be a pop quiz on the World Cup after the first round..
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Ready for it.
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Hawklad writes the quiz. You have to take it!
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The thing about cogs in a wheel, is that the failure to be lubricated is not laid on the cog itself, nor on its fashioner, but on the system. It is similar with a person who is learning. Contrived lessons, moreover, while deemed “necessary” for success, often pale in value, beside their real-life counterparts, such as the World Cup. There is much fodder for learning, in observing the matches themselves-and in dissecting life in the host country of Qatar.
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That is so true.
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Hawklad can root for Canada at the World Cup! 😆 Good luck gearing up for the mock exams, Gary. You’re doing everything you can to support him.
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We have been. The Canadian Manager supports my team and he comes from just a few miles from where my granny came from.
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Quite likely Hawklad will have a more rounded education and be able to really excel at subjects thst interest him rather than having to abandon for some set curriculum. If he is prepared for adult life, you will have succeeded!
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I really hope he does. Something he can build on.
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Timing is everything. Practical young lad.
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It is.
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Why can’t they email you the complete syllabus for each subject?
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I don’t know as well.
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Weird!
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Love his attitude! Like Father, like son! ❤
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❤️❤️
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Takes after his mum 🤣🤣🤣
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So he got a double dose, you and his mom!!😉😉
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Love his attitude!!! ☺️
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It’s a good one
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Another of your excellent photographs illustrating your points
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Thank you sir
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Unfortunately, school doesn’t teach the important things. But I’ll bet that you are!
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I hope I am 🙏
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Fingers crossed again, Gary. I love Hawklad’s attitude. He is amazing 💖
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He is. Keeps me going ❤️
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A lot that we can learn from this young man 💖
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He is learning more than you think! I as a homeschooling mom am always amazed at the end of the year that we are on track. Does your school have its curricula available for you to base your days on? Remember not even public school kids finish everything they have to learn.
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That’s true. The worry is about those exams. In so many things he needs those results. It shouldn’t be like that
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I agree test/exam taking is not for everyone. Do they have accommodations for him?
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Is following England any less stressful than school?
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I love his optimism!🙂
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It’s good to have
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