Hi Aculady
Thank you for response. I have genuinely thought about homeschooling next year, and went as far as looking for resources, exploring the law etc. There is a provision in Provincial law for partial homeschooling which, for a while, I thought might work. I will mull it over again and discuss it with my hubby. This has to be a whole-family commitment....
Multi-age groups are a definite advantage of homeschooling. I liked Montessori partly for that reason. Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be much for home-schoolers in our area although with the population density, there must be some groups around but they aren't very visible. The gym club and art school E. attends both used to have sessions for home-schoolers but stopped it as there wasn't enough kids. Not impossible, and it probably is the best (or at least the happiest) for E. The other benefit is that I could adapt what we do so that it was optimal for her. For example, she learned cursive at Montessori and that seems to be less problematic for her, but her public school insists that she prints until 3rd grade and then re-learns cursive.
[It sounds terrible, but on a very personal level I sort of don't want this to be the solution. I am much happier at work, and that break does make me a better mother than when I am home all day and trying to work at night. E. is incredibly intense to parent - the level is pretty close to constantly running a seminar group for not quite up to scratch 1st yr. university students, but less predictable in direction. In comparison, a day at work is a breeze. Does this make me worst mother of the week? I truly admire those who do home-school successfully as you do. I'll go and soul search.]
If it isn't too much trouble, please can you tell me a bit about what the OT has done with your son? Doing lots of sports and physical activity with E. has helped her gross motor development noticeably. I wonder if OT could help E. with her writing more than I am doing, and whether they have ideas to help her speed up her work.
Best wishes
Nadro
