trying out my teacherly genes

When I was 16, I was totally going to get married at 22, have four kids, and homeschool them. Then my plans changed.

The getting married at 22 changed by me being utterly single for a decade.

The four kids dropped down to three kids (once I got some common sense), and then to two (once I got pregnant the first time and discovered how terrible it was).

The homeschooling was an idea I'd already discarded - but then I was confirmed in my decision by how much I lose my temper when trying to teach my son things. Absolutely, definitely, one hundred percent no way I was going to homeschool.

...and then my plans changed. Again.

It should be noted, for our studio audience, that I am in a fairly ideal position to homeschool:
- I have the time.
- I have the support system.
- I have actually done some classroom teaching before.
- I came damn close to doing a Masters in Education.
- I know the topics backwards. (Not hard. He's in Prep - so right now he's learning about opposites, vowels, and writing the alphabet.)

It's going really well! Somehow, I'm keeping my temper, and not getting horribly frustrated every time he doesn't try, and he, for the most part, is actually trying! Huzzah!

In the last few weeks, we have read things, written things, learnt maths, art, music, and PE, and had Cooking Lessons From Mum as an extra! (The boy can now make cake, and pancakes.)

That being said, I will be SO VERY GLAD when he's back at school again.