Comment on Daily discussion thread: š Monday, June 3, 2024
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ6ā© āØmonthsā© agoIt sounds like Mr P is volunteering for impromptu homeschooling duties
Comment on Daily discussion thread: š Monday, June 3, 2024
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ6ā© āØmonthsā© agoIt sounds like Mr P is volunteering for impromptu homeschooling duties
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone āØ6ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Thatās a great idea, thanks Melba. I have seen those NAPLAN books around in the past but havenāt connected their presence to our current situation in a useful way š”šš¼āāļø
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ6ā© āØmonthsā© ago
No worries, I hope it helps him keep his hand in without overwhelming him. They look expensive at Officeworks but a bit cheaper on Thrift Books. Perhaps you can find some old ones on Ebay, or free legal PDFs? Perhaps by getting past papers from tutoring sites or some such. I googled ānaplan books pdf free legalā and saw stuff like that but Iām not sure which are legit. Thereās also āfree study material for homeschooling australiaā to try.
If all else fails there used to be Educationalā¢ļø computer games. When I was little they used to be things like Math Blaster or Lost Secret Of The Rainforest but surely thereās something more modern.
Also seriously work together with the school and see if you can get some leeway on this (if you havenāt already) because unless heās attending or being homeschooled there could be strife. Even if Mr P is feeling really unwell he could rest on the couch while Eldest works his way through something, and Eldest can get a reward for each completed page. (The reward heavily depends on his age.)
But even if Mr P can do that much definitely access social workers and/or respite care in any way you can, whether it be through the council, Human Services, or Peter Mac. Youāre going through some heavy stuff and nobody is meant to do this much alone.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone āØ6ā© āØmonthsā© ago
Thanks Melba! I love how you do your research on a response. Iām lucky in that the school arenāt concerned about the academic side of things at all. Their focus is just to get him to the school at this stage. The student welfare person and his therapist came up with a plan where heās just coming to school, having a chat with the wellbeing team member and then going home. Theyāre aiming for 3 days a week where he does this, at the moment. The goal is to successfully have him do this at least once before the school holidays, so theyāre really prepared to take ābaby stepsā with it.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone āØ6ā© āØmonthsā© ago
No worries. Thatās so good that a low pressure way has been found to step back in