Tagged: math

Homework, AKA Shouty Time

“Do you have homework tonight?” “Yes. It’s quite hard.” “Oh.” We are in our local pizzeria, for a change. The homework thing, after a year...

Drawing of the troll battle in Artemis Fowl

Unschooling Rocks!

Well, I am quite childishly excited today. This unschooling approach has really worked wonders! Parents, grandparents and a never-ending stream of teachers have sweated blood...

The Mysteries of Maths…

The Mysteries of Maths…

“Home” schooling this week has been, I think, quite successful. Z has produced a gorgeous picture of a Mekong sunset, and a piece of descriptive...

In Which We Slay the Hydra

We have won the long division war! Once Z started humming the theme tune to 2001 at volume, I knew we were going to be...

Our Maths Hell

So, four Mondays into our trip, and the home-schooling thing has hit a major speedbump. It’s the long division that’s killing both of us. It’s...

First Day of School . . .

Taking Z out of school for a year to travel proved less problematic than I’d thought. The headmaster and attendance officer basically said, “Where are...