One thing has kept Helen and I busy over the Easter holidays: a craft project that involved making a paper mache dragon. The finished item was so colourful I simply had to share a few images of it!
Coming up to the end of the school term, you may have noticed a news story about in the press about a new and simple method of improving pupil performance. The method: sending parents text messages to inform them whether homework was completed on time, let them know what their children were learning and remind
I was lying in bed this morning thinking of the ways childhood and parenting have changed since I was young. I’m pleased to say some things are exactly the same. For instance, my kids are as excited about Christmas as I ever was. I couldn’t help putting together a list of things that have changed
My eldest daughter, Helen, recently started Year Two at primary school. As she’s getting older, her education and the teaching methods used are getting more formal. This is hardly surprising, it’s what you’d expect. There has, however, been one very significant change; homework. The quantity and variety of homework has increased exponentially.
Last week I published a post about homework and how I was a little concerned about the amount my reception aged daughter, Helen, had been expected to do over the last academic year. As we’re now in the midst of the school holidays, I’m curious to know what other parents think about kids doing some
