A new day · Tuesday October 2, 2007 by Lily
English seems to be quite pacey with a new book being introduced almost every week. “An Inspector Calls” is to be added tomorrow. I wish I could beg or borrow a copy of the film as they are silly prices on Amazon.
Geography, well all subjects, are subjected to continuous testing so we’ve to devise a way of learning that suits his learning style. I think they are going to have some tutorials on learning styles. I suggested using “Inspiration” a computer programme he has but he seems to be coming down on the side of revision cards (index card size.)
I can’t sit for long and feel frustratingly unable to help much, but last time I had a big op I didn’t recouperate enough and it all went very wrong ending up in a stroke.
Rupert is also getting into a funny phase, as he does, of being either incredibly fast or incredibly slow in what he does. It’s mostly fast now and he sweeps through the house like a whirlwind. Having one child now grown up who paces herself so well, I’m finding this very hard and unnecessary. I think we need to sit down and discuss time management but then he’d see it as a waste of time!
We should be getting a report at half term and maybe a parents evening, but I don’t think I’ll be able to go as yet.
R seems to be enjoying French most of all. I’m thinking of buying
Star French It’s similar to StarSpell that we used in the early days of HE. I’d probably use it myself. French spellings seem to be the one thing that will hold him back from achieving a high grade in GCSE French.
Tonight was a fairly late night although R doesn’t seem as tired as he used to be when he was home ed.
