RE: Fuck this stupid fucking country
August 10, 2018 at 2:51 pm
(This post was last modified: August 10, 2018 at 2:52 pm by Aroura.)
(August 10, 2018 at 2:42 pm)Whateverist Wrote: It isn't usually something I recommend but have you considered home schooling for the year? I suppose you could get some materials sent to you for the purpose? Not sure what other commitments you have going on that would make that hard to do but lots of people sure do it.
I am comfortable home schooling ( I wasn't at first but became so with experience). We did it quite successfully from 2nd through 4th. She tested very well at the end of her 4th grade, the year before we moved here. She was reading at a 6th grade level 2 years ago, and her math was in the top 20%. We got to do tons of fun projects at home, and used resources like Khan Academy to fill in where I was not comfortable.
Her only weak spot is writing (and spelling). We worked hard on her spelling and got it more on par, but her writing is still messy. It's one of the reasons they are using to justify holding her back. Which is super frustrating. Kids mature differently with different subjects, and she is physically very uncoordinated, something I suspect she will suffer with for life. Neat and orderly writing simply will never be her strongest suit. But if she's at 6th grade or ABOVE in everything except one subject...meh I need to let this go, lol.
However, homeschooling is illegal in Germany. So it's all a pipe dream anyway.
(August 10, 2018 at 2:07 pm)mlmooney89 Wrote: Oh darling I understand how hard it is to make this kind of choice for your daughter. Education is such a big deal and there is no perfect diagram that says public or private schools are better. It depends on the child and the specific schools. While she is young enough to learn another language "easier" than if she was an adult she is also older than the sweet age range of fluently learning more languages. I remember living in Germany when I was 3-6 but I was on a military post so while we went to a German school we had English speaking teachers. I did learn German but I doubt I could have been in a real German school fully immersed, that must be terrifying for your daughter. Please give her so many kudos from me that she went to one. Even just trying, and trying as hard as she did, is so brave. Tell her she did her part and she tried and her reward for trying so hard is for a more laid back year. Things are going to get hectic for her when she gets older so she can enjoy a bit more time being able to play and enjoy it. So what if she doesn't get fully challenged for one year of her life? She will get plenty of that over the coming years.
Thanks so much Mooney, it means a lot to hear that, I really appreciate the kind words and will pass them on to her. She really did try hard, we can't ask for more than that.
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