Home educated?!?

Question

well im 13 and i am home educated with my sister 15, we might be doing gcses next year (maths,englisg,science maby french) but we are really finding it hard to concentrate when working or working at all. i need some tips to help me learn and have fun at the same time remember 13-15 years old, i want to do my gcse but i dont feel i can pass then at all please help

tinkerbell

Answer 1

Home school is for people who can't get friends or boyfriends/girlfriends.

Answer 2

go to a quiet room

Answer 3

If you are spending too much time studying one topic, you may find it better to break the study sessions up into shorter pieces.  You may know that small children have a short attention span and if you try to sit them down for a half hour lecture, you will have figgity, inattentive kids about half way through.   You are older and are learning to endure longer, but even adult workers are encouraged to stand and walk around at the office if seated for an hour, perhaps do brief exercises, look away from the screen, etc.  Look at how much you are trying to cover and if it is running an hour and a half for a couple of chapters, divide it down and take a break after each chapter.

Answer 4

Ignore the haters, love.

You are very early with taking GCSE exams at 13, pupils over here are 16 when they take them. Could it be your parents put a bit too much pressure onto you and that is why you have problems concentrating, because it is just too much?

You said, you don´t feel like you can pass them, did you tell your parents? How does your sister feel about it, is she afraid of not passing as well?

Taking 3 GCSEs now is early, but 3 subjects are not really a lot. Have your parents considered more subjects at a later point in time might make more sense? Pupils at the school nearby here usually en up with about 10-12 subjects....

I am more or less against homeschooling as well, but mainly because there is not enough control over what your parents do with you. Forcing 13yr-olds to take GCSE exams when they have problems concentrating and fear of failing make me get a bit worried.

To give you some general advice, you need to structure your work - and you will need to do that together with your sister and parents. Chop the work up into smaller units and have breaks in between, if possible get some fresh air, eat and drink in the breaks. I would say, just like a regular school day but I am afraid you don´t know what that is like. :)  Do not put too much pressure onto yourself and overall, I really think you need to talk to your parents about this. If you can´t or do not want to, is there is relative or (adult) family friend you might feel more comfortable talking to?

Answer 5

Life is not fun it's hard work.  Fun a reward for doing the work.

Without an education fun is stocking shelves for K Mart makin $16K a year which isn't enough to get you an apartment or a car.

There is also those job that require quantitative and qualitivie analasis.  Did you want diet or regular coke, large or small fries.

This is what FUN will get you.

Now that's NOT to say school work can't be fun, but that means independant creative thinking.  That's work!

It means you got out and get those kindergraten wheels and sticks that u use to building things and create atoms and bonds physiclly in science with these so you can see how molecules form.

That's about as close to fun as you are going to get.

You can watch old PBS and see Connections, which is a fun way of looking at history and science and techology

Maybe yuo can take a field trip to a museum or art gallery.

Answer 6

home schooling? whats wrong with you, usually home schooled kids are people who have wierd over protective parents and kids who cant go to school coz they get picked on too much.

do you have any friends?

the reason you cant study is because you are in the same environment all the time, you have many distractions because your whole life is around your home.

you should make a space or "study room" where it has the bare minimum of things in it. have only your desk, chair, light, study materials and pens. clear everything else away.

There are a few things you should do within the first few days after receiving your assignment.

    * Set a research deadline to give yourself plenty of time to write. When you reach the deadline, stop!

    * Establish certain areas and topics you need to cover first and establish boundaries. Don’t get distracted and veer off course. After you’ve covered your basics, you can spend some time exploring those interesting topics outside the boundary lines.

Test Day Checklist

There are a few simple things you can do to make test day a little easier. The problem is, test day usually comes after a late night of studying or during a time of stress. That means you're most likely to forget some important steps or items just when it's most important to remember them! It might help to make yourself a checklist for the morning of your test so you’ll remember to take a few essential items to school with you.

Good things to remember include:

    * A watch, which can be a lifesaver when taking tests made up of several sections. You can avoid spending too much time on one section and leaving another blank if you divide your time and keep an eye on your watch.

    * A snack for nibbling on right before your exam, to keep your grumbling tummy from distracting you.

    * Extra pencils or pens.

    * A calculator if it’s allowed.

    * A thesaurus or dictionary.

    * Ear plugs for blocking distractions. Check with your teacher first..

Organize study and homework projects. Get a large calendar, one that allows space for jotting down things in the daily boxes. Rip it apart so that you (and the child) can sequentially mount the school months for the current semester. For example, you can tear off September, October, November, December, and January and mount them from left to right across one wall. Have the child use a bold color writing instrument (felt tip pen) to mark exam dates in one color, reports that are coming due in a different color, et cetera. This will serve as a reminder so that things aren't set aside until the last dangerous moment.

Teach your child that studying is more than just doing homework assignments. One of the most misunderstood aspects of schoolwork is the difference between studying and doing homework assignments. Encourage your child to do things like:

    * take notes as he's reading a chapter

    * learn to skim material

    * learn to study tables and charts

    * learn to summarize what he has read in his own words

    * learn to make his own flashcards for quick review of dates, formulas, spelling words, et cetera

Note-taking is a critical skill and should be developed. Many students don't know how to take notes in those classes that require them. Some feel they have to write down every word the teacher says. Others have wisely realized the value of an outline form of note-taking. Well prepared teachers present their material in a format that lends itself to outline form note taking..