Organisation Really Helps!

Last year I did not consider the forthcoming year curriculum until the 4th September. I stayed awake until the early hours of the morning planning a rough guideline, so I could face the girls in the morning with some confidence to welcome in the new learning year together. 

This year I planned it at the beginning of August! I reviewed what they had learnt over the past year, wrote their yearly reports and from there gauged the path I wanted to take them down this year. Dad and I also had a long conversation about our end goals for their education, so we can start to roughly plan the next ten years out for them. This gave me clarity in the direction we are guiding them towards. 

I sat at the school room desk and calmly planned and noted, with the full knowledge based on last year, that flexibility and spontaneity remains absolutely pivotal and should be your constant guide. 

This may sound conflicting, but in practice having a plan whilst allowing spontaneity to flow alongside can make for a successful outcome, especially for children with learning difficulties or those on the spectrum. As you follow this blog you’ll see this method play out, with the children and I working as a team. 

This year I aim to build a learning environment where we are all teachers as well as pupils, to build their confidence to believe they have something to offer others. Teaching is not just a question of snowing them under with facts in teacher mode. 

 If I may add a note: Xander has been excluded from the written plan this year as he has to concentrate on his physical and mental recovery from chemotherapy and radiation. However I will be spontaneously teaching him when he feels up to it, for as he showed during the transplant, his love for learning has not waned!

Here I am signing out dear readers, it would be lovely if I have inspired you in any way, but no matter, keep smiling and enjoying your day.

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  1. Can't wait to see what this year holds for you all!

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