When I started this blog, it was for my work going through a diploma in personalized learning with specialties in information technology communication and teaching ELL. Never did I imagine I would be using it while I homeschooled my kids through a pandemic, but here we are.
A little about us: I’m a first year teacher with a disorder called DCD. I’m a single mom of I two amazing kiddos. Addie is in grade 1 and is the most helpful, kind, and hilarious child. She is inquisitive and always wants to learn more. Liam is in kindergarten. He is sweet, sensitive and curious. He also has a neuroatypical brain. It makes him unique and look at the world in a very different way.
This is our third week of learning from home and I’m starting to feel like I maybe am beginning to figure out a routine. Keep in mind, I’m a trained teacher who is just starting to figure this out for my family. It’s taken me weeks to get a grasp on this and on my mental health. I’m also not working, so I can focus on my kids education solely. Life is exhausting just homeschooling without a break! My hat goes off to all of you out there juggling everything right now. You are being asked to do the impossible. I have 5 years of University training on education and its challenging to be mom and teacher. Just do the best that you can! Focusing on creating positive relationships with your kids and making this a time of safety and connectedness is way more important than their assignments.
I’ll post our learning schedule in the coming days. I’m a teacher who strongly believes in Inquiry based learning, so my home based learning reflects my kids interests and passions and tends to be a very flexible style. Our learning schedule is generally very flexible, because flexibility is what works for us.
Wishing you all health, and the best of luck in the coming weeks/months,
Dominique
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