The last two weeks have been insanely busy. My step son has been struggling with his school work and bullying, the school have not been able to really help Josh to reach his potential, and have limited his options so much this year with his GCSE's that he has become very frustrated with the whole situation.
We are very lucky that Josh does not have any behaviour related needs but his dyslexia requires different teaching techniques which most of his teachers refuse to use in the classroom which means he struggles to keep up and understand what is required of him.
After more than a year making the decision this week we officially removed Josh from secondary school and as of today we are officially a homeschooling household! This decision has been exciting and scary all at the same time but we know that we are making the right choice for him.
I am able to tech him Maths and science and have my sister helping to tutor in English skills and he will be allowed to explore the other subjects of his choosing to find the best fit for him.
As you can imagine I have been looking for outfits that are comfortable and relaxed as I am sat either in the office or in the kitchen with him while working. Todays outfit is an amazing dress that I was kindly sent by the lovely Simply Be.
While this dress is not the usual figure flattering nipped in waist style that I prefer, it is just so comfortable and makes me feel fabulous anyway! It has false zip pockets (would have loved real ones) and the bold check pattern is fantastic.
I didn't manage to capture the best photo of it today but you get the idea and I think you can see i feel happy and relaxed, excuse the hair, it was stuck up in a ponytail while we ran into town for school supplies.
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I also have another amazing tartan inspired outfit for you from Simply Be which is gorgeous so keep an eye out for that this week.
Hopefully now this decision is made and we are all less stressed I can get into a blogging schedule again.
Mhairi
xxx
Homeschooling is brilliant for dyslexic children, especially when so many schools & teachers refuse to change their teaching style to help those children let alone give them extra support. My brother is dyslexic & has adhd, its hard because kids with these learning difficulties are often incredibly intelligent but can't show anyone because of the way the school system is set up. I wish you & your step son luck on the homeschooling.
ReplyDeleteAlso, that dress is gorgeous! Lovely colour on you. I wish we could end the reign of fake pockets.