--- In homeeducatorsUK@..., "winterguardmumma"
<winterguardmumma@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> I have posted previously about wanting to remove my 9yr old
daughter
> from school because of her being unhappy. I just wondered if i am
> doing the right thing by giving her so much decision making power.
So
> far we have let her decide as to whether she wanted to stay in
school
> or be home educated. She enjoys the learning, but she has problems
> with the playground politics and she is rapidly loosing trust in
her
> teachers who continuously fail to respond when she has any problems
> regarding her so called friends being horrible to her. To be honest
> the school has some really stupid rules that put emphasis on the
> wrong things and the pressure to perform well is unbelievable. At
> least 3 times a week I walk out of there worrying about whether or
> not i am letting her down.
> I see my daughter becoming more and more unhappy and more focused
on
> worrying about what she got in a spelling test etc than what she is
> actually learning, she now thinks she has been put down a level in
> literacy and feels a failure because she hasn't got the 'handwriter
> of the week' award or a special mention for something.
> When i speak to her about HE (and thats at least once a week) she
> says she wants to stay with her friends (well one in particular)
and
> no amount of promising that she can see her out of school will
change
> her mind. She is becoming more and more disruptive at home and
admits
> her concerns are over school, yet the school repeatedly say it
isn't
> their problem.
> Part of me wants to pull her out before the damage is irrepairable
> but i know if i take the choice away fom her she will resent me for
> it. Any suggestions??
>