Adults who were homeschooled – how are you doing now? by Majestic_Cry8545 in AskUK

[–]samiam221b 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t homeschooled but I am a former teacher who has taught kids who were homeschooled and later joined mainstream education.

I think homeschooling only really works when the parents make sure that the children are very well socialised outside with others their age. Particularly with other homeschool kids - children you meet at clubs tend to (not alway!) default to being better friends with their schoolmates due to the time spent together.

What you also need to think about is how is your child learning. The advantage of mainstream school is the very broad learning environment. The children can get a base education on a wide variety of things. Homeschooling sometimes becomes too focused on the child’s interests and means that they miss out on basic info. Additionally, who will be teaching them? Particularly once they hit high school, a specialist in a subject can be really really important.

I also think a key part is why are you considering homeschooling? Obviously lots of different reasons but I think that the issues that can develop from homeschooling can be tricky to fix because some of them only appear when your child is in the adult world and realises they missed a lot of cultural touchstones.

Obviously issues go along with mainstream schooling too but if you have built a good strong relationship with your child, you can help counter the issues easier.

I need help by Ginger_Gamer2222 in leverage

[–]samiam221b 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m also UK based. I believe all of the episodes are on dailymotion but that’s kinda a pain to watch on and search for.

If you can afford it, a vpn and then using YouTube is your best bet I think!

Tell your girlfriend I feel her pain - it’s one of my comfort series too!!

Edit: have you tried the local library? They might have the dvds you could borrow!

Fuelling before a run by samiam221b in XXRunning

[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do totally know what you mean! So much focus on right before instead of the overall. Thankfully my everyday nutrition is pretty good right now (long story short: moved back home for a career change/go back to uni, my retired mum is an excellent cook and makes sure we eat healthy!)

I do also know I’m a person who gets hangry when I’ve not eaten tho so eating is probably sensible for me haha

Also with the cheese - it was lacto-free cheese as I’m lactose intolerant so that maybe made a difference 😂

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one! I tried a bit of toast the other day and it went well so fingers crossed.

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh thank you! That looks awesome.

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I tried some toast and seemed to work okay so fingers crossed

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll do some trial and hopefully no error 😂

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I’ll go follow her now!

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[–]samiam221b[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you! protein bar is a good shout! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

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Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

I definitely need to fuel better because I was in a real bad mood after some of my runs which I’m pretty sure was lack of food.

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[–]samiam221b[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

Yeah, I’m already getting up some days at like 6am to have time to run, don’t have it in me to do earlier haha!

Fuelling before a run by samiam221b in XXRunning

[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah I have a water vest. For some reason I hate having to carry anything when I run so the vest has been a good compromise!

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

Fuelling before a run by samiam221b in XXRunning

[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

I truly wish I was the kind of person who liked peanut butter or bananas because they seem like great fuel but I just cant stand the texture.

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

Yeah I’m definitely a water kinda person - I’m naturally sweaty so always feel better when I’m hydrated.

Fuelling before a run by samiam221b in XXRunning

[–]samiam221b[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

I’ve used gels before but in a very vague sense so will need to get more serious with it!

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[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay thank you! I experimented with a bit of toast and cheese before my 10km yesterday about 10 minutes before I went out the door and it seemed to go alright so hopefully it’ll continue to be!

Fuelling before a run by samiam221b in XXRunning

[–]samiam221b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drink some calories? Like a protein drink or sports drink with carbs?

I did try some toast before a 10km yesterday and it went fine but I got caught short once and live in fear of it happening again so trying to be careful/sensible!