Education at a young age

Catherine, Isabellas dance teacher, said that she couldn’t tell Isabella was being home schooled as she was so sociable. I believe this is because of the lead up to homeschooling that Isabella has had. When she was 2 I had to work in a school and we decided to put her into the nursery part of a prep school. I believe this was the making of her. She had the most wonderful Headteacher called Mrs Warner. At 2 years old Isabella would come home and discuss metamorphosis. Children are sponges at this age and I believe the best education Isabella has received was in these former years. She then left there at 3 and went to a nursery in London and spent two years there, followed by reception year at her first school. These formative years taught her social skills and the basic skills needed to start reading and writing.

It surprised me then how my feelings changed towards education having had such positive experiences so far. I felt school became too institutionalised too quickly. Don’t get me wrong I love school and when Isabella returns she will gain as much from it as I did. Friendships, team games and school trips. But when we choose that school it will be the one for her whole educational experience as too much change is not good. Before she settles into that way though I am sure that there is so much of the world to see. Once Isabella leaves school and starts UNI or a job then time is so constrained. My husband gets 25 days off a year. What is that all about? All he gets is 1/12th of a year off (not including weekends) to be with his family. How is he ever going to see the world. Unless you are a travel journalist!