The latest twist is that my youngest daughter, Sabeen, who’s 15, has been given an unconditional offer from Cambridge to study Land Economy, one of the hardest courses to get into, commencing in two and a half years. Remember, we’ve spent perhaps US$10k in GRAND TOTAL on her (mostly-online) education, and put in very little time as parents teaching her.
BTW the photo is one of my favourites, it’s a good 5 years old, but it gives a good idea of how our family ‘works’.
Anyway, it does mean she somewhat has a problem, she’s got to find something to do for the next two and a bit years, but we’re sure she’ll find something constructive to do, and given after whatever she does she’ll be off to Cambridge, she’s got some fun teenage years to enjoy after having worked really hard.
If there is one thing my experience with homeschool has taught me apart from the fact it can work, it’s that there is little point trying to teach kids these days. We need to inspire them, that needs to be the focus, because if we can do that, given all the material is available online such as on YouTube, it’s then hard for them not to achieve incredible things.
The Wonder Years 