Whereas a school might try and force a kinaesthetic child to conform, perhaps even recommending drugs, a
wise home educating parent will encourage frequent breaks for exercise, and not worry about fidgeting.
While some
UK home educating parents like to educate in an eclectic or autonomous style, choosing their own resources as and when they seem appropriate, others prefer to use a set syllabus or some kind of guidelines, at least to begin with.
There are some anecdotes from the author's own experience, including times when she changed her approach or ideas, and text - boxes with quotations from
other home educating parents.
Some home educating parents may not be as knowledgeable as specialist teachers, but they know where to find out more.
As
a home educating parent you have a much easier task than a teacher in a class of 30 or more children.
Home educating parents, by contrast, can treat each child as an individual.
This may all be obvious to
home educating parents.
As
a home educating parent, the best thing is to work with your family to discover your own rhythm.