This is going to mean that 100′s – possibly 1000′s of students are not going to be able to complete there courses, and of course the knock on of that is a. Tescos are going to find less people shopping there. b. Tutors are going to find them selves student less next year, c. well the wonderful institution which is the OU is going to have less students.

Please find attached a link to a facebook group entitled ‘Tesco – Every little doesn’t help OU students’

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=278290981649&ref=ts

I thought you might be interested to know the impact that the OU/ Tesco change of policy on clubcard…

After our rather successfull, but demading tutorial, for our welsh course, Steve and I both took it in turns to fall asleep at home. I needed it.

Asha did some maths, and puzzles on the PC. To be honest i know she did some mazes, and she did some drag and drop jigsaws. I also saw her having some books read out to her. She has really become a dab hand at using these programmes, and even the older Piglet game, she is managing to enjoy. We just need to get her to understand how to start the shutting down process a little bit better, though she is getting there!

She is using dvd’s for 5+ now. Which considering two months ago, she rarely had used a pc, and the fact that most days she still dosn’t, I am really impressed with her progress. I never mention it, and she seems to use it about twice a week.

After a couple of hours – far too much computers really.. but she did run around between games, and do forwards rolls and stuff as well, we read some poetry, from a book i had as a little one : Never wear your wellies in the house. It certainly made her laugh. We then read that classic – Everybody poos.. and we finished off with an introduction to the world of the collins childrens dictionary. She loved asking me to find words for her.. and seems to have grasped what its for. She has also taken it to bed!

I guess if I spent time recording what Asha did throughout a day, my record would be amazing. As for today, although we were out for 9.30 and not home untill 1. I know she did stories, did computing, did gymnastics and dancing. She also did reading, and imaginative play with her rocking horse and her horse on a stick – i cant rember the technical term- she also covered daddy up when he fell asleep, and helped me to clear the table after dinner. She was playing in the do room for a while, but i dont actually know what she was playing. But she is always learning, and she is always a sponge.. Education? Asha is happy, she is aware of her enviroment, and is keen on nature. What else can one want for a child?

Vicki xx

There is a general chat forum

One section for fellow OU students and there is one section which is for current home educators only.

Please ask to join this, if you are currently home schooling. Otherwise you wont have access to it!

Vicki xx

What a fantastic course this looks like! Its 44 weeks long and has two courrse books in all, wih two practice books as well. 6 TMA’s!!! But at least I should enjoy it. The materials seem well organised and clear to use.

The use of on line conferencing and activites will make it really good fun.