From what you tell us, Lizzie, you have clearly made a success of teaching your children. Would you be kind enough to share the secrets of your success?

I don't mean in the vague terms that you usually use but some more concrete things.

Do you teach reading? What method(s)do you use? How long each day?

Did you teach your children to write?

How much per day do you spend on particular subjects if any?

How is the day structured? I spent some time at a school where children were free to do as they please. Were your children educated like that? The school I'm talking about had formal lessons though it was not compulsory to attend them. Do you do any formal teaching?

Since you clearly spend a lot of your day ranting on the internet, copying and pasting onto Myspace, and writing to Mudcat and discovering undiscovered musicians - how much time are you actually devoting to your children?

Finally since your full-time job seems to be educating your children how are you paid?