And I though the horse meat scandal was bad!State schools are just sausage factories.
And I though the horse meat scandal was bad!State schools are just sausage factories.
Why?...Swmbo has said for a few years that she would like to take them out of school...
The problem here is, people don't like others to exercise a choice that may be different.
No it's not. Home schooling isn't just about personal choice, it's about parents making choices for their children. No-one should have any issue with children being taught at home when that produces a better, more rounded, education, but in some cases children are taken out of the school system because of unreasoning prejudices by their parents.The problem here is, people don't like others to exercise a choice that may be different.
I had friends years ago who home schooled their kids, but in what I thought was a particularly sensible way ...
A bunch of families (five or six, I think it was) who lived close together basically created an informal school. The parent who was best at maths taught all the kids maths, the parent who was best at English ...
That meant the kids got a range of teachers, not just their parents, and also that they socialised with other kids all the time, not just in limited after-'school' activities.
No it's not. Home schooling isn't just about personal choice, it's about parents making choices for their children. No-one should have any issue with children being taught at home when that produces a better, more rounded, education, but in some cases children are taken out of the school system because of unreasoning prejudices by their parents.
A major driver for home schooling is religion. Parents can tell their children whatever they want in their leisure time, but I don't see why we should applaud - or even accommodate - those who want to take them out of school so that they can fill their heads with pernicious drivel like Creationism.
How do people find the time to do home schooling?
Presumably they thought they would do a better job than any of the available local schools.So why not just send them to a real school and have then taught by professional teachers?
2909449 said:My parents home schooled me off and on throughout the overlap of our joint existences. I try to follow the example with my kids. We all also went to school.