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Home schooling
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Reading this reminded me of an episode of Wife Swap (there was nothing else on okay...) which featured a couple who home-schooled their child. You ended up feeling very sorry for the child, the parents both seemed to lack social skills, one being an absolute recluse. Meanwhile the child's main friends were a couple of horses... What's more, what came in the programme was that this child did very little academic work compared to what she would have done at school.
Of course home-schooling will vary according to each situation and some parents will have a very different approach and some kids probably end up getting a better education...but still, it's undeniable that this kind of unregulated education could severely disadvantage a child's future prospects in many ways... Surely parents shouldn't be 'reminded' that they have the right to home-school their kids - but rather strongly discouraged?
Of course home-schooling will vary according to each situation and some parents will have a very different approach and some kids probably end up getting a better education...but still, it's undeniable that this kind of unregulated education could severely disadvantage a child's future prospects in many ways... Surely parents shouldn't be 'reminded' that they have the right to home-school their kids - but rather strongly discouraged?
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Personally I'm not a parent but if I did have kids I'd want to send them to school but also educate them at home myself. Not to indoctrinate them or persuade them to my way of thinking but to make sure their education that was out of my hands was suitably rigorous.
:yes: I agree. There is much more at to be considered than just the academic education of the child. Being in school with a class full of peers helps develop social skills and conflict resolution skills. Children will also learn the importance of understanding others opinions and working with both friends and foes. These skills are just as essential as GCSE's in the work environment, and it would be disastrous for a child to miss out on them.
It is so much harder to learn these skills if your being taught at home. In an environment were you are the only child. Its also important children are in an environment where children are encouraged to form their own opinions and not just agree with opinions of their parents.
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I dont think they are subject to any inspections, nor are they expected to adhere to the national curriculum or take standard assessments :no: (as far as I know, that could be completely wrong though)
I understand the want for home schooling in certain circumstances where the child has learning difficulties or something, and I also think the schooling system is heading in the wrong direction at the moment. as it is, kids now are expected to adhere to a very narrow expected "norm". this is not the fault of the schools, nor the teachers, but the curriculum as it stands. standardised testing is all well and good, and serves its purpose, but I think it's been taken to far as it stands now.
that said, I still think the education system in the UK is pretty good. (although I suppose that's because I never fell foul of it)
I'd only advocate it in cases were no other alternative is practically availible.
I think i saw that episode (My housemates are really into it) The parents were really weird, the ones of the home school child. I think kids need to go and play with other kids in school.
(Plus that Blonde bird was a bit of a milf
[I will SO regret this in the morning!)
i'd like to be in a position to homeschool my kids in the future although it won't be easy, purely based on my observations with my siblings i.e. the youngest 3 who have gone through the normal system from the age of 5 just don't seem as bright as the oldest 3 who were homeschooled for 6-8 years.......go figure.
Edit: the youngest 3 also have a far more colourful language then I did at their age, something I wouldn't want my kids exposed to, there's a good program on ch4 next monday actually about schools called watch your motherfucking language, worth a look...
IWS
I may have been conditioned by reading many of your previous posts, especially in P+D, but this one reminds of that old adage : always expect the unexpected.
Then again I may be assuming way too much from three little words.
So,what exactly do you mean by "being taught correctly"
In the opinions of those in power. I mean if they have the children's best interests at heart when they set curriculums and teaching standards etc, you'd expect that they would at least be consistant about it, and apply it to all children. Surely if they feel that every child is required to have an education of a particular standard (which they clearly do because of the laws they've put in place regarding every child requiring an education) then surely logically this should apply to those taught by anyone.
I follow your logic as set out but I consider that initial "if" a big one.
All well and good but that is not what the educational system is designed for....
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