Anyone here homeschool their kids?

The Halk said:
I'd say the reverse. The more interactions a young child has with other young children the better.
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That did cross my mind, but in terms of education I'd say it probably works out better as it'll provide them with the foundations they need before approaching their GCSEs. But then again, this may hinder their ability to learn at GCSE level because they're not used to a classroom environment.

I think socialisation could probably be dealt with in extra-curricular activities.
 
My mum home schooled my brother up to and through GCSEs, initially because he was being bullied at school, and the schools management of it was ineffective. She also did it because he had a particular affliliation with music, and she wanted to encourage him as much as possible around this (even though she herself isnt musically gifted).

It took a lot out of my mum, as she was with him nearly every waking minute of every day.

There are lots of forums/communities setup where parents of home schooled kids can share experiences, meet, kids socialise and the events are run at someones house so other parents can have time off.

Now, my brother isnt what youd call a genius, i got him through his Maths GCGE...and when he got a C, we were over-the-moon for him. He ended up doing 6-7 GCSEs 2 years early + Grade 8 guitar + Grade 5 flute. He went to Academy of contemporary music in guildford after that being pretty awesome on guitar at 14-15.

Now he goes around the country as a pseudo music producer/performer having recently "pretented" to play bass with One Direction on Red or Black. He is also graduting with a 2:1 degree from ACM this year.

Pretty hard to be a professional musician if you are socially stunted.
 
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edscdk said:
I would think a few hours a week tuition would be as good as the schools offer... kids seem to do very little...

can you send them in 3 days to mess about and play, then keep them home 2 days to teach them something...?
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wow, English schools must be awful, I know the schools here are much better, I recall being constantly working while at school, I very much enjoyed school, more so as I grew older and the subject range decreased to those I very much enjoyed.

I think with homeschooling kids develop in a different way. The kids I know who are homeschooled come across as particularly strange. Althought there seems very few or no scum class amongst them. So odd but not scum. Those who are schooled in school are the complete spectrum from delightful edcuated and engaging, to tarded scum.
 
I think that home schooling can offer a great solution in some cases. If your local school is, um, less than glowing it may offer better education.

If you are comparing it to somewhere like Eton then it is going to come up short. I have read a few things about this over the years and I think average grades from home schooling tend to be quite high compared to state schools.
 
Home schooling is terrible idea in my opinion. There is no way a child would get a balanced view of the world hearing from just one person. Even at secondary school you spend a fair amount debating topics forming your own opinions etc.

Home schooling seems to be used as a way of protecting children from either bullying (which is a part of life to a certain extent) or certain ideas, religious or otherwise.

How anyone can think they are more capable of educating a child than a team of people specifically trained to do that job is crazy.
 
RickST said:
How anyone can think they are more capable of educating a child than a team of people specifically trained to do that job is crazy.
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It doesn't have to come down to whether a single person is a better educator than a team of trained teachers. You have to factor in the environment as well.

I think in an ideal world children will learn a lot from their peers. What they learn can be good or bad though. I can imagine that a sink school in Tower Hamlets or similar is going to present children with a less than ideal example.
 
It seems to me that those who actually have some knowledge or experience of home-schooling have a far more positive view than those who do not.

In the general case, it seems reasonable to suppose that forming and expressing a strong view on any subject which you know little about is unlikely to lead you to a balanced and realistic conclusion.
 
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If/when i had children I would like to home school them until age 10-13 if possible and then send them to a private school for high school and if they want to go to a private specialists college for their high school years then they could. But the main reason would be so that they can have fun with other people their age and i don't think you could get that even if you sent them to scouts or other types of groups. People make friends at school that some people keep their whole lives. I would hope to never have to send my children to public school though.
 
RickST said:
Home schooling is terrible idea in my opinion. There is no way a child would get a balanced view of the world hearing from just one person. Even at secondary school you spend a fair amount debating topics forming your own opinions etc.

Home schooling seems to be used as a way of protecting children from either bullying (which is a part of life to a certain extent) or certain ideas, religious or otherwise.

How anyone can think they are more capable of educating a child than a team of people specifically trained to do that job is crazy.
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I'll assume you're not deliberately trolling and bite on this one...

Yes, that's right - when you home-school your children the only people they have any interaction with is their own parents. And even that is only to take them out of the cupboard at feeding time.

You would never, for example, meet up with other people who also home school and go on field trips for example. You wouldn't sign them up for after-school type classes such as dancing, music, and sports. You certainly would never take them to places such as a museum or art gallery. You certainly wouldn't hire out a hall on a regular basis and invite people like professor kaos to come and visit.

I feel that a single highly-skilled teacher looking after 25+ children of wildly differing abilities is really able to tailor make each lesson to suit all their needs, and I don't see any scenario in which an individual child would either be bored, or feel left behind. Class sizes has never been a problem for teachers and never will be. I certainly don't remember feeling by turns frustrated in subjects I was poor at and bored in subjects I was good at.

:rolleyes:
 
RickST said:
Home schooling is terrible idea in my opinion. There is no way a child would get a balanced view of the world hearing from just one person. Even at secondary school you spend a fair amount debating topics forming your own opinions etc.

Home schooling seems to be used as a way of protecting children from either bullying (which is a part of life to a certain extent) or certain ideas, religious or otherwise.

How anyone can think they are more capable of educating a child than a team of people specifically trained to do that job is crazy.
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This is exactly right.
 
Mr^B said:
I'll assume you're not deliberately trolling and bite on this one...

Yes, that's right - when you home-school your children the only people they have any interaction with is their own parents. And even that is only to take them out of the cupboard at feeding time.

You would never, for example, meet up with other people who also home school and go on field trips for example. You wouldn't sign them up for after-school type classes such as dancing, music, and sports. You certainly would never take them to places such as a museum or art gallery. You certainly wouldn't hire out a hall on a regular basis and invite people like professor kaos to come and visit.

I feel that a single highly-skilled teacher looking after 25+ children of wildly differing abilities is really able to tailor make each lesson to suit all their needs, and I don't see any scenario in which an individual child would either be bored, or feel left behind. Class sizes has never been a problem for teachers and never will be. I certainly don't remember feeling by turns frustrated in subjects I was poor at and bored in subjects I was good at.

:rolleyes:
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This is exactly right
 
Mr^B said:
I'll assume you're not deliberately trolling and bite on this one...

Yes, that's right - when you home-school your children the only people they have any interaction with is their own parents. And even that is only to take them out of the cupboard at feeding time.

You would never, for example, meet up with other people who also home school and go on field trips for example. You wouldn't sign them up for after-school type classes such as dancing, music, and sports. You certainly would never take them to places such as a museum or art gallery. You certainly wouldn't hire out a hall on a regular basis and invite people like professor kaos to come and visit.

I feel that a single highly-skilled teacher looking after 25+ children of wildly differing abilities is really able to tailor make each lesson to suit all their needs, and I don't see any scenario in which an individual child would either be bored, or feel left behind. Class sizes has never been a problem for teachers and never will be. I certainly don't remember feeling by turns frustrated in subjects I was poor at and bored in subjects I was good at.

:rolleyes:
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But school is also the starting point for socially-focused anti-authority experiences :D
 
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