Many friends of mine have home schooled and the children seem very well turned out to me.....Speaks for itself really....If there are attitudes you would prefer them not to pick up locally it makes good sense to home school ideally...but financially is expensive to run a family on one income....
I think most children would benefit from going to school. It would give them a structure in their lives that they have not yet experienced and a wider circle of friends
my son is 5 and started primary school last year but I have been thinking about home tutouring him already. He has some learning difficulties and finds crowds/ social situations difficult so finds school really hard, he has vision and audio problems in crowds. On one hand, he needs to learn to interact with other children and how to conform but on the other hand, hes really bright and is learning nothing at the school. All they do is tell me what he does wrong and how he needs to change. In my opinion the SCHOOL need to change not my son and they are not helping him so Im thinking about taking him out of school
i am a student who is taught at school and i think that you should be taught at school but if you are taught at home you should be taught by a prober tutor
i suppose it depends on the child. there are benefits for both home schooling & a proper schooling. for proper schooling it allows the child to inter-mingle with other children, helping to develop their social skills which i think is quite important. for home schooling, well the only benefit i can see is, the child may learn faster & be more focused on learning, but i wouldn't have the patience for that myself. I went to a proper school & i found it quite friendly, if your issue with home schooling is a fear that the child may be bullied, well that is just a chance you have to take, i wouldn't home school a child as i think it is important for the child to learn to be a round other people so that they can interact with others later in life
I think children need to be taught social skills as much as maths and English etc. and the only way to do that is to be among their peer group they need a well structured timetable and a chance to socialise with both their friends and to get used to being with people they have not got a lot in common with this helps to form the childs individuality and personality and the only place where they can find all this is in a school. There they meet people who have different interests and many different backgrounds this helps the child to understand other peoples needs and helps them to understand that everybody is different but basically we are all the same
Yes and no, children learn a lot of socialisation skills by going to school. Also you need to be careful as if they just don't like going to school (not through bullying etc) then what happens when they have to go to work and work with people that they don't necessarily like. I am not against home tutoring but there are drawbacks from with regards to the social learning that a child may miss out on and depending the person teaching them it could be dangerous as you would need to ensure that they are covering the right material and in a structured especially if they are looking to proceed onto university. I knew a family who believed in home schooling due to them having very strong christian beliefs and not being comfortable with what their children were facing in a standard school with regards to bad language, lack of respect for teachers etc. While they did teach their children unfortunately it has turned their children into adults who do not cope well in the working world, who do not socialise well and have become extremely over bearing individuals as they have never had anyone disagree with them bar their parents and think that their parents know everything and are always right 100% of the time and unfortunately they have not been given a rounded of fully informed view of the world. So if done right great - if not done great very detrimental. I think in the first instance try and find a school where your child will fit in and will enjoy the environment or has specialised or more one on one teaching style.
I work in education as an assessor and chef tutor/trainer, where the students visit me in a sort of 'day release to college' system. The students that I 'teach' are usually (but not always) less acedemic, but they thrive in this environment. I also deal with 'problem' teenagers that have been excluded from mainstream education, and they also appear to learn well, with some encouragement, in this environment. At the moment I am also involved in 'home tutoring', with a student that has been excluded from mainstream school AND her learning centre (where excluded students are taught)! This student visits me for practical work, and I visit her for the theory work. She is also doing well in this particular situation (having just achieved her NVQ), but I would not advocate it for everyone. It can help some, but be to the detriment of others. The social skills necessary for life are not learned, and there can be other problems too. But with a home study programme ensure that the tutor is a professional, well qualified, and has the necessary criminal checks carried out. Above all make sure that student and tutor will be able to work together and that the student will achieve!
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