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Hello there hobbit, I will move this post to the eco-parent section so you can get a better response.
Please do post back here in the hello section with a hello as well
Please do post back here in the hello section with a hello as well
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Hi Hobbit,
There are a few home-edders on this board, I´m sure one will be along soon! I´m just a home-ed or unschooler in waiting, so I can´t offer any wisdom but http://www.education-otherwise.org/ always seems to get a mention. There are links to other forums from there.
There are a few home-edders on this board, I´m sure one will be along soon! I´m just a home-ed or unschooler in waiting, so I can´t offer any wisdom but http://www.education-otherwise.org/ always seems to get a mention. There are links to other forums from there.
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Hi Hobbit
My children (9 YO twins and a 6Yo) have never been to school, so my situation is rather different. However, the advise I have heard helps the most is to chill out, and not do anything for a while. Let your child Deschool, and relax into HE. Then you can decide how to tackle things without the pressure.
also, don't rush into buying a pre packaged curriculum until after this time - lots of people waste lots of money doing that.
Meet other HE ers if you can, as wide a variety as possible - lots of people imagine it to be one way only, whereas in reality there is a broad spectrum of styles, from the expected "school at home", through to Unschooling. (Google to find more)
Best author I can recommend is John Holt - I found him very inspiring.
Good luck, have fun, and ask away with any specific questions!
My children (9 YO twins and a 6Yo) have never been to school, so my situation is rather different. However, the advise I have heard helps the most is to chill out, and not do anything for a while. Let your child Deschool, and relax into HE. Then you can decide how to tackle things without the pressure.
also, don't rush into buying a pre packaged curriculum until after this time - lots of people waste lots of money doing that.
Meet other HE ers if you can, as wide a variety as possible - lots of people imagine it to be one way only, whereas in reality there is a broad spectrum of styles, from the expected "school at home", through to Unschooling. (Google to find more)
Best author I can recommend is John Holt - I found him very inspiring.
Good luck, have fun, and ask away with any specific questions!
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hi and welcome
I home ed too
best advice I can give is feel your way - it will start to come naturally. follow your childs interests and use them to your advantage!
some people have no structure - a bit of structure works well for me and my son - you will soon find what works for you.
BBC schools programs are very useful and the BBC will even send you a schedule to plan with. there are lots of wonderful resources out there.. and a lot of them free! - we use the library a lot.
just give yourself a bit of time and you will soon fall into education that works for you.
I home ed too
best advice I can give is feel your way - it will start to come naturally. follow your childs interests and use them to your advantage!
some people have no structure - a bit of structure works well for me and my son - you will soon find what works for you.
BBC schools programs are very useful and the BBC will even send you a schedule to plan with. there are lots of wonderful resources out there.. and a lot of them free! - we use the library a lot.
just give yourself a bit of time and you will soon fall into education that works for you.
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i've just finished reading 'walking on water' by derrick jensen. i wish i had read this back when my kids were younger, and i'd advise anyone debating whether to send their kids to school to read it.
its not a 'how to', but a clear look at what school is for, with excerpts of his unconventional creative-writing lessons. his message is that the role of education should be empowerment, helping others to ask and answer the fundamental question of 'who am i?'. industrial schooling does not do this, instead it seduces the child away from that, while teaching obedience to authority.
reading this book has made me think deeply about how i home educate my son (last one left), and even pushed my free range parenting further!
its not a 'how to', but a clear look at what school is for, with excerpts of his unconventional creative-writing lessons. his message is that the role of education should be empowerment, helping others to ask and answer the fundamental question of 'who am i?'. industrial schooling does not do this, instead it seduces the child away from that, while teaching obedience to authority.
reading this book has made me think deeply about how i home educate my son (last one left), and even pushed my free range parenting further!
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so...i don't have children (nor do i plan to!) but i've always liked the idea of home ed if i ever have any.
You don't have to be a trained teacher, right? Because i've always wondered how i would go about it. how would i teach a little person what i know? How would i teach them what i don't?
You don't have to be a trained teacher, right? Because i've always wondered how i would go about it. how would i teach a little person what i know? How would i teach them what i don't?
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no you do not need to be a trained teacher. and being a trained teacher does not always mean you are a good teacher either (I'm sure you can remember some bad ones....)the.fee.fairy wrote: You don't have to be a trained teacher, right? Because i've always wondered how i would go about it. how would i teach a little person what i know? How would i teach them what i don't?
parents manage to see their kids through walking and talking... toileting and many many other HUGE things...
I have found that we learn the things I don't know together. for example, I was never much into history, particularly all those kings and queens... but my son, royalist that he is!!, is and we found royal family trees on the royal family website...
we looked up the kings and queens, founds out what they did etc I found I enjoyed it second time around, and learnt so much!
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Hi, just to add my bit.... I also took my son out of school to HE.. for us it was because he was being bullied and the school did nothing about it... I chose HE as we were due to move counties and didn't want him to start a new school.. to start another one when we moved.. For us Home ed was a great way to teach him, build his confidence and prepare him for school in a new area.. If I were you I would ask yourself if you plan for your child to return to school at some point.. because if you do you might want to stick with the NC list for schools.
We did this by using the bbc website bit for keystage 2 and then adapted our home lessons so that he covered everything he needed. We also found that when the LEA guy came round to check his progress every 3 months.. it meant he could see we were doing a good job. Remember to heep all the work in files in order for the LEA as it makes their job easier.. we also took loads of photos of experiments etc. Oh for PE we took our son swimming 3 times a week and he attended a local judo club, so that he would socialise and gain some confidence.
I would point out he returned to school in the new county.. was streaks ahead of his peers.. which meant that he was able to concentrate on making new friends, which he did without any problems. He sailed through his keystage 2 sats and moved on to secondary school with no problems. I would do it again if need be. Good luck and enjoy it :)
We did this by using the bbc website bit for keystage 2 and then adapted our home lessons so that he covered everything he needed. We also found that when the LEA guy came round to check his progress every 3 months.. it meant he could see we were doing a good job. Remember to heep all the work in files in order for the LEA as it makes their job easier.. we also took loads of photos of experiments etc. Oh for PE we took our son swimming 3 times a week and he attended a local judo club, so that he would socialise and gain some confidence.
I would point out he returned to school in the new county.. was streaks ahead of his peers.. which meant that he was able to concentrate on making new friends, which he did without any problems. He sailed through his keystage 2 sats and moved on to secondary school with no problems. I would do it again if need be. Good luck and enjoy it :)
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the LEA bod came round every 3 months? blimely! you don't have to see them at all if you dont want to - I dont mind, but we only see him once a year.
Red
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We were quite happy as it meant that there was a bit of guidance on making sure our son was upto date with what was happening in school as he was going to return. Having said all that it looks as if I might be Home EDing my daughter as well until there is a place at the school we want her to go to. At least this time i'll know a bit more about it all. We actually became very close to the chap who used to come from the LEA as we saw him so often!
You only get hindsight when you made a mistake! :)
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You might find this interesting:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6636569.stm
I took my ds1 out of school and we had a period of deschooling, followed by a few months of unschooling. He stayed off for a period of about 9 months, which gave him the opportunity to "catch up" and we found he learnt things much faster and much easier, despite having undiagnosed dyslexia. Hes always hated school, but I found he couldnt wait to get on and learn the next thing, and for the 1st time he was excited about learning. He then joined a new school for the start of his GCSEs.
Just remember that you dont need to structure your life and day as if you were in a classroom. Your child will be constantly learning, you dont need to stick to 9-3 or whatever, you do it as and when you want. And you get the added bonus of "educational" days out to places that will be pretty empty, because so many kids are in school......oh, and the chance to take your holidays when its least expensive, what with not being stuck to school calendars.
Have fun
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6636569.stm
I took my ds1 out of school and we had a period of deschooling, followed by a few months of unschooling. He stayed off for a period of about 9 months, which gave him the opportunity to "catch up" and we found he learnt things much faster and much easier, despite having undiagnosed dyslexia. Hes always hated school, but I found he couldnt wait to get on and learn the next thing, and for the 1st time he was excited about learning. He then joined a new school for the start of his GCSEs.
Just remember that you dont need to structure your life and day as if you were in a classroom. Your child will be constantly learning, you dont need to stick to 9-3 or whatever, you do it as and when you want. And you get the added bonus of "educational" days out to places that will be pretty empty, because so many kids are in school......oh, and the chance to take your holidays when its least expensive, what with not being stuck to school calendars.
Have fun