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Originally Posted by bopdude
Good luck matey, I have always said that there was / is a better education to be had outside of school, after all, what use is half the stuff you learnt at school to you now ??? touching on the subjects was ok for a while but I've never needed most of the geography, music, history etc etc, I'm not saying to exclude them all together but really, there must be better things to learn about, espeacially in this day and age.
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You probably don't need most of the facts you have learned at school but school isn't just about learning facts. It is more about training the mind to look for solutions to things and to think things through. The subjects themselves give you an insight into many things and you find out the areas that are of interest to you.
One of the big problems with ordinary schooling is that not enough attention is given to the individual pupil. Every member of the class has their own rate of learning and their own areas of interest. If the teachers go at the pace of the slowest pupils then the speedier ones can soon get bored and less attentive. If the teacher goes along at the pace of the speedier pupils then the slow ones are completely lost. Choosing the middle ground can leave the slow pupils lost and the fast ones bored. Home education can enable each child to be taught at their own pace and their lessons tailored to identify and exploit their strengths and rectify their weaknesses.
Social interaction is something that can suffer and teamwork skills can be missed out on altogether. Ideally home educated children should be encouraged to take part in activities where teamwork skills are paramount.
One drawback with home education stems from an earlier mentioned fact that one on one teaching enables the child to be taught at their own pace which keeps there interest levels high. Unfortunately life itself can be quite different no matter what future occupation the child embarks upon. The child can move from a 100% interesting education to something that has peaks and troughs of interest and constantly repeating tasks, something they may have never experienced.