Home education

[Purplefrog]

How great to meet other home edders on here 😁

[jemett]

I home educated my son from the age of 6 (he’s 18 this year). However, he has severe learning difficulties and complex medical needs so a bit different to main stream home education. Saying that it was wonderful for both of us and I’m so glad I have had all those years with him constantly by my side.

[novocastrian]

How does this work exactly?

for example how can you teach a subject you are not for want of a better word trained in? ie/ i failed O level maths and already struggle to be any help to my Y9 daughter with her maths homework.. they have started GCSE coursework & its a massive woosh for me..

do you worry your children miss out on the social side of school which imo is a decent % of a childs education

not having a dig at anyone genuinely curious

[duchy]

I came close , I really thought the same until l went to work as a classroom assistant in a high school and realised I could have taught everything except possibly Maths . Had I gone for it I'd have got a Maths tutor in for that one subject , either paying or bartering for tuition in exchange for me tutoring another subject.
Had I taken that job a year or two earlier I suspect we would have home schooled.

[Purplefrog]

Originally Posted by novocastrian

How does this work exactly?

for example how can you teach a subject you are not for want of a better word trained in? ie/ i failed O level maths and already struggle to be any help to my Y9 daughter with her maths homework.. they have started GCSE coursework & its a massive woosh for me..

do you worry your children miss out on the social side of school which imo is a decent % of a childs education

not having a dig at anyone genuinely curious

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My daughter has a tutor for Maths which is the one thing I struggle with myself.
For everything else, we use workbooks, the internet, library, workshops and lots of fieldwork.
As for the social side of things, she belongs to an Archaeology group, Guides, a carnival club, does drama and dance classes, tennis lessons, a comic club, Youth club, Games club, self defense classes and a bowling group.
Her social life is better than had she been at school because everyone she mixes with, she has a common interest with. At school, you are just randomly grouped, so there's less chance of finding someone you really hit it off with.x

[velbels]

I facilitate my son's learning I don't teach him everything, infact it means he's more self directed in his learning. I feel this will support him as an adult more than being told what to learn all the time. I steer him to things he needs to know and he chooses other subjects he wants to.
We use group lessons in person and online, one to one tutors, work books, online resources, books museums and workshops all sorts.
My son has great social skills we have found the home education community very inclusive and this has enabled him to develop friends with children of all ages, backgrounds and needs. He also does a range of clubs and groups at weekends and after school time that widens his social circle even further.
I'm not anti school we just feel that at the moment it's the best for our family.

[novocastrian]

Originally Posted by Purplefrog

My daughter has a tutor for Maths which is the one thing I struggle with myself.
For everything else, we use workbooks, the internet, library, workshops and lots of fieldwork.
As for the social side of things, she belongs to an Archaeology group, Guides, a carnival club, does drama and dance classes, tennis lessons, a comic club, Youth club, Games club, self defense classes and a bowling group.
Her social life is better than had she been at school because everyone she mixes with, she has a common interest with. At school, you are just randomly grouped, so there's less chance of finding someone you really hit it off with.x

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interesting thanks for that, i assume your daughter still takes GCSE exams?

perhaps social life wasnt the best word to use i meant social as in classroom groups/forms , learning with others helping each other etc.. also prepare for college/university assuming thats on the table , may want to go straight out to work/apprenticeship

[novocastrian]

another daft question

do you have to inform someone (council? ) your child wont be attending mainstream school ?

[Purplefrog]

Originally Posted by novocastrian

interesting thanks for that, i assume your daughter still takes GCSE exams?

perhaps social life wasnt the best word to use i meant social as in classroom groups/forms , learning with others helping each other etc.. also prepare for college/university assuming thats on the table , may want to go straight out to work/apprenticeship

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Ahhh right. Am so used to people assuming she doesn't socialize at all.. She has just been enrolled part time onto a 14/16 unit where she will do gcses and vocational qualifications.
I think my daughter has her eyes set on an Art course at 16.
There are also a great many home ed educational groups available, ie for sciences, history, geography etc etc
They can also take advantage of the DofE scheme, Arts Awards etc

[Liah123]

Originally Posted by velbels

I facilitate my son's learning I don't teach him everything, infact it means he's more self directed in his learning. I feel this will support him as an adult more than being told what to learn all the time. I steer him to things he needs to know and he chooses other subjects he wants to.
We use group lessons in person and online, one to one tutors, work books, online resources, books museums and workshops all sorts.
My son has great social skills we have found the home education community very inclusive and this has enabled him to develop friends with children of all ages, backgrounds and needs. He also does a range of clubs and groups at weekends and after school time that widens his social circle even further.
I'm not anti school we just feel that at the moment it's the best for our family.

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This is almost identical to the answer I was going to give! Self led in the sense that when she is interested in something we roll with it for as long as possible!

We are very much project based... we are working on Disney at the moment - in all aspects! It has so many branches to it! Physics and maths for the rides, history, art, reading practice etc. Socially, I just love that my little one has no worries about socialising and talking to people of all different ages and backgrounds we do plenty of clubs etc and have many other family members who live the same lifestyle!