hi
im looking to talk to parents in the norfolk area about home schooling, this is something im strongly looking at for my child, if you are a parent doing home tutoring i would love to hear from you, i have no idea where to start, how i can educate her at home but know for her this is the best way to go, prehaps you are in a club which meets up and sorts parents concerns with home tutoring, that wouldbe great
thanks for your time
jenny
no i have a very supportive partner who understands my motives for this desicion
thanks for your very quick reply, it would be great if you could send me the specialist forums, i know its a bit of a mine field, as far as the education athority are concerned that would be the easy bit its the rest that muddles the brain.
thanks for your help
are you involved in education ? in anyway
thanks for all of your help
will let you know how i get on
Scaramouche wrote:OK, you can try For what it's worth, I think the only valid agenda is one where the child comes top of it.
thankyou both for your comments, both of you have very valid replies, i have lost my faith tottally in the current education system, my child is a number as far as they are concerned, she is worth more and deserves the best, going to secondary school is not the only option and will be looking into everything before making my descision, she is a very bright outgiong and enthusatic person, who deserves to be treated as such, home tutoring will enable her to have her say in which she wants to be taught, with a little input from me.!
Just a point jitters
Are you sure you can teach her a rounded education from just your own perspective
I see spelling is not one of your strong points
Hello jitters,
If I were you I’d be decidedly chary about taking advice from the likes of Scaramouche on such an important matter.
Rather like newtires, he doesn’t know the difference between a judgement and a transcript of evidence.
Not a hanging offence of itself but presuming to pontificate patronisingly on the related topic does not augur (or should I spell that ‘Auger’?) well for the quality of his advice.
Equitator
i really dont see what my spelling has to do with what i want to do for my daughter, prehaps this just shows that modern methods of education let people down all the time, just because i may have spelling problems does not make me a lesser person, ive had to fight all my life to get anywhere, i didnt realize i was going to start a darn debate, when all i was doing was making an enquiry.
Exactly jitters
You missed my point
If you feel let down by the system about your spelling, why do you think you can educate your daughter when you are lacking in certain areas.
It is not a criticism of you as we all have areas that are very weak.
Teachers specialise in subjects which they teach and can put this across and are trained in to do this.
You are surely not suggesting that all pupils are failed by the system as this is not the case and quite frankly insulting to the dedication of some teachers and makes a mockery of exam results.
We all want the best for our children, but could you ensure that your child would not just live up to your expectations when she might do even better for someone whos' expectations and expertise might stretch and inspire her even further.
That is my point.
Wouldnt it be better to let her go to school and get extra help for the subjects she found challenging. Your input at home would still be paramount.
Just another way of looking at things.
This is a forum and threads are there to be debated.
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