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giving a different perspective on learning and being able to apply learning in a different and potentially more immediate way
I totally agree with this notion;
School teaches a whole host of skills that you apply to life.
but the way they attempt to do this is a big part of the issue we find, yes the things mentioned are covered - but trying to teach trigonometry in a class of 30 with no real world application is madness, unless you are going into a certain job role, you may never use this; but everyone has feelings, emotions and needs to know about the role we have in the world within the economy and climateEveryone, every family, every school is different, but the general system is the same
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Happy and interested to listen to differing views on education, but this particular statement really gets my goat. I worked with a non-UK carpenter who used to say this all the time (although with a different bias):
School teaches a whole host of skills that you apply to life. Geometry. Percentages. Literature. Learning. Working in teams. Coexisting with cunts. I feel people miss this concept as well as parents' responsibilities in learning.
The hours thing I do find interesting though as I was fortunate enough to go to private schools. The hours were much longer than state school. That said from the sounds of it there was a broader range of classes and SO much more sport. It's disheartening that price increases mean it's unlikely I'll be able to do the same for mini-H as I'd like them to have the same breadth and physical activities I had.
We want to take a year off at least once and travel and home school. A camper van is what we're thinking at the moment. People we've met who were doing something similar were doing half days and further ahead in the curriculum. What appeals most though is giving a different perspective on learning and being able to apply learning in a different and potentially more immediate way - geography and language being obvious examples.