Stop homeschooling your children.

The education system is one size fits all. It's not just unsuitable for many Sen kids. There's lots of non Sen kids who just don't fit the learning style. That coupled with the rigidity and lack of management of behavioural issues ie bullying. Not to mention lack of staff these are some of the reasons some parents opt for home schooling.

And I say that as a parent of two nt children who thrived in school and a Sen child who is doing amazingly thanks to the staff who give 200% for him.

But I'd do feel homeschooling needs to be regulated and funded.

I think it works for lots of families for lots of different reasons, but as a teacher, we've had a massive increase in the last year of students entering in yr9/10/11 because it's not worked. The ones entering in yr11 are getting grade 1s across the board and the ones in yr9 and 10 and we'll behind their peers both socially as well as academically.

There are a lot of parents who homeschooling who throw themselves fully into it and make a good go of it. There are others who can't even access the curriculum themselves but had a false sense of ability from the low-cognitive-load work being set over lockdown.

Sadly, not every parent is as good a tutor as you are, but well done to your DD for doing so well.

I would have loved to have home schooled. I’ve met home schooled children and they absolutely displayed similar values to
my own. BUT, although I’m academically able and educated I’m not remotely organised enough. We’d never have got around to any learning. We did very little learning in lockdown (but loved every minute). I quite admire those that can home school successfully but it’s not for me.

I’d love to know others thoughts on this.

Others' thoughts. Pot, meet kettle.

If I seem overly irritated by your posts, well, I am. But it's your arrogance that gets me, more than your opinion.

Because the number of them is increasing

Yes this is the point I’m making. There will be fantastic home schooled children. But they aren’t the rule.

Since the surge of awful parents ruining their children that you describe is fairly recent, I would say that dedicated, competent home edders ARE the rule actually. But you'd rather focus on the ones you've decided are fucking it up.

That's it in a nutshell. So many children being bullied or unsupported in mainstream education.

Tutors may be necessary but they may not, that depends on the parents' abilities, doesn't it?

Your thread title is extremely goady. My thoughts? No, I will not stop home educating my children (the correct term, by the way) on your say-so.

By all means, if you have the relationship, time, ability and means to provide a solid home education system (inc money for tutors which will be needed) - go ahead. Just ensure you’re covering the social aspect.

Thanks for the permission! I was doing fine without it, though.

Society’s business in your kind of society. Not the one I want to live in, thanks.

I have seen on MN suggestions a parent HE her children because she posted saying she was struggling to get her children to school on time. Or parents facing fines for children not attending school encouraged to deregister and saying they are HE.

If secondary schools weren't in such an awful state, I'd probably agree with you.

There are good and bad home educators. I think the lockdowns gave everyone a different experience. I had always been interested in home education and I reckon i could have done it with 2 of my children but lockdown made me realise i could not HE the other one.

Yanbu I joined a HS group out of curiosity and I was blown away by the number of women who had no business imparting any sort of education on their children doing HS. Can't spell, completely fine with their children being 12 and can't read but oh trips to the supermarket and adventure days out are completely fine.

Some parents feel they have no choice because many schools are no longer fit to go to.

Trans ideology everywhere.
Toilets being locked up for hours.
Teachers on power trips.
Constant requests for money.
Completely inadequate provisions for basically everything but especially additional needs.
Inadequate dealing with bullying.

Home education in this country has always had a large proportion of people who have chosen it as a way of opting out of the mainstream, there is nothing new in that.

I am concerned, as are many others, about the sections of the community who feel forced into this because their children have special needs or mental health challenges for which they can get no help. However attacking those parents, rather than the government who have decimated services that used to help does nothing. Public education in this country is in a terrible state.

I am not defensive, simply annoyed that someone who makes money from people who, in the main, are doing their best, should be so awful about them.

Excuse me?
My 3 Grandsons are HE.. all with ASD.
My daughters got 8 GCSE's and they teach my Grandsons.
Eldest is now at Uni having got distinctions.
HE isn't sitting at home just doing school work.
It can be outdoors.. going to museums and libraries..visiting historic sites etc.
Art galleries.. museums of information like Ureka or Bradford museums of IT and photography.
There is home educations groups and meetings.
My nine year old is doing on line maths aimed at 12 years old.
Their Mental health comes first.
Why should we hand over our children to strangers?Only last week a boy got stabbed at the local High school here...by a 13 year old..all over a girl.
He's still in a coma.Most schools are worse than the rules in prison.
Our children.. our choices.

I’ve taught for a long time but since covid we’ve had children deregistered for trivial reasons - a nose stud being a recent one. These are not parents committed to educating their children, these are parents who just want to kick off.

Unfortunately the TikTok brigade kicking off at any school rules are giving the committed home schoolers a bad name

Well make THAT point then instead of being abelist

I was home schooled to age 12, no tutor/online schooling, parents weren't teachers or anything, didn't follow a curriculum. Had plenty of friends, went to high school, got top grades, graduated top of my class for undergrad and then got a masters with distinction. Sister was homeschooled throughout and got all a* at a level and went on to a top uni.
I'm so glad I was home schooled, I loved learning, was able to think for myself and free from peer pressure. All of my friends hated school by the time they got to high school.