To think home education will surge in popularity after this?

[Julyalready2020]

I realise lots of people aren’t able to home ed- or wouldn’t want to in a million years! - but for those who’ve considered it, AIBU to think there will now be a rise in them taking the plunge?

Time off school - without the school run, stress of homework/bullying, tests etc... kids able to pursue their own interests and lead a more relaxed life - maybe this will appeal to some?

For context, I don’t home educate (beyond lockdown!), but have considered it in the past and will again if the return to school doesn’t go well... I do also think school (esp in its present form) doesn’t suit all kids.

My boy and I had a lovely relaxed balanced life before this.

He's now depressed and lonely and unfit and uneducated. And anxious about the future.

I'm seriously fed up of all this rubbish and want our old life back.

God no, hell on earth.

Not my in household! We've just finished for the school year (US) and we struggled along, but it wasn't easy. In some ways it's worse now that there's no structured lessons (although we have summer work) because all our summer travel plans are cancelled, of course, and we're limited in what we can do locally- we are seeing a couple of local friends who we know have been distancing as well, but most of the usual summer activities are cancelled. Not to mention WFH.

Both DH and I are stressed!

We've talked about it.

By not getting Covid under control the government has made it impossible for schools to reopen and stay open.

And that will remain true until the government get a grip and sort out a functional test trace and isolate system. (As opposed to what we have currently where we have thousands of new cases but nobody is giving the contact tracers any work to do.)

Meanwhile, my children's years of full time education ebb away.

When this was only going to disrupt a few months, and I assumed the government would do what other successful against Covid countries have done, that was one thing.

But this government isn't doing what needs to be done, which means we'll be living like this for years.

So I think I'm going to ask to go part-time with a view to putting more work into homeschooling.

Going to work costs money in travel, clothes make up, general work-appropriate grooming, lunches, coffees, after work drinks, time saving dinners etc. So I'm hoping we won't be much worse off.

I spent the day listening to various phone calls from parents desperate to get their children into our school come September. It’s over-subscribed massively and waiting lost is loooooong.

So I’m not feeling a move towards more home education around here yet.

myself2020

@flirtygirl its definitely a worry in both. I just want to point out that a fear motivation for home education isn’t necessarily a good thing. Home education should be a choice FOR something, not against something as it does require motivation, ability and a network. not everyone (wants to) have that

Yep agree with you.

@chickenkatsu sorry for slow reply, been working . He's at Interhigh and he's a high flier at school and loves learning and he has been delighted with their lessons.

The others I know about are myonlineschooling and Netschool. They all offer a different experience (full curriculum Vs pick and choose etc) but fundamentally they all include interactive lessons that are also recorded and pastoral support and decent feedback on homework. The interactive lessons are excellent, and they also include opportunities for group working etc which my son really enjoyed.

he's had plenty of time left for hobbies and exercise and just chilling and reading too.

A lot of people think they have been doing home Ed. They have been,for the majority, using school resources to teach.

Home Ed is very different.

A lot of people think they have been doing home Ed. They have been,for the majority, using school resources to teach. Home Ed is very different.

What are the main differences? Is it the group activity you do outside the home on top of using resources (Flirty listed the ones often used and I recognised most).

Is there something other than group activity and using resources?