WHAT SORT OF PEOPLE HOME EDUCATE?
Every sort. There is sometimes a belief that only rich people and ‘hippies’ would choose to home educate. The truth is far from that. Education Otherwise, which is the longest established and largest support group for home educating families in the UK, has a very diverse membership. There are members from all social classes, in varying financial situations and with very different family make up and philosophies. The only thing that these families are guaranteed to have in common is a belief that at this particular time in their lives, home education is the best educational choice for their children. Many people choose to home educate for philosophical reasons that they have had time to consider. Others turn to home education when the school system is failing them, academically, socially, emotionally or otherwise. In particular in the late 1990s, bullying in schools is an oft unresolved problem that leads parents to withdraw their children to the relative safety of their community and h
Every sort. There is sometimes a belief that only rich people and ‘hippies’ would choose to home educate. The truth is far from that. There are home educators from all social classes, in varying financial situations and with very different family make up and philosophies. The only thing that these families are guaranteed to have in common is a belief that at this particular time in their lives, home education is the best educational choice for their children. Many people choose to home educate for philosophical reasons that they have had time to consider. Others turn to home education when the school system is failing them, academically, socially, emotionally or otherwise. In particular in the late 1990s, bullying in schools is an oft unresolved problem that leads parents to withdraw their children to the relative safety of their community and home. These parents are often pleasantly rewarded when they find that their children ‘flourish’ in the home education situation. HOW MUCH DOES I
