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   Homeschooler from Lancashire says:

   Oct 10, 13:41

   "for me there is nothing better than all children together learninig from one another"
   Yeah right! Learning how to shoplift, how to pick on any kid that's different, learning that wanting to succeed makes you a swot, etc.
   Home schooling doesn't mean they don't mix with other children, it just means they don't go to school. My children go to dance classes, brownies, theatre group, swimming and lots of other activities.
   However it isn't for everyone. School is good for some children. For some it's the only place where they meet adults who aren't drunk or stoned, who talk to them instead of hitting them or ignoring them, the only place they are warm, safe and fed regularly.

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   Smiffy from Up North says:

   Oct 10, 13:37

   My older children were homeschool, the younger two weren't. It was right for the older two and they benefitted from it. As for the argument about social learning in school...
   That's were they learn how to swear, bully, fight and mock those who want to try hard. Some argument for going to school!

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   sj from birmingham says:

   Sep 16, 19:13

   i dont agree in school you get to mix with other children and learn about their background culture etc if it is a mixed ethnic school where as being taught at home can give a blinkered view of others and also they miss out on interaction inm groups .the child could end up being dissfunctional in groups and only capable of interaction in a one on one situation, for me there is nothing better than all children together learninig from one another

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   J from London says:

   Jul 17, 16:10

   I home schooled my oldest daughter (then 12) for 7 Months. The reason I did it was because from the day she started secondary school she hated it, she got bullied, she lost a stone in weight and looked ill (she was already very slim to begin with) then she took an overdose, thankfully not enough to harm her but thats when I decided enough was enough. I tried everything and the school staff helped alot but I knew she would never be happy there so I took her out of school to teach her at home. After 6 months she was so bored and lonely she was asking to go to school, and I was fed up with having no free time, trying to find work for her to do, and trying to get her motivated to do it, so I applied for a different school and she started there in March this year. She met a group of friends on her first day and absolutely loves it there, shes got her confidence back, has lots of friends and is truly happy, so it just goes to show, that even if your child isnt happy at one school it doesnt mean they wont be happy at a different school. I dont think home schooling is the answer I only did it because at the time I didnt know what else to do. Kids need other kids, teenagers need other teenagers, its natural and I dont agree with keeping them seperate.

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   x from x says:

   Jun 29, 12:29

   No children should be taught with other children in schools

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