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   p from f says:

   Feb 23, 01:12

   Profanity filter.
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   John Bennett from Somerset says:

   Feb 22, 19:20

   I thought that the 'Hooray Henry' was mainly a product of the expensive public school and Oxbridge. Most of us we home educators are far too hard up to produce a full-blown 'Hooray Henry'
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   Juliet from Coventry says:

   Feb 22, 11:07

   " " For some reason, the word keeps getting left out - strange!
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   Juliet from Coventry says:

   Feb 22, 11:06

   Left out a word in one sentence. It should have read:"Home education is not an attempt to ."
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   Juliet from Coventry says:

   Feb 22, 11:02

   I have been home-educating for over 10 years. My children are well-adapted, sociable, and responsible. I believe that education is about preparing your children for life. I cannot think that the institution of school, in any way, shape or form, accurately reflects adult society. I think that children are forced into formal education far too young. Unless they have parents who are closely involved in every aspect of their schooling, they run the risk of becoming hardened, heartless, cruel individuals - their only defence in a world where their parents have abandoned them to a bunch of strangers who feel nothing for them or their future. Parents are ultimately responsible for their child's education. They can delegate this responsibility to schools if they wish, but must not make this decision lightly. I survived school because I knew how to "suck up" to the teachers, but know only too well what a negative experience it can be for a child when a teacher has a problem with that child. Teachers are not always impartial, encouraging and inspiring. Try counting how many teachers had a positive effect on your life....
   And for kids that are unwilling to fit the mould, the whole experience can be permanently damaging. Yes, there are great teachers out there, and good schools - good luck finding them!
   Some of the views expressed on this forum show extreme naïveté - home-education is not an attempt to . Anyone who has ever planted a tree understands the importance of providing support to the young tree so that it can grow up strong and straight, unbent by the wind. I am preparing my children to know their own minds, to be secure in who they are, and to be well-adjusted individuals who contribute to society.
   As an adult, I have learnt more since I left school than in school. I remember very little of the content of my schooling, because I had no interest in what the school deemed necessary for my "education". As an adult, I read avidly on subjects that interest me, and enjoy engaging in lively debate, mostly because through home-educating my children, I have discovered that learning can actually be fun! (Who'd have guessed?) This is what I endeavour to demonstrate to my children. Know any school teachers who do that? The system stifles them as much as it stifles the children's natural inclination to learn.
   "Education is not a bucket to be filled, but a fire to be lit".

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