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   Jordan from Devon says:

   Feb 22, 10:37

   I have been home edding my daughter for nearly a year now. I am so please I removed her from mainstream school due to the constant bullying she had to put up with. She is much more relaxed and stressed out than she used to be and can learn without having the distraction from the bullies in class where she was unable to concentrait. She still socialises with her friends and goes out to places. Now I have a much happier and healthier child.

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   Mehetabel from Sheffield says:

   Feb 22, 09:40

   It always amuses me that socialisation is thrown up as a reason not to home educate. I am shattered after my daughters week of home educated non-socialisation! Lets think, Monday we went to a local wildfowl and wetlands centre with her friends, Tuesday was drama in the morning, followed by a meet at an adventure playground, followed by course in self defence run by the local home ed group. We missed the evening meet at a local play area as we needed rest! Wednesday she had a friend over for the day, Thursday was her Japanese class together with her friends, followed by swimming with the home ed group, and Friday is skating with the group, although we did have the choice of an outing to a museum instead this week. We find it hard choosing which activity to go to on some days, socialising simply is not a problem for Home educated kids!
   
   I also have an older home educated boy (well an adult now) who is currently doing his PhD after being the youngest ever PhD entrant at the Manchester school of medicine. We never followed any formal course of study, he just learned what he wanted when he wanted- it is the way forward for education.

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   karen from slough says:

   Feb 22, 09:17

   I am the parent of a home educated child and it has been the most liberating experience imaginable. There have been good and bad days but when my child was in school they were mostly always just the bad days.
   
   Being home taught doesn't mean being secluded away from society and in my experience parents choose to home educate because they want the best solution for their childs education so why would that parent who cares so much want to inhibit their child either socially or educationally ? They don't.
   
   I have read some of the negative comments regarding socialisation and educational success and don't get upset any more as I know they are only made through ignorance.
   
   My child has a far greater social life and can mix more easily with both adults and children of ALL ages than my childs peers.

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   NOLA to uk from Barnet says:

   Feb 22, 09:04

   It is obvious that the folks here who have commented negatively about Home EDUCATIon have never met a home educating family. We do not do 'school at home', we educate at home and out in the real world...our children are not locked away in their homes for 6 hours a day.
   Why is social life more important than an education? Surely everyone was told by a school teacher,"You're not here to socialise!".

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   Raquel from Essex says:

   Feb 22, 08:36

   I have been home educating my eldest child for 3 years. Since doing so our life has changed for the better. My daughter is happier, healthier and at 13 is a complete pleasure to have around.( I really thought I was going to have to go through a horrid teenager stage, but I don't envisage it happening at all) We lead a more family oriented lifestyle and we see an oppertunity to learn in everything we do. She has many friends and our social life knows no bounds. There are meets, educational visits, clubs etc all the time. If we wanted we could be doing something every day.
   Home education is the default, the way that most of our greatest scholars learnt and one should really ask "do you agree with schooling?". It obviously isn't working for alot of children.

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