Home Education – Incalculable Value/Save a Fortune!

As intimated in my profile I have enjoyed wealth and ‘the opposite'(!)

For Richer for Poorer

During a time of abundance we sent our children to a fine local private school.  We chose it because the girls and boys from that school always seemed so happy and polite.   But our fortunes took a steep downturn and we had no option but to move house and remove the girls from that private school to a local state school.  It wasn’t an entirely happy experience and I knew for sure that at least one of our daughters was suffering inside.    I remember returning from an important meeting which could result in a turnaround and driving past the school I offered up a heartfelt prayer that we could do something to help our daughters.

Like Father like Daughters

Now I had actually been taught at home for a year or so as my father worked overseas and we travelled a lot. It was the PNEU system (Parents National Education Union) and I suggested to my wife, who was a Music Teacher before we had our girls,  that she could do the same.

So we (she) did.

Media Acclaim

It was a great success; we were duly visited by the local education authorities and given an ‘exemplary’ comment, in fact they took notes for their own use!

I Can Play the Piano, the Piano, the Piano….

One evening we were listening to ‘Classic FM’ radio and heard an advert for a Music School, looking for musical children, admission by audition.

So a bit of research into the subject got us thinking about putting our eldest daughter for audition at the three main schools as she was learning to play the piano and was obviously very musical.  The result was that she was accepted into one of these top schools through her audition.  Now these boarding places are offered, if finances dictate, under a gov’t “Music and Ballet” sponsorship scheme and thus, at that time at least, nearly all the fees were covered!

Scholarships All

All three of our daughters won these scholarships in turn, a fine achievement that hit the front page of our local paper with a lovely photo!

No TV?

I might add that we don’t have TV, it helps.

So why am I telling you this?  Because home education is such a good option for you and your children. If you structure your week, get into a routine, you can be flexible and arrange instant ‘field trips’, don’t worry about the ‘social interaction’ that’s no problem in fact it’s better.  There are thousands of families doing this, you won’t be alone. Your child will have 1:1 attention, work at his/her own pace and your child will feel very secure. There is no substitute for parental attention, effort, sacrifice and interest in their children.

I won’t say that there aren’t character types that would be better off at school, that may be the case, I can only speak from experience.

Can You Put a Value on This?

You probably couldn’t afford such a fine education as this (home education)  but if you could, well you’ll save your family exchequer a huge amount of money (work it out) and grow very close to your children?

But still the money has to come in and I will talk about that in another post.

Let me know if you are seriously interested in this concept and I can give further advice.

Check it Out

Meanwhile just start by Googling  “Education Otherwise”  or “Home Teaching”

In the UK (and the USA/Canada/Australia,  I believe.   You have the right to provide home education. It just has to be demonstrated that you actually are doing so and your child is receiving adequate tuition.  With online programmes and teaching resources readily available it is made a lot easier than you may think.   Our years of highest family happiness were when we were teaching at home, it’s fun, hard work but fun! We were happy and felt we were on an exciting journey of discovery together.

So Comparatively Efficient it’s Almost Cheating!

It is also highly efficient compared to going to school! Think about it, you on the spot, breaks are just long enough, class settling down time is almost zero, no travel problems, no bullying etc…

Comments welcome, actions even more so!

All the best  – Graham