tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post4900659519865431192..comments2024-03-23T10:06:16.055+00:00Comments on An Ordinary Life : Reasons to home educate No. 2Lisa Gwinnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-42173616862869610812012-04-27T18:38:05.146+01:002012-04-27T18:38:05.146+01:00I LOVE this post, and agree entirely :) My childr...I LOVE this post, and agree entirely :) My children even went to a small, Christian school where the teachers were friends of mine, but at the end of the day, any school is system-based and some do OK in it, some don't. For the ones who don't fit the system, that's a tragedy leadng them to identify with failure all their lives :( School removes individuality; Home Ed celebrates it :)Yarwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098749995710313233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-67811616149215755282012-03-08T10:51:32.651+00:002012-03-08T10:51:32.651+00:00That's cool then! :) I feel the same as you d...That's cool then! :) I feel the same as you do about school being a waste of time; I left feeling like I had no real direction too. xLisa Gwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-5598672409784586622012-03-08T09:27:52.417+00:002012-03-08T09:27:52.417+00:00Hi, Crossed wires. I never read it to suggest that...Hi, Crossed wires. I never read it to suggest that you personally considered some jobs less than others. I was saying I don't think the schooling system is there in the interests of individuals either and agreeing it is more about filling all the gaps that are necessary for our society because it has to be that way right now. It seems to me that it's designed to give a general basic education whilst ticking boxes and training people to pass exams and providing childcare. It doesn't lend much time for a natural path of discovery nor pursuit of one's own interests and that is why so many young people (including myself) leave school without a clue about what they want to do in the adult world thus having wasted a whole lot of time in school!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-81257275420231511192012-03-08T00:24:15.009+00:002012-03-08T00:24:15.009+00:00Hi Angela, you said:
"but the thing is our s...Hi Angela, you said:<br /><br />"but the thing is our society needs all of those "jobs" to be filled including the jobs that might be considered less successful than others"<br /><br />I didn't mean it to sound like I considered other jobs less successful than others. I was trying to point out that a child shouldn't have to be forced into a box stamped with a label that doesn't fit. I think all jobs are important, some that seem the lesser jobs are often the more important. Where would we be without our bin men, the cleaning lady in the hospital, the lady at the till in our shop? I completely agree, 100% that they are all important.<br /><br />I have no labels for my children of what I want them to grow up to be, I just want them to have all options available. If they are happy, I am happy! I am so pleased you pointed this out though; I hadn't realised how it could be read. x<br /><br />I'm glad you liked my post :)Lisa Gwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-79511479924293813662012-03-07T13:07:45.720+00:002012-03-07T13:07:45.720+00:00We continue to Home-ed for many reasons and some y...We continue to Home-ed for many reasons and some you mention above and I think you're right when you say schools are like conveyor belts pushing out robots to fill the various roles you mention and going to school doesn't always allow everyone to discover themselves, their passions or indeed reach their full potential but the thing is our society needs all of those "jobs" to be filled including the jobs that might be considered less successful than others. I feel in many ways it is a child mind service and actually a waste of time but despite having a choice some families would have to completely change their lifestyles to make home-ed possible even if they believed that it was the right thing to do - these choices are very scary for some. It just reinforces how grateful I am personally that we as a family can exercise our choice to home-educate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-47399006278362275802012-03-07T12:01:49.579+00:002012-03-07T12:01:49.579+00:00Oh yes, that is a very good point. I think I touc...Oh yes, that is a very good point. I think I touched on that point but I think you're very right to have pointed it out! It is a huge factor! Thank you :) xLisa Gwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16217510693331174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6590150121803751861.post-24809367491668200952012-03-07T11:55:04.995+00:002012-03-07T11:55:04.995+00:00I think you got most of it - these were all the re...I think you got most of it - these were all the reasons we home educated too! Although perhaps I would add an important point; a school's main priority is on the survival and growth of the school - rather than the individuals within it! Home educating allows you to truly focus on the needs of the individual. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com