Anytime I try to give thought to my future academic plans, I end up reflecting on my previous schooling. And I always conclude that my previous schooling was a fairly huge disaster.
With that limited introduction, I'll now mention that my new fascination is home schooling. If and when I have children, it is my current intention to keep them out of the mainstream education system as much as possible.
I might post more thoughts on this topic and some interesting links soon.
5 comments:
I look forward to hearing more of your thoughts on homeschooling. I have seven homeschooling children, some have graduated and some are still in homeschool. Its been a great exerience thus far. Did you go to a public school or private school growing up?
I went to private Catholic schools through 12th grade, and then a large public university.
Are all 7 children yours? Why did you choose homeschooling?
Great! I'll look forward to keeping tabs on your journey! My public schooling was ok, but we homeschool. I do think it far superior due to the ability to meet each child's needs individually.
Homeschooling is indeed fascinating! I originally looked into it as part of my "don't let any stone unturned" approach to finding the right educational option for our kids. Turns out, that homeschooling is a whole heck of a lot of fun, and a happy way to spend life with the little ones. At least for us it is. So, we've stuck with it. Very little stress. They are learning so many things. I am learning a lot of things. And we get to be a integrated part of the huge, wonderful world out there, together.
Anyway, big wave to you and have fun doing your homeschooling research. It'll keep you busy for a while, I bet!
Hmm... I approach this topic with skepticism. I look forward to hearing what you find out, but I'm still skeptical. And I went to public school all my life, except for a Montessori kindergarten (there was not public school kindergarten at the time where we were living) and third grade in Catholic school. But my high school was pretty small, apparently, by public high school standards; just over 100 in my graduating class.
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