For the uninitiated, MSM = Main Stream Media, in this case specifically the New Straits Times. Many people has asked us about this article on homeschool. This article appeared on Aug 8, 2010. What do we think?
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We always enjoyed Sen ken Robinson’s talks (on YouTube, we not really met him). We like the part about passion and – WHAT EXCITES OUR SPIRIT AND OUR ENERGY. We agree that we truly need a revolution in education as we ARE facing a crisis of human resource. What are you doing about it – [...]
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Of late, we have been getting a lot of interest on homeschooling in the Chinese media. We believe, parents are seriously rethinking Chinese schools. We think this is due to the fact that the Chinese medium schools in Malaysia are real pressure cooker which gives very little consideration to true bring out the true potential [...]
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Frankly speaking, I was neither surprised nor shocked at the recent announcement by our education minister about reversing the teaching of Math & Science back into BM. For don’t we all know by now that decisions on educational policies have never been people-centered but ALWAYS politically motivated? The more the minister says it isn’t, the [...]
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One of things we constantly think about what’s the future of work. In other words, what will our children be? Will they even get a job if they are homeschooled? What will work be like in the future? As our world evolves, many ways of thinking will change as well. Predicting the future and helping [...]
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‘Children are not grass that they can be cut to the same height. Children are just like flowers, they are different from one another.’ Seto Mulyadi, Asah Pena Check out homeschooling in Indonesia from the Jakarta Globe. Seems like it is a happening place. What’s interesting is that: Asah Pena was established in 2006 to [...]
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The STAR Published yet another article on Homeschooling on April 19, 2009. Check this article here. The writer, ALYCIA LIM featured David Tan and Sook Ching (homeschoolhomefrontier.com) and Hafiza (Malaysia Homeschool Unite) and several other homeschoolers. While I think it is always good to positively highlight homeschooling, I felt it lack the depth as to why people [...]
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Who Should Not Homeschool By Brenda Hoffman (Found this though a posting by Olive, thanks. Check out http://hubpages.com/hub/whoshouldnothomeschool for article and feedback) There really are some people who should not homeschool While I am a strong proponent for homeschooling, I still believe that there are some situations in which homeschooling should not be attempted. Here [...]
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以人為本 家即學校（第一篇）
早上七時，正當許多孩子趕著上學途中，8歲的小傑才打個哈欠帶著睡意起床，媽媽正在準備早餐，香味四溢，大概是煮粥吧。 七點半，小傑洗滌完畢與媽媽爸爸一起在餐桌前享受媽媽的愛心早餐，八時許，爸爸出門上班，小傑與媽媽進書房，開始一天的學習。
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