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Parents Have the Right to Educate our Children
This is an (edited) email response to a reader who wrote in. We received many email of such nature and are very similar – some may be able to relate. This person’s child is now in primary 2 of a … Continue reading
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Tagged beaten examination, failure, homeschool
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Q & A on Homeschooling (5): What Qualifications Do I Need to be a Homeschooling Parent
This is another common and interesting question. We are so familiar (or brainwashed) to the fact that to teach, need to be taught to teach -have paper and a certificate from college. We received an email overly concerned about not … Continue reading
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Tagged education, homeschooling, qualification, teacher, training, trainingi
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How to homeschool: Some things to ponder on
In response to starting homeschooling, we share with this parent about the need to think about education and our children a little deeper and seriously too. Yes, choosing a school for your 6-year-old child seems like the most important … Continue reading
Q & A on Homeschooling (4): Help! My Child Cannot Read
This is a response to a mother who is concerned about the fact that her 5 year old child could write well but not read and wondered if reading comes before writing or writing comes before reading. This mother also wanted to … Continue reading
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Tagged curriculum, homeschooling, trust your child, unschooling
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Q & A on Homeschooling (1): Is School Ready for My Child
This is an email to a mother whose son was labelled him “hyperactive” and a nuisance to others while in preschool and enrichment classes. As her son prepares to enter Year 1 next year, she is seriously considering homeschooling. She expressed … Continue reading
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Learning Beyond Schooling 
Homeschooling Not Holistic? Views from Homeschooling Parents
Parents responds to “Homeschooling may not be holistic after all.” Responses by Haslinda Haslim and Joshua Kam to: Homeschooling: May not be Holistic After All Respond by Haslinda Halim First and foremost, to be fair to homeschoolers, people with … Continue reading →