Comments on: Having their say… http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/2894/having-their-say Home Educating our Girls. Living without our Baby Boy. A family blog about life and death and trying to find the balance between them. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:40:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tech http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/2894/having-their-say/comment-page-1#comment-268888 Tech Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:23:00 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=2894#comment-268888 letters duly handed in to the committee :) letters duly handed in to the committee :)

]]> By: Adelaide Dupont http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/2894/having-their-say/comment-page-1#comment-268882 Adelaide Dupont Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:20:10 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=2894#comment-268882 Thank you for Fran and Maddy's opinions! And of course all the other children who are home educated. Let's hope we get as many contributions as we can. And it's great to read about all the experience-based learning and being able to work at things when you're in a mood. The over-regulation of schools in Fran's writing troubles me. I remember being kept in because other people were naughty and it was humiliating. Good to see the curiosity in learning shining through. Thank you for Fran and Maddy’s opinions!

And of course all the other children who are home educated. Let’s hope we get as many contributions as we can.

And it’s great to read about all the experience-based learning and being able to work at things when you’re in a mood.

The over-regulation of schools in Fran’s writing troubles me. I remember being kept in because other people were naughty and it was humiliating.

Good to see the curiosity in learning shining through.

]]> By: merry http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/2894/having-their-say/comment-page-1#comment-268870 merry Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:01:18 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=2894#comment-268870 I like being home educated because you can do what subjects you want when you want and if you want to learn about a castle instead of just reading, we actually go to one. I think it is much easier to learn things and we have lots of time to practise things. I like maths and science and want to learn more french. I think people who say we are shut away are really wrong. We like to be out a lot and when we do we learn a lot. I learn lots by asking questions from parents and friends parents. We get together with groups of friends and do stuff together and we join lots of places like gym, rugby, drama and ballet. Instead of having a plan, it is easier to work at things you are in the mood for. The things i am interested change loads and i love finding out things from going out, reading or using the internet. I would be confident talking to people about home education but i think my little sister would refuse to go into a room without a parent. I can think of some things that might go wrong with it, like it they don't understand what you are saying. I think that people who say home educators are child abusers are completely wrong and it is not fair to say it, no way. Maddy, Age 9 (Dictated) I like being home educated because you can do what subjects you want when you want and if you want to learn about a castle instead of just reading, we actually go to one. I think it is much easier to learn things and we have lots of time to practise things. I like maths and science and want to learn more french.

I think people who say we are shut away are really wrong. We like to be out a lot and when we do we learn a lot. I learn lots by asking questions from parents and friends parents. We get together with groups of friends and do stuff together and we join lots of places like gym, rugby, drama and ballet.

Instead of having a plan, it is easier to work at things you are in the mood for. The things i am interested change loads and i love finding out things from going out, reading or using the internet.

I would be confident talking to people about home education but i think my little sister would refuse to go into a room without a parent. I can think of some things that might go wrong with it, like it they don’t understand what you are saying. I think that people who say home educators are child abusers are completely wrong and it is not fair to say it, no way.

Maddy, Age 9 (Dictated)

]]> By: merry http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/2894/having-their-say/comment-page-1#comment-268869 merry Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:49:52 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=2894#comment-268869 Being home educated is nice because we can do our own thing in our own time, such as maths and science whenever we want to. I have my own space to work and i have lots of time to do additional activities without being tired and stressed. I love learning new things that people don't have time for in school. When i tried school for a term in Yr6 i was much more tired and couldn't enjoy the other things important in my life. I couldn't do all the day trips my family do. At home i don't have to wait for everyone to finish before i can move on to something new. It was annoying being kept in at lunch when other people were naughty. Having a years plan wouldn't work because we wouldn't have time to learn the things that are interesting. It would be hard to plan what i am going to be interested in and it is easiest to learn lots if it is interesting. Being interviewed on our own would be scary and i really wouldn't like it; my little sisters probably wouldn't be able to do anything and would be frightened. Saying home educators are abusing their children just isn't right. It makes me feel cross that we are being thought to be abused. We go out places lots, to castles and science museums, we have lots of time together as a family and i have time to join lots of groups and have friends there and learn from coaches and teachers. Fran , age 11. (Dictated) Being home educated is nice because we can do our own thing in our own time, such as maths and science whenever we want to. I have my own space to work and i have lots of time to do additional activities without being tired and stressed. I love learning new things that people don’t have time for in school. When i tried school for a term in Yr6 i was much more tired and couldn’t enjoy the other things important in my life. I couldn’t do all the day trips my family do. At home i don’t have to wait for everyone to finish before i can move on to something new. It was annoying being kept in at lunch when other people were naughty.

Having a years plan wouldn’t work because we wouldn’t have time to learn the things that are interesting. It would be hard to plan what i am going to be interested in and it is easiest to learn lots if it is interesting. Being interviewed on our own would be scary and i really wouldn’t like it; my little sisters probably wouldn’t be able to do anything and would be frightened. Saying home educators are abusing their children just isn’t right. It makes me feel cross that we are being thought to be abused.

We go out places lots, to castles and science museums, we have lots of time together as a family and i have time to join lots of groups and have friends there and learn from coaches and teachers.

Fran , age 11. (Dictated)

]]> By: Caroline http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/2894/having-their-say/comment-page-1#comment-268864 Caroline Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:19:41 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=2894#comment-268864 I'll try !! I’ll try !!

]]> By: merry http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/2894/having-their-say/comment-page-1#comment-268863 merry Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:44:48 +0000 http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=2894#comment-268863 She certainly is! Thank you Hannah! Caroline - i'm having trouble with voice clips; i need to send this as a word doc, is it possible to type them up? Sorry! She certainly is! Thank you Hannah!

Caroline – i’m having trouble with voice clips; i need to send this as a word doc, is it possible to type them up? Sorry!

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