Did it - Done it - Liked it - Loved it.
Over 20 years ago I was taken out of mainstream school and given a new , exciting and different education to most…..a home education.
Being one of the fortunate people to have been home educated I’m often asked what it was like., and in a word, it was ….Amazing.
My experience of Home Education was everything I could have wished for….
I was free to learn what I was interested in, when I was interested in it, which increased my desire to learn more.
I had the freedom to be “Me” and not have to be what I was told to be, which gave me a healthy personal confidence. Plus I had all the time in the world to enjoy everything life had to offer and I expanded my social life ten fold, not spend my time stuck in a classroom for years on end.
I didn’t like school (at all) and was always “too ill “ to go. I didn’t suffer from any form of phobia/personality disorder or any labled diagnosed psychological indifference, I just became very anxious and withdrawn from everyone at school as I couldn’t understand why I had to be in this environment all day every day to simply learn things that I was learning at home.
I have a great response to my history of being home educated and am often asked that little question that always pops up and I guess always will ” what about your social life?”
I could write several pages about this as it seems to be important to people considering Home Ed but I’ll keep it brief here.
I had more of a social life than every other child I knew that went to school. I was always socializing and playing (which is one of the best ways to learn) and I was rarely bored as I was always living and learning in the real world! The home ed community is growing all the time and is teaming with other families that socialize together as a group or just meet separately.
Over 20 years ago I was taken out of mainstream school and given a new , exciting and different education to most…..a home education.
Being one of the fortunate people to have been home educated I’m often asked what it was like., and in a word, it was ….Amazing.
My experience of Home Education was everything I could have wished for….
I was free to learn what I was interested in, when I was interested in it, which increased my desire to learn more.
I had the freedom to be “Me” and not have to be what I was told to be, which gave me a healthy personal confidence. Plus I had all the time in the world to enjoy everything life had to offer and I expanded my social life ten fold, not spend my time stuck in a classroom for years on end.
I didn’t like school (at all) and was always “too ill “ to go. I didn’t suffer from any form of phobia/personality disorder or any labled diagnosed psychological indifference, I just became very anxious and withdrawn from everyone at school as I couldn’t understand why I had to be in this environment all day every day to simply learn things that I was learning at home.
I have a great response to my history of being home educated and am often asked that little question that always pops up and I guess always will ” what about your social life?”
I could write several pages about this as it seems to be important to people considering Home Ed but I’ll keep it brief here.
I had more of a social life than every other child I knew that went to school. I was always socializing and playing (which is one of the best ways to learn) and I was rarely bored as I was always living and learning in the real world! The home ed community is growing all the time and is teaming with other families that socialize together as a group or just meet separately.
Being in a school does not mean you have a social life, it means you can’t socialise as your day and time is constantly managed and watched. You are in an un-natural environment that constricts who you can play with and who you shouldn’t play with. Being free and able to socialise with older and younger people is so valuable to every childs development (which is now a recognised fact) that when you compare the school environment you see nothing but the opposite.
Now I’m the “Home Educator” I am seeing things from the other perspective and have a thirst for more knowledge. Every family is different and it’s always about finding what works best for you. I feel that as long as you’re all happy and not going in opposite directions then the natural progression of growing into a “fully fledged” educated adult is inevitable.
For us, Home Education is about living,learning and enjoying your life as a family,together..... .....everything else seems to just fit into place.
Thanks for reading.
Ben.
Now I’m the “Home Educator” I am seeing things from the other perspective and have a thirst for more knowledge. Every family is different and it’s always about finding what works best for you. I feel that as long as you’re all happy and not going in opposite directions then the natural progression of growing into a “fully fledged” educated adult is inevitable.
For us, Home Education is about living,learning and enjoying your life as a family,together..... .....everything else seems to just fit into place.
Thanks for reading.
Ben.