Let's Debate #18 - Homeschooling vs Traditional schooling

At primary schools in the Netherlands, language (writing and reading), mathematics, history, geography, biology, drawing, crafts and various other lessons are taught. Tempo reading and level reading are also part of the lesson. In addition to gymnastics, some schools participate in swimming lessons. English is taught in the highest classes and these children are also taught how to use a school calendar in which homework must be written down.

Primary education is where most basics of learning take place. Anyone who knows the basics can train themselves through practice, especially in today's world with the Internet at hand, a visit to the library is no longer necessary.

Primary school students who do not understand or complete the material have to figure it out at home. If they are lucky, a parent can help them.

Most parents will choose the school building because it functions as childcare meaning
the parent can rest or go to work. Primary school is from approximately 3.5 years old to approximately 12 years old.

If it comes to home schooling we do not have this choice, but anyone who takes up the fight and never lets their child go to school will win. This is because the law only talks about compulsory education and compulsory education is not the same as being present in a school building.

Over the past 35 years, I have seen the quality of education deteriorate rapidly. It is chaos and there is always noise in the classroom, in addition to students, teachers are also bullied.
This is not a pleasant learning environment for my children. The travel time (4 hours), getting up early and being home late also do not outweigh the not even minimal amount of time invested in teaching something new, checking completed homework or explaining what the student did not understand.

My children are bored to death at school and don't see the point of going over there they consider it a waste of time. What the school "teaches" in one year they can do/learn within one month if not less.

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I homeschooled all my children in addition to school and their knowledge was much higher back then. My son recently said that he has only gotten dumber in the past 5 years. Being in a class full of troublemakers who don't want to learn anything is difficult for him. He finds it hard to concentrate.
Even the youngest no longer likes to go to school. She drags herself over there with a heavy heart. The teacher stated that in the new system, she was no longer a teacher in the essence of the word. Students have to figure everything out for themselves and most of it at home.

Given the above experiences and facts, I argue for a different education system. Let those who need the physical school go and those who can learn better at home stay at home. Especially after primary school, it should be possible to attend only those lessons where there is a need.

In addition, it would be wise if learning could be done as we did for ages by apprenticing with a professional. Society needs professionals, people with skills and this is only possible by doing what children like and by practising as often as possible, to many children gazing at books not the way and this doesn't mean they are stupid. If school isn't attractive children give up on learning and drop out.

Each child has his way and rhythm of learning.

Research shows that children who are homeschooled know more, are higher educated and can do more than those who visit a regular school. It is a fact that regular education is no longer of much value since illiteracy is only increasing and that in a country with compulsory education and where children are forced to visit school from the age of 4 years old!

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13-3-2024
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