Comments on: DIY GCSEs and A levels http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2008/04/diy-gcses-and-a-levels/ The log of the good ship Mollymawk Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:19:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jill http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2008/04/diy-gcses-and-a-levels/#comment-77 Jill Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:13:48 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/?p=231#comment-77 Thanks for that, Clive. You are absolutely right: teaching the child how to learn is the key to education. Until we embarked on these examinations we had never followed a curriculum of any sort and the children's entire schooling consisted of equipping them with the tools: basic maths, writing, computer skills, and above all, reading. They have all read fluently from a very early age. Once you have those skills then all you need to know is how and where to find information and how to process it - to write an essay or article, for instance, or to do further research - and how to incorporate your own thoughts and observations into your work. School is a system of force feeding knowledge. Home schooling provides the opportunity to allow the child to follow and develop his / her own interests. Thanks for that, Clive. You are absolutely right: teaching the child how to learn is the key to education. Until we embarked on these examinations we had never followed a curriculum of any sort and the children’s entire schooling consisted of equipping them with the tools: basic maths, writing, computer skills, and above all, reading. They have all read fluently from a very early age. Once you have those skills then all you need to know is how and where to find information and how to process it - to write an essay or article, for instance, or to do further research - and how to incorporate your own thoughts and observations into your work.
School is a system of force feeding knowledge. Home schooling provides the opportunity to allow the child to follow and develop his / her own interests.

]]> By: Clive http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/2008/04/diy-gcses-and-a-levels/#comment-75 Clive Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:14:11 +0000 http://www.yachtmollymawk.com/?p=231#comment-75 Hi all at the Yacht Mollymawk... Absolutely incredible is all I can say. As a failed student (failed by the system I believe) and like scores of others who slipped through the "normal" educational net I find your description of home schooling amazing. It has taken me a lot of hard work to learn the things I know now because back then I was never taught how to "learn" by teachers or even given a goal in life. At 42 I still struggle to organise my learning capacity. Well done all of you and I wish you the best for the future exams... :) Clive Hi all at the Yacht Mollymawk…

Absolutely incredible is all I can say. As a failed student (failed by the system I believe) and like scores of others who slipped through the “normal” educational net I find your description of home schooling amazing. It has taken me a lot of hard work to learn the things I know now because back then I was never taught how to “learn” by teachers or even given a goal in life. At 42 I still struggle to organise my learning capacity.

Well done all of you and I wish you the best for the future exams… :)

Clive

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